On October 11, 2013, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (Court) rendered the “Decision on the admissibility of the case against Abdullah Al-Senussi” in the case of Prosecutor v. Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi and Abdullah Al-Senussi. In this important decision, the Pre-Trial Chamber, for the first time in the history of the Court, found a case inadmissible and decided that Libya may proceed with domestic proceedings against Mr. Al-Senussi.

The United Nations (UN) Report on the Protection of Civilians in the Non International Armed Conflict in Iraq (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UN Assistance Mission for Iraq), UN Security Council Resolutions 2170 and 2178, and UN Human Rights Council Resolution S-22/1 (UN Documents) form a key part of the international community’s efforts to resolve, manage, and document the ongoing non-international armed conflict in Iraq.

The judgment of a Greek Court awarding Greek citizens damages against the Federal Republic of Germany for war crimes committed by German troops in Greece during World War II, cannot be recognized because such a judgment violates the international law principle of state immunity.

The moratorium on the examination of claims specified in Article 5 paragraph 2 of the London Debt Agreement ended with the entry into force of the Agreement of September 12, 1990 on the final settlement of claims in relation to Germany (Two-plus-Four-Agreement).