International Law
Poles Saving Jews in Bangkok: History Lesson for Humanity
Polish, Israeli and Thai diplomats, academics and students gathered together to listen and learn about the courage of Polish people saving the Jews during...
The Genocide Convention: An Unused but not Forgotten Standard of World Law
9 December is the anniversary of the 1948 Convention on Genocide, signed at the UN General Assembly held in 1948 in Paris. The Genocide...
Baby Steps: Trying to Reach Nuclear Global Zero
Non-nuclear weapon states have become increasingly disgruntled over what they perceive as the nuclear weapon states’ unwillingness to seriously commit to nuclear disarmament. ...
A Disturbing Double-Standard:A Human Rights Criticism of the JCPOA
Critics of capital punishment have long claimed that the utilization of such measures are inhumane and disregard certain human rights. One state at the...
Refugee Capitalism: A Mess of Moral Convenience and Ruthless Politics
The Syrian refugee crisis has clearly displayed the difficulties of Western societies to accept culturally and religiously different peoples in the wake of regional...
Why do we need strong United Nations?
“The 70th anniversary of the United Nations is an opportunity to reflect – to look back on the UN’s history and take stock of...
Legacy of the ICTY
The International Court is the judicial body that brings to justice individuals accused of violation of the international law. The idea to create the...
Happy 70th birthday, UN Charter!
On October 24th, 2015 the United Nations and its charter will be 70 years old. However, it was before October, more specifically on June...
Hypocrisy is not a four letter word
A South African court banned the President of Sudan Omar Al-Bashir from leaving the country after he had come to attend the African Union...
Tackling inequality is key to the post-MDGs development agenda
Fairness and equal opportunity are vital to rich and developing countries alike, warns Jan Vandemoortele, who was among the architects of the UN’s Millennium...