International Human Rights Law Guest Post: Keeping It Down – Four Theories Behind the ICJ’s Silence in Nicaragua v Germany 6 May 20247 May 2024 Sarthak Sahoo Introduction On April 30, 2024 the International Court of Justice (Court) delivered its order on Nicaragua’s application against Germany. Nicaragua had asked the Court to grant provisional measures…
International Criminal Law… Germany’s Deja Vu moment on Genocide 2 Mar 2024 Aman Kumar On 01 March 2024, Nicaragua filed a case against Germany, at the International Court of Justice (ICJ/Court) for 'facilitating the commission of genocide' and failing 'to prevent the…
International Human Rights Law Obligations Erga Omnes Partes and Plausibility – Analysis of ICJ’s PM Order in SA v Israel: Part II 6 Feb 20246 Feb 2024 Aman Kumar Continuing with the analysis of the ICJ's Provisional Measures Order in South Africa v Israel case, I will discuss the order on obligations Erga Omnes Partes and Plausibility…
International Human Rights Law Disputing ‘Dispute’ Determination – Analysis of ICJ’s PM Order in SA v Israel: Part I 3 Feb 2024 Aman Kumar The ICJ’s Order in Provisional Measures request submitted by South Africa in its case against Israel was delivered on 26 January 2024. Since then, various aspects of the…
International Human Rights Law Guest Post: The Curious Case of South Africa v. Israel – Preliminary Reflections 26 Jan 202426 Jan 2024 Atul Alexander The recent proceedings in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) involving South Africa and Israel have attracted widespread media attention unlike any other dispute. It is estimated that…
International Criminal Law… Searching for ‘dispute’ in The Gambia versus Myanmar case at the ICJ(2019) 30 Aug 2022 Aman Kumar Why the Rohingya genocide case has been in the news? The Rohingya genocide has received considerable attention throughout the world. International lawyers have taken it as an opportunity to…
International Human Rights Law Ukraine and (absent) Russia battle it out at the World Court 16 Mar 202227 Mar 2022 Aman Kumar (7 min. read) Introduction Since the beginning of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the international law academia is continuously discussing various aspects of the war, including the question whether…
International Criminal Law… The Farcical reasoning of Rodrigo Duterte : An analysis of his official statement for leaving the ICC 29 May 201818 Feb 2019 Aman (5 min. read) In the earlier post on the Philippines, I had discussed the country’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the possible intentions of its President…