ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...
ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...
Human rights law and constitutional jurisprudence in Boumediene
Beth Van Schaack : "The central question facing the Supreme Court in Boumediene was: to what extent does the privilege of the writ of...
The Nicaraguan National Assembly has passed new legislation to provide increased legal protections to refugees and asylum seekers coming from other Central American countries and, increasingly, from Africa and Asia . Nicaragua [JURIST news...
ICJ awards island to Singapore in territorial dispute with Malaysia
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Friday ruled that a small uninhabited island on which Singapore operates a light beacon does in fact belong to the country, ending a 38-year long dispute...
Peru filed an application with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday over its ongoing maritime boundary dispute with Chile. Peru has been threatening to bring the case before the ICJ since the court resolved...
ICJ upholds 1928 Nicaragua-Columbia treaty in dispute over Caribbean islands
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Thursday upheld a 1928 treaty between Nicaragua and Columbia that granted several small islands off the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua to Colombia. Nicaragua had brought suit...
The Uruguayan Senate passed a bill Tuesday that partially decriminalizes abortion , but the proposal may not have the support needed to override the veto promised by Uruguyan President Tabare Vazquez . According to the draft...
Peru bringing maritime boundary dispute with Chile before ICJ
The government of Peru plans to file a complaint against Chile with the International Court of Justice seeking resolution of the countries' maritime boundary dispute in November or December, el Comercio...
The International Court of Justice issued an opinion Monday resolving a maritime boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Honduras and granting possession of four small Caribbean islands to Honduras. Nicaragua filed...
Case Concerning Territorial and Maritime Dispute Between Nicaragua and Hondras in the Caribbean Sea (Nicaragua v. Honduras), International Court of Justice, October 8, 2007 [resolving a maritime boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Hondras, granting possession of four small Caribbean islands...