International Law
Amnesty, States, and the Argument Both Sides Keep Missing
Every few months, somewhere in the world, a state expels or threatens to expel a category of foreign nationals, and the exchange that follows...
Arms Trade Treaty: Prohibitions, Risk Assessment and What States Must Consider
Last month the state parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) met in Geneva for the 12th Conference of the State Parties (CSP). The...
BBNJ Information Exchange Mechanism: Why Capacity Matters More Than Data
The discussion concerning the future Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) of the BBNJ Agreement—in simpler terms, the High Seas Treaty—has now reached an important phase. The...
Can US Courts Ignore International Law in Maduro’s Case?
The prosecution of ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to test how US courts apply international law in criminal cases involving foreign leaders...
The Future of the ICC is reform, Not Isolation
The United States’ recent confrontation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) raises a question about international law and geopolitics that needs urgent attention. Washington...
When International Institutions Cannot Stop States from Walking Away: The IWT and the Limits of International Law
The continuing proceedings under the Indus Waters Treaty have exposed an uncomfortable contradiction at the heart of the international system: international institutions can create...
Why the Shadow Fleet’s Baltic Reckoning Won’t Look Like the Mediterranean’s
On August 2nd, Italian commandos rappelled from a helicopter onto the deck of the Toa Payoh, a Russian-linked crude carrier, in the Mediterranean. It...
How the United States Left Japan and the Philippines Squirming in Embarrassment
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently launched a public attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC), vowing to "dismantle the ICC—brick by brick."...
The Case for Recognising Bangladesh’s 1971 Genocide at the United Nations
As the 62nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council took place in Geneva, Human Rights Without Frontiers chose to raise an issue...
The Return of Great-Power Spheres of Influence
After decades of a rule-based international order built on the principle of national sovereignty and territorial integrity and equal interactions based on multilateralism, which...