International Law
Will December 2019 represent the nadir of multilateralism and Human Rights?
Human Rights Day is observed by the
international community every year on 10 December. It commemorates the day in
1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted...
Validity of Reservations of Bangladesh against Article 2 of CEDAW
One of the greatest victories for the
post-modern feminist movement in the arena of International Law was the Convention
on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
Schweitzer’s ‘Reverence for Life’ In the Age of Trump and Modi
Forever known by his phrase 'reverence for
life', Albert Schweitzer was a theologian, moral philosopher, physician and
missionary. He was born in Alsace when it was...
Salvaging international law: The best of bad options
These are uncertain times with trade wars, regional conflicts and
increased abuse of human and minority rights pockmarking the transition from a
unipolar to a multipolar...
Rise of civilisationalists forces rethink of sovereign nation state
Shaping a new
world order is proving to be about a lot more than power.
The rise of
the civilizational state and of civilizational rather than national...
Targeting Terrorist Leaders After Al-Baghdadi: Legal And Tactical Expectations
“For By Wise Counsel, Thou Shalt Make Thy War.”-Proverbs, 24 (6)
Under the protective tutelage of an
American president, any American president, "We the People" should...
The law of war and its Uncertainties
International Humanitarian law (IHL)
is designed to be universal, the two Additional Protocols of the four Geneva
Conventions do not enjoy the same support as the...
Understanding Crimes Against Humanity: Genocide, Memory And The Future
In the
aftermath of US President Donald Trump's recent carte blanche to Turkey to destroy with impunity fragile Kurdish populations
in Syria, the "civilized" world stands...
Kashmir & The Conundrums of war
The concept
of Justice seem to turn its
head holding different meaning depending on whether you
are a adversary or a ally . This is what has
happened ...
Wake up call for the United Nations
The biggest
criticism against the United Nations (UN) is that it has failed to reflect the
present day international political order. The traditional importance of
Western countries...