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The Resilience of International Law in the Face of Empire

We may be effectively reverting, at least temporarily, to an era of imperial rule. But history has demonstrated that international law has a long memory. Lawyers and historians…
The blue flag of the International Criminal Court flies outside of the organization's headquarters.

The International Criminal Court’s Classification of Armed Conflicts in the Situation in Palestine

The Pre-Trial Chamber's classification of armed conflicts in Gaza and its implications for the Court's jurisdiction.
Judges’ robes draped across empty chairs.

In ICJ Advisory Opinion on Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Separate Opinions Obscure Legal Rationale

The Advisory Opinion marks an important development in international law. It is therefore disappointing that this development occurs ex cathedra and in a manner that reveals so…
A passport of the so-called “LPR” quasi-state lies on the ground on April 8, 2023 near Kupiansk in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.

Ukraine’s Approach to Russian ‘Passportization’ Requires Balancing National Security and Individual Rights

Ukraine must balance its security interests while ensuring respect for international obligation in responding to Russia's "passportization."
A refugee family sit in front of a tent at a temporary shelter offered by the "Free Christian Church" on March 20, 2022 in Uszka, Hungary. Prior to the war, Ukraine had an estimated population of 400,000 Roma, with the largest concentration in the region of Transcarpathia (or Subcarpathia), near Hungary's northwest border, where Hungarian is commonly spoken. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Rights of National Minorities in Armed Conflict: A Ukrainian Perspective

Russia's aggression against Ukraine underscores the critical challenges in safeguarding the rights of national minorities in conflict zones.
A local volunteer looks at a building damaged by Ukrainian strikes in Kursk on August 16, 2024, following Ukraine's offensive into Russia's western Kursk region.

Ukraine’s Incursion into Kursk Oblast: A Lawful Case of Defensive Invasion?

The UN Charter, the law on the use of force, and the conditions that body of law places on Ukraine's military operation in Russia's Kursk Oblast.
UN Secretary General speaks in front of the General Assembly

Toward an International Register of Damage for the Occupation of Palestinian Territory

The International Court of Justice’s Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, finding Israel’s…

International Court of Justice’s Call on All States to End Israel’s Occupation and Find a Path to Peace

President of the Open Society Foundations, Binaifer Nowrojee, discusses implications of ICJ ruling on Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory.
The Peace Palace is seen with a blue sky behind it and a green lawn in front.

A Synopsis of ICJ Finding Israel’s Occupation of Palestinian Territory in Violation of International Law

Israel must end its occupation of Palestinian territory, the International Court of Justice said in an advisory opinion.
A picture taken from Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024 shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border area

イスラエルが人道に対する犯罪としてのアパルトヘイトを実行しているという国際司法裁判所による認定の含意

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.
A picture taken from Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip on March 6, 2024 shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border area

The Implications of An ICJ Finding that Israel is Committing the Crime Against Humanity of Apartheid

Reconstituting the U.N. Special Committee Against Apartheid and the Group of Three should be given due consideration.
a view of the Israeli settler unauthorised outpost of Meitarim Farm near Hebron city

No Simple End: The ICJ and Remedies for Illegal Practices in the Occupied Territories

A focus on the remedies that the International Court of Justice may order in its advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the…
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