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18 Dec

[Elke Schwarz is a professor of political theory at Queen Mary University London] The U.S. National Security Strategy is a strange document. Many have commented – favourable or disparagingly – on its brevity and its accessible language. The form of the document is a simple, 33-page delineation of ‘What America Wants’ and ‘How it Will get It.’ It is a policy...

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18 Dec

[Dr Chiara Redaelli is a research fellow at the University of Geneva, IHL and ICL expert with the International Development Law Organization Ukraine Office and co-editor in chief of the on the Use of Force and International Law] From Drug Boats to Battlefields? The United States’ Classification of the “War on Drugs” In September 2025, the Trump administration began describing U.S. counter-narcotics...

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18 Dec

[Dr Chiara Redaelli is a research fellow at the University of Geneva, IHL and ICL expert with the International Development Law Organization Ukraine Office and co-editor in chief of the on the Use of Force and International Law] From Drug Boats to Battlefields? The United States’ Case for Using Force against Cartels Since early September 2025, the United States has carried out...

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18 Dec

[Dr Charles Ho Wang Mak is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol] A new generation of national laws and international agreements on commercial space mining is emerging, driven by the rapid privatisation of space activities and the pursuit of extraterrestrial resources. On 25 June 2025, Italy enacted its comprehensive Italian Space Law (Law No. 89/2025). This law establishes...

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17 Dec

[Quazi Omar Foysal is a Bangladeshi-qualified international lawyer, currently pursuing a PhD at La Trobe University, Australia] Though the International Court of Justice (ICJ or Court) has faced five proceedings related to the ICAO Council Decisions (one currently pending, three already decided, and one discontinued by the parties), the Flight MH17 case (Russia v. Australia and The Netherlands) should be treated...

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17 Dec

[Jessica Zhu graduated with honors from Stanford University and is now a student at Stanford Law School, where she is executive editor of the Stanford Law Review. Beth Van Schaack is a Distinguished Fellow with Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice and the former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice. She is a co-founder and principal with the Alliance for Diplomacy &...

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17 Dec

[Jessica Zhu graduated with honors from Stanford University and is now a student at Stanford Law School, where she is executive editor of the Stanford Law Review. Beth Van Schaack is a Distinguished Fellow with Stanford’s Center for Human Rights & International Justice and the former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice. She is a co-founder and principal with the Alliance for...

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17 Dec

[Khan Khalid Adnan serves as the Head of the Chamber at Khan Saifur Rahman & Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), a Barrister in England and Wales, and an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.] In the genocide docket, Article 63 interventions under the ICJ’s Statute are no longer a neutral “interpretation-only”...

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16 Dec

[Dr Jane Rooney is an associate professor in international law at Durham Law School, UK] Part 1 considered the legal authority of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel (COI report) and the extent to which it could be used to legitimise decision-making of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Part 2 considers...

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16 Dec

[Dr Jane Rooney is an associate professor in international law at Durham Law School, UK] A new ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on 10 October 2025. This is the second ceasefire to be declared since the Hamas attack on Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023 which prompted the beginning of atrocities in Gaza. Israel has violated the ceasefire...

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16 Dec

[Sabrina Rewald is a lawyer and independent legal consultant specialising in criminal justice, human rights, and technology, and a co-founder of Fénix Foundation. Basile Simon is the director of the law program at the Starling Lab for Data Integrity, and a fellow at Stanford University. Emma Irving is an independent legal consultant specialising in standards for digital evidence, and a co-founder of...

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16 Dec

[Lt Col R. Scott Adams is a Judge Advocate for the United States Air Force. He was previously assigned to the Operations and International Law Directorate for US Air Force Headquarters, and as an Exchange Officer with the Australian Defence Force in Canberra. He was chief legal counsel for Task Force Liberty, as part of Operation Allies Welcome, the US...

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