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2023

January

German Foreign Minister Baerbock: We need to set up the Council of Europe for a new era in European history

Special Court for Ukraine: How to Prosecute War Crimes committed in Ukraine by Russian forces when Russia has not Accepted the Jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court

United Nations General Assembly Requests Second Landmark Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice relating to the Israeli Occupation of Palestinian Territory 20 Years after the First One

2022

December

Croatia to join Schengen but EU ministers block Bulgaria and Romania

European Commission recommends EU funds of 7,5 billion EUR for Hungary remain frozen

November

MH17 Plane over Ukraine: Dutch Court Sentences Three Men, Two of Them Russian, Life Imprisonment for Downing of MH17 Flight over Ukraine in 2014

Georgia: Council of Europe Secretary General’s Consolidated Report on Georgia Says Human Rights Challenges Persist in Conflict-Affected Regions of Georgia that Involve High-Profile Cases before the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court

Georgia: Appeals Court of Tbilisi Upholds Imprisonment for Opposition Journalist, Nika Gvaramia, a former Justice Minister

October

Germany: Berlin Regional Court Referred a Case as a Preliminary Ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Court To Rule on Legality of Hacked EncroChat Phone Evidence, Provided by France, Used by Germany during Trial

Croatia: Improving Data Protection and Efficiency in the Judiciary via Digitalisation

European Convention of Human Rights: The Interpretation of the Principle of Effectiveness in the Convention (Book Review)

Georgia v. Russia, Inter-State Judgement of the European Court of Human Rights, Has Not Been Implemented by Russia despite Urging Request of the Council of Europe Three Years After Deadline Expired

September

France: The European Court of Human Rights Ruled that France Must Re-Examine Repatriation Request from Two Jihadist ISIS Brides from Syria and Their Children, Who Were French

European Court of Human Rights: Mammadli v. Azerbaijan remains to be Not-Executed by Azerbaijan Despite Repeated Calls by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Hungary: The Council of Europe’s Corruption Prevention Committee (GRECO) Published its Third Interim Compliance Report on Hungary concerning the Corruption Prevention in Respect of Members of Parliament, Judges and Prosecutors

June

Russia’s War on Ukraine: Details of the 6th European Union’s Sanctions Package against Russia

May

The U.S. and Germany Agree Not to Acknowledge any Territorial Gain of Russia in Ukraine

April

Germany Institutes Proceedings Before the International Court of Justice Against Italy for Failing to Respect the Previous Ruling Over Compensation of Nazi War Crimes of WWII

European Union: Nine New Judges are Appointed at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxemburg

European Union: EUROJUST to Collect and Preserve Evidence of War Crimes in Ukraine

United Nations suspends Russia from the Human Rights Council over Ukraine, this is only the second time in history a country’s membership has been suspected

March

The Russian Federation is Excluded From the Council of Europe, This is the First Time in History a Country Was Excluded

The European Court of Human Rights Grants Urgent Interim Measures Concerning Russian Military Operations on the Territory of Ukraine

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; Karim A.A. Khan QC, Opened an Investigation into the Situation in Ukraine

February

Major Findings of the UN Secretary-General Report on Afghanistan Covering the Period from August 2021 to 31 January 2022

January

International Holocaust Day: The Case of Herbert Kappler and Eric Priebke War Criminals and the City of Rome

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Prioritises the Darfur Case After Freezing it for 17 Years, Following the Historic Referral of the Security Council Under the Rome Statute

Syria Trial in Germany: Landmark Guilty Verdict and Life Imprisonment for a former Syrian Intelligence Officer for Crimes against Humanity Based Upon Universal Jurisdiction

IRAQ: The U.S. Government Announces the End of its Combat Mission in Iraq, but Troops will Stay

2021

December

Germany: Frankfurt Court Finds a Former Islamic State Member Guilty of Genocide for Crimes Committed Against the Yazidi Minority Based Upon Universal Jurisdiction

The International Court of Justice Orders Provisional Measures for Armenia and Azerbaijan over the conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh

$31.5 Billion: Illicit Organized Crime Networks Make Great Fortunes in Conflict Zones, Experts Tell the UN Security Council

November

Central African Republic: A New Report is Published on Children and Armed Conflict by the UN Secretary General

Ethiopia: UN Report States that War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity, of Extreme Brutality, Have Been Committed in Ethiopia’s Tigray Region

The Status of Taiwan: The Legality of a Potential War Between China and Taiwan

October

Sudan: New Military Coup Endangers Democratic Transition and the Implementation of the Juba Agreement for Peace in Sudan

Libya: UN Investigation, Commissioned by the Human Rights Council, Finds War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity Have Been Committed

The Conflict of Nagorno-Karabakh: Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have made claims at the International Court of Justice

The New AUKUS Alliance: What Does it Really Mean for the World?

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