Treaties

The treaty creates a range of new policing powers with weak privacy and human rights standards and fails to include sufficient oversight.

The first session provided a valuable view into where States stand, what the convention may aim to achieve, and its political viability.

"Держави, які гучно засуджують вторгнення Росії, повинні продемонструвати свою підтримку дотриманню…

"What is needed in the long run is for States Parties to the ICC’s Rome Statute to amend the crime of aggression’s jurisdictional regime and create more jurisdiction in support…

"Russian forces have relied heavily on two types of weapons that are notorious for the unacceptable and often unlawful harm they inflict on civilians."

What's the significance of Turkey calling the Russia-Ukraine conflict a "war"? The answer lies in a 1936 Convention governing the Turkish Straits.

This article is also available in English here. Traduction fournie par l’auteur Un avis retentissant rendu par la plus haute juridiction française a semé le doute sur…

In a much anticipated brief, the government categorically rejected the use of statements obtained through torture in military commissions and promised not to admit any statements…

An over-fixation on alliance enlargement in responding to Russia’s buildup will not create lasting stability. The catalysts are more complex.

Even without the oft-discussed scenario of a simultaneous Chinese attack on Taiwan, Putin at least needs Xi's support for a new Ukraine invasion

It's time for States to take positions on their treaty obligation to act with "due regard" to the interests of others in outer space.

The French high court struck a blow against universal jurisdiction recently - but the decision need not doom future cases.