International Law
The Slow Death of International Law: A Return to the 1930s
After the Second World War and the loss of millions of lives, the victorious powers decided to establish rules and mechanisms to preserve international...
Unraveling the Paradox: Gender-Based Violence, Militarization, and the Role of the UN in Conflict Zones
Violence against girls and women was accepted as an inevitable aspect of violence and warfare before a critical examination into how sexual assault and...
Pursuing Reparations for Africa: From African Union to United Nations
Noticeably, African political elites and intellectuals, academics, and researchers have navigated reparations with little progress and tangible results until today. Political and diplomatic engagements...
The UN at 80: A relic of the past, or a blueprint for tomorrow?
The U.N. is currently facing an imminent financial collapse exacerbated by unpaid fees, as articulated by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In a letter to ambassadors...
The War on Iran: A Legal Grey Area or a Clear Violation of the UN Charter?
The U. S. military, in coordination with Israel, has attacked over 1,000 targets in Iran, resulting in the deaths of many officials, including Supreme...
The US – Iran Case under International Law
The international legal framework regulating the use of nuclear weapons is primarily shaped by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The...
The New Cold War Is Coming: Will the Board of Peace Be the Answer?
Admit it or not, the United Nations is in decline to the point that it increasingly resembles a global discussion forum rather than an...
What Thucydides Teaches Us About Great-Power Rivalry
Thucydides was acutely aware of the enduring relevance of his work. In the opening pages of his History of the Peloponnesian War, he writes that...
From the US-Led Rules-Based Order to Multipolar International Law
Recently, Prime Minister Mark Carney, perhaps the ultimate liberal insider, gave a seminal speech at Davos, declaring the demise of the rules-based international order...
The Paradox of Internationally-led Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding is a necessary effort to be achieved as it ensures a harmonious life for humankind, yet it is not easy to achieve. In...