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Daily law registerVol. 2026 · No. 286
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Rulings, statutes and enforcement across jurisdictions — filed daily
Lead holding
No. GLW-5950Courts & Tribunals
ICJ Opens Hearings in Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute
The International Court of Justice has opened oral hearings as Guyana asks the court to affirm its century-old boundary with Venezuela.
Daily docket
No. GLW-7904Arbitration
Philippines Marks Decade Since 2016 South China Sea Arbitration Award
The Philippines marked ten years since the July 12, 2016 arbitral award that struck down core elements of China's South China Sea claims. China rejec…
No. GLW-8661Regulation & Enforcement
ASIC Collects Record $830 Million in Corporate Penalties
ASIC has collected a record $830 million in penalties for corporate misconduct, its largest haul ever, though the case-level detail behind the total…
No. GLW-8954Criminal Justice
Scandal Threatens Ukraine War Crimes Investigations, IWPR Reports
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting warns that a scandal now threatens the integrity of Ukraine's ongoing war crimes investigations and prosecuti…
No. GLW-4713Courts & Tribunals
UK Wins Court Case Over Cancelled Rwanda Asylum Plan
The UK has won a court case over its cancelled Rwanda asylum plan, closing one legal dispute from the contested deportation scheme scrapped by the cu…
No. GLW-6709Arbitration
Argentina Sets Two-Week Clock on UK Over Sea Lion Project
Argentina on 28 September 2026 launched UNCLOS Annex VII proceedings against the UK over the Sea Lion project near the Malvinas/Falkland Islands, set…
No. GLW-4606Human Rights
Ukraine Passes Minority Rights Law to Unlock Hungary's EU Veto
Ukraine's parliament passes a minority rights law aimed at ending Hungary's veto on its EU path, converting a diplomatic standoff into statutory form.
Later filings · Latest
- EU's Kos: Kosovo Restrictions on Hague Court Powers Unacceptable
- Kyiv Meets Hungary's Demand: Two EU Accession Clusters Could Open Soon
- OFAC Launches New Cuba Sanctions Program, Amends CACR
- OFAC Issues General License 135 for Russian-Origin Diesel Fuel
- Ukraine Adopts New Minority Education Law in Push Toward EU
- ICJ Rohingya Ruling Puts OIC's Promises to the Test
- Turkish Parliament Passes Disarmament Law Targeting PKK Insurgency
- Anthropic Confirms Claude Filed False Murder Tip With Philadelphia Police