More: International Law
Withering away of World War II era Multilateralism
The strains on multilateralism are
increasing with each passing day. The most recent development is Russian
President Vladimir Putin’s decision to revoke the Soviet statement made...
Diverse notions of Energy Security in a Multi-polar World
The concept of energy security has been at
the front and centre of many important changes in international relations and
international law since the 1970s. However,...
U.S. Foreign Policy Threats to Israel’s National Security: Strategic Imperatives for Jerusalem
"Things fall apart; the center cannot hold."-W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming
Though U.S. President Donald Trump describes himself as pro-Israel, any seriously analytic assessment of...
South China Sea Dialogue 2019
Centre for
Security Studies, O P Jindal Global University organized (November 29) an
international conference on the topic ‘The
South China Sea: Current Challenges and Future Perspective’...
The clash of interests upon Intellectual Property Rights between Japan and Russia: The Kuril Islands case
The Kuril
Islands, Russia's Kurilskiy Ostrova, Japan's Chishima-Retto, an archipelago in
the Sakhalin region, far east of Russia, encompassing 750 miles from the
southern end of the...
Religious Hatred & International Law
Racism has
climbed the political agenda at national, and international levels. Reports
from national and international non-governmental organisations (NGO’s) and
inter-governmental organisations have focused considerable attention on...
UN: Israeli settlements remain ‘flagrant violation’ of international law
Regardless of any national policy declarations, Israeli settlement
activities are “a flagrant violation under international law”, the UN Special
Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process...
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...
US pardons for accused war criminals, contrary to international law
A presidential pardon for two United States soldiers accused of war
crimes, and a sentence reduction for a third, “run against the letter and
the spirit of...
India’s Continuing Arrogance in Kashmir
On October 31, 2019, India formally split up the
Muslim-majority region of Jammu and Kashmir into two federal (union)
territories. By doing so India violated the...