International Human Rights Law… Bangladesh’s Historic Position on the Self-Determination and the Palestine Question 16 May 2024 (This is the third post of our Symposium on South-Asian Approaches to Palestine-Israel Conflict. See the Introduction to the Symposium here, and the first post, on Pakistan, by Raas Nabeel here and…
International Environmental Law… Maldives on Palestinian’s Right to Self-Determination and to access clean water 15 May 202415 May 2024 (This is the second post of our Symposium on South-Asian Approaches to Palestine-Israel Conflict. See the Introduction to the Symposium here, and the first post by Raas Nabeel where he…
International Human Rights Law… Pakistan on Palestinian Self-Determination: An Examination of Pakistan’s Submissions to the ICJ 14 May 202415 May 2024 (This is the first post of our Symposium on South-Asian Approaches to Palestine-Israel Conflict. See the Introduction to the Symposium here.) Raas Nabeel Pakistan’s History with the Palestinian Cause Pakistan’s…
International Human Rights Law… Introduction to Symposium on South-Asian Approaches to Palestine-Israel Conflict 13 May 202413 May 2024 Aman Kumar On 30 December 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution 77/247, through which it requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ/Court) to give an Advisory Opinion…
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 Should we ‘celebrate’ the Day of International Criminal Justice? 17 Jul 2021 Aman (5 min. read) Unlike most other ‘international’ days, the Day of International Criminal Justice was not declared so by the United Nations. In fact, it was the Assembly of…