International Law
Why legal principles on war and environment matter
Oh, the army tried some fancy stuff to bring them to their knees.
Like Agent Orange defoliants, to kill the
brush and trees.
We’d hike all day...
Geneva Conventions mark 70 years of ‘limiting brutality’ during war
In commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark Geneva
Conventions, the president of the United Nations Security Council hailed the “significant
body of law”, describing it as...
Kerfuffle about Kashmir’s `special status’
It is eerie that Pakistan's foreign
office, media and politicians have shallow understanding of the Kashmir
dispute. Let us not forget dimensions to the Kashmir dispute....
Reserve judgment: Arbitrating energy disputes in Africa
As African states seek to use national laws to protect their natural resources and increase revenue from their development, Fieldfisher dispute resolution partner, Simon...
China’s Assertive Encroachments in South China Sea
The month
of July 2019 witnessed China assertive postures undermining the Permanent Court
of Arbitration ruling (PCA verdict of July 2016) which dismissed China’s claims
of sovereignty...
Turkish denial of Armenian genocide and application of international law for justice
Authors: Punsara Amarasinghe and Anastasia
Glazova*
Exactly one hundred and four years ago
world witnessed the first systematic genocide when the international law had
adopted no specific legal...
The clash of human rights ideas between universalism and relativism
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They
should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood”. Article 1...
The 21st Century: The Century of Reforming The UN Security Council
Reforming
the UN SC with the veto power only of the UN Secretary General and a new
article of the UN Charter “On the Rights of...
“The Rights of the Nations, National and Ethnic Minorities for Self- Determination”
The
new article of the Charter of the UN "The rights of the nations, national
and ethnic minorities for self-determination", will allow, by vote of the
population...
Trump’s Golan Heights Declaration: The Message to Azerbaijan
On March 21, 2019, United States President
Trump tweeted, “After 52 years it is time for the United States to fully
recognize Israel’s Sovereignty over the...