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Volume 9, Spring 2009

Court/Tribunal: European Court of Human Rights
Cases: S. and Marper v. United Kingdom
Written by: David Kim, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Spring 2009

            The case involved Mr. S. and Michael Marper ("applicants"), both who were British nationals arrested in 2001. Mr. S. was arrested on January 19, 2001 at the age of eleven for armed robbery. When he was arrested his fingerprints and DNA samples were taken. He was acquitted on June 14, 2001. Mr. Marper was arrested on March 13, 2001 and was charged with the harassment of his partner. At the time of his arrest, his DNA and fingerprints were taken. Before the pre-trial review, Mr. Marper and his partner reconciled and charges were not pressed. On June 14, 2001 the case was formally discontinued. Read more...

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Court/Tribunal: High Court of Australia
Case: Northern Territory v. Collins
Written by: Lina Guo & Ryan Rivard, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Spring 2009

            Respondents, Vincent and Anor Collins, sued the Northern Territory of Australia ("Territory") alleging patent infringement. The Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ruled in favor of Respondents. On appeal, the High Court of Australia reversed in favor of the Territory. Read more...

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Court/Tribunal: International Court of Justice
Case: Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea (Romania v. Ukraine)
Written by: Jessica Cooper & Nina Mohseni, Chi.-Kent College of Law, Spring 2009

            On 16 September 2004, Romania filed in the Registry of the Court an Application instituting proceedings against Ukraine concerning the delimitation of the continental shelf and the exclusive economic zones of Romania and Ukraine in the Black Sea. Read more...

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Court/Tribunal: Supreme Court of Japan
Case: 2006 (Gyo-Tsu) No. 135
Written by: Julia Bartmes, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Spring 2009

            This case came before the Supreme Court of Japan when the appellant alleged that Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Nationality Act ("Act") violated Article 14, paragraph 1 of Japan's Constitution. The Act governs how a person may acquire Japanese nationality. Article 3, para. 1 allows a child born out of wedlock to a Japanese father and non-Japanese mother to gain Japanese nationality through 'legitimation,' i.e., acknowledgement by the father and subsequent marriage by the parents. Read more...

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Court/Tribunal: International Criminal Court
Case: The Prosecutor v. Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir
Written by: Joseph Sellers, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Spring 2009

              On July 14, 2008, the Office of the Prosecutor filed an application for a warrant of arrest ("Application") of Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir ("Al Bashir"). The Application alleges that Al Bashir bears criminal responsibility under the Rome Statute ("Statute") for three counts of genocide in violation of Article 6, five counts of crimes against humanity in violation of Article 7, and two counts of war crimes in violation of Article 8. Read more...