More: International Law
National Interest surpassing human rights: Case study of Kashmir
Authors: Rizwan Malik and Areeja Syed
The Indian government revoked the
exceptional status accorded to Indian-occupied Kashmir in Indian constitution.
This sudden development is the most sweeping...
Challenging the world order: Erdogan wants right to develop nuclear weapons
Brinkmanship may be his trademark, but Turkish
president Recep Tayyip Erdogan is unlikely to provoke the ire of the
international community by launching a nuclear weapons...
Article 370 and 35-A: Rigmarole to becloud UN charter and resolutions
India has
scrapped articles 370 and 35-A of its constitution. The article 370 withdraws
`special status’ for disputed Kashmir. According to India, this status
was quid pro quo for...
Can the International Court of Justice answer Pakistan’s knock on its door?
Authors: Shatakhi Kaul and Aaditya Vikram Sharma*
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mr. Shah Mehmood
Qureshi has said that the country will approach the International Court of
Justice against...
Hong Kong and Gibraltar: A tale of two territories
Nestled at the southern tip of the Iberian
Peninsula and bordering Spain is the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
As with Hong Kong, Gibraltar was ceded...
International Criminal Court and India
The Rome
Statute established four core international crimes: genocide, crimes against
humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. Under the Rome Statute, the
International Criminal Court...
Diverging Gulf responses to Kashmir and Xinjiang ripple across Asia
Recent diametrically opposed responses to repression of Muslims by
China, India and other Asian countries highlight deep differences among Gulf
states that ripple across Asia.
The different...
Approaching ICJ against wily India on Kashmir
Kashmir is
a simmering cauldron. `Indian Home Minister Amit Shah proposed in parliament to
scrap Article 370 of the Indian constitution, saying Jammu and Kashmir will...
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...