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International Law

22 Apr

[Girmay Tesfakiros Meressa holds an LL.M. in International Operational Law and is a legal practitioner. His research interests include the law on the use of force, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law, with a particular interest in the legal regulation of contemporary armed conflicts] Introduction A recent investigation by Reuters alleges that Ethiopia constructed a secret facility used to train fighters...

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22 Apr

[Rafael Braga da Silva is a Brazilian-Portuguese criminal and human rights lawyer with over 10 years of experience, specializing in international human rights and criminal law before tribunals including the Kosovo Specialist Prosecutor's Office and the UN International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals] Introduction Twenty-five years ago, the Portuguese-speaking world was present at the founding of the modern international criminal justice system. Lusophone states...

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21 Apr

[Marianne Crielle G. Vitug is a Legal Fellow at the Global Justice Center (GJC)] In January 2026, the International Court of Justice held hearings on the merits in the case concerning the Application on the Convention Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar). While the proceedings are historic in many respects, one notable yet...

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20 Apr

[Dan Byam Shaw is a DPhil candidate in Law at the University of Oxford, writing on self-determination, who has previously worked as a teacher in London, as well as in refugee camps in Greece and Lebanon] The International Court of Justice’s recent advisory opinion – on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United Nations,...

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14 Apr

[Dr Saeed Bagheri is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in International Law at the University of Reading School of Law. His research focuses on the law on the use of force and international humanitarian law] An Iranian individual traverses the streets of Tehran, with life dictated by meticulous calculation. Words are carefully considered prior to being spoken. Opinions are scrutinised, gestures are moderated,...

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14 Apr

[Davit Khachatryan is an international law expert and lecturer specializing in public international law, alternative dispute resolution, investment law, international humanitarian law, and security] The prohibition on the use of force is international law’s foundational rule. But not every violation of that rule is the same. When force is used not merely to coerce a state but to dismantle and replace its government, something...

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06 Apr

[Oded Hen is a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy at Bar-Ilan University. His research focuses on moral philosophy, particularly just war theory and the ethics of modern warfare. His work addresses questions of civilian immunity, legitimate targeting, moral responsibility, and the application of normative principles in contemporary asymmetric conflicts] This post examines the legal and moral responsibilities of the international community...

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23 Mar

For obvious reasons, I am not going to comment on the substance of the investigation or any of the recent media commentary on it. In this post, I simply want to address a narrow legal issue that is drawing attention on social media: what is the standard of proof that applies in disciplinary proceedings at the ICC? The answer is...

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22 Mar

[Mikel Delagrange is a Cuban American lawyer who worked for 12 years at the ICC and is currently the Senior International Legal Advisor at the Wayamo Foundation Mark Kersten is an Assistant Professor of Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of the Fraser Valley in Canada and a Senior Consultant at the Wayamo Foundation] Leer en Espanol / You can read...

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12 Mar

[Professor Luke Moffet is chair of human rights and international humanitarian law at Queen's University Belfast and author of Algorithms of War (BUP 2026). Alannah Travers is a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) School of Law in collaboration with the Ceasefire Centre for Civilian Rights, working on Algorithmic Warfare and Civilian Harm.] On the 3rd March 2026 it was reported...

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