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Press Release 2009/16 NEW Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) – Questions relating to the Obligation to Prosecute or Extradite (Belgium v. Senegal) – Conclusion of the public hearings on the request for the indication of provisional measures submitted by the Kingdom of Belgium …

Judgment of 3 February 2009 NEW Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine) – (3 Mb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

New database on regional trade agreements The website of the WTO has opened the doors to a new database on regional trade agreements. The database, which can be searched by country, region, legal provision, date of notification or entry into force of the regional trade agreement, contains all the notifications, …

Application NEW Proceedings instituted by the Federal Republic of Germany against the Italian Republic (Germany v. Italy) – Application Instituting Proceedings (1 Mb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Judgment of 18 November 2008 NEW Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Croatia v. Serbia) – Preliminary Objections (317 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Another new case for the International Court of Justice The list of cases pending before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) continues to grow. Yesterday (17 November 2008) a new case was added to the docket when the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYRM) instituted proceedings against Greece. The case …

Order of 15 October 2008 NEW Application of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Georgia v. Russian Federation) – Request for the Indication of Provisional Measures (175 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, Netherlands]

Press Release 2008/34 NEW Request for an advisory opinion by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/63/3) – The General Assembly of the United Nations requests an advisory opinion from the Court on the unilateral declaration of independence of Kosovo (71 Kb)Read more … [via International Court of Justice, The Hague, …

New Council of Europe human rights memorandum confirms that UK immigration detention system violates human rights The Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Thomas Hammarberg has published his memorandum on the UK asylum and immigration system with a number of notable conclusions and recommendations. Amongst many other …

63rd session of General Assembly opens The 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly will open tomorrow (16 September 2008) in New York. As part of its lengthy agenda, the Assembly will debate topics under the headings of the maintenance of international peace and security, the promotion of economic …

En Bagdad, el New York Times informa que las fuerzas estadounidenses comenzaron a construir un gran muro de concreto para separar parte del barrio chiíta de Sadr City del resto de Bagdad. Los funcionarios estadounidenses dicen que quieren convertir al área sur de Sadr City cercana a la Zona Verde …

UK parliament votes on referendum for EU treaty LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is likely to survive a revolt in parliament from some ruling Labour Party members on Wednesday and avoid a referendum on the new European Union reform treaty. [via Reuters: International News]