International Law

Pillay urged the Government and the armed opposition to protect civilians and abide by their obligations under international human rights law and international humanitarian law, or face the consequences. “The Government has the prime responsibility to …

Bodasky’s lecture, “Legitimacy in International Law and International Relations,” was part of a May 31 conference session on “The Legitimacy of the Human Rights Judiciary.” In May, he also was a Visiting Fellow in the MultiRights …

GENEVA (27 July 2012) – States that are currently negotiating the first legally-binding Arms Trade Treaty must make the most of this opportunity to limit and regulate the arms trade in a way that prevents grave human rights violations, the … Continue reading →

Specifically in Paragraph 1-4 the ATTP notes that CIVCAS mitigation is premised upon the law of armed conflict, international human rights law, and customary international law. The ATTP then goes on in Paragraphs 1-5 through 1-11 to explain the …

John Yoo, a national security expert during the first Bush administration and now a  University of California, Berkeley, professor who specializes in international and U.S. constitutional law, says that the equipment shipped by the Geneva-based …

Legal scholars say this has been well-established, including a long history of cases involving Indian treaties. Various international treaties with Indian tribes were abrogated by Congress – and courts ruled in favor of Congress, much to the …

GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–27 July 2012 – UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday expressed deep alarm at the increased threat to civilians in Syria as the conflict and violence escalates across many towns and villages, as well as the … Continue reading →

Parliament speaker Volodymyr Lytvyn refused to sign the bill, a step needed before Yanukovich could sign it into law. The chamber then went into recess until September. At the extra session, announced late on Thursday, the Party of the Regions … Continue reading →

Tehran refuses, says it is enriching only to make nuclear fuel and medical isotopes and insists it has a right to enrich under international law. With no progress back in June, the two sides agreed to kick the talks down … Continue reading →

A new report by the Global Justice Clinic at New York University School of Law and the Walter Leitner International Human Rights Clinic at Fordham Law claims the New York Police Department used excessive force, selective rule enforcement and …