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2017 Year in Review - North Korea
May 13, 2018
By: James Brown North Korea’s Nuclear Milestones 2017 was a milestone year for North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missile program. These tests launched North Korea and its infamous brand of brinkmanship back onto the world stage, and reignited long simmering tensions
2017 Year in Review - International Arbitration
April 21, 2018
By Jesse Van Genugten Picture: Globe License: Public Domain Constructed as efficient and impartial adjudicative bodies for the resolution of international disputes, arbitral tribunals issue globally enforceable awards as a positive alternative to litigation in domestic courts.
2017 Year in Review - International Organizations
April 14, 2018
By Alexandra Moffit Picture: Globe License: Public Domain United Nations Under a new Secretary-General, the United Nations took several new steps based on studies in 2017. · Antonio Guterres begins role as Secretary-General of the United
2017 Year in Review - International Criminal Law
April 09, 2018
By Maura Sokol Picture: Globe License: Public Domain 2017 marked the end of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), which closed out its existence with high profile convictions. Although international justice may have been achieved in these cases,
2017 Year in Review - Refugee Crisis
April 03, 2018
By Anna Jarman Picture: Globe License: Public Domain Last year, the “refugee crisis” experienced a political reckoning, as governments around the world sought to tighten boarders and curtail refugee-friendly policies where they had previously existed. At the same time,
2017 Year in Review - The International Criminal Court
April 02, 2018
By Erika Suhr Picture: Globe License: Public Domain A Rocky Start At the start of 2017, the International Criminal Court (ICC) seemed to be experiencing an existential moment. Russia had withdrawn itself from the process of ratifying the Rome Statute internally in protest
2017 Year in Review - Law of War
March 28, 2018
By Navneet Binning Picture: Globe License: Public Domain In 2017, the Law of War saw many new developments. These include: the closure of the ICTY, the increased threat of cyber warfare, attempts to eliminate nuclear weapons, and a movement to fight the spread of chemical weapons.
