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09 Feb When the Host Turns Hostile: Moving UN Headquarters to Save Multilateralism?
...prospect remains, for now, remote. By contrast, temporary relocation of key functions fits comfortably within existing practice. The General Assembly already has discretion over where to convene particular sessions and summits, as demonstrated in 1988 when it decided (Res 43/49) to hold plenary meetings on the question of Palestine at the United Nations Office at Geneva after the host State refused a visa to Yasser Arafat. Special or emergency sessions have likewise been convened in Geneva, as was done for the ‘Geneva 2000’ special session. More recently, in August 2025, several...26 Nov Rafah Crossing
Palestine moved one step closer to peace with the opening of the Rafah crossing to Egypt. With no international airport open, the Rafah checkpoint is the international gateway into Gaza. President Abbas was celebrating yesterday at the opening ceremony: “I think every Palestinian now has his passport ready in his pocket. Let them come to cross at this terminal whenever they want.” Or as one border crosser put it, “Today is a day of happiness for every Palestinian, the suffering is coming to an end…” The most prophetic words came...
11 Feb Rethinking International Dispute Settlement: Norm Fatigue in a Coercive Hegemonic System
...simplify. Georges Abi Saab observed that: “the possibility or threat of going to court, when such a possibility exists (in terms of competent forum and jurisdictional title) will always be lurking at the back of the minds of the negotiators and affecting, whether consciously or not, their strategies and choices.” However, what happens when the possibility of legal recourse stops being a threat? The current axis of international relations might paint this question in the minds of many. To understand the fallout of current geopolitics, amidst “mini-wars” between Russia-Ukraine, Israel-Palestine,...
08 Mar A Short-Term Option for Addressing Misinformation during Public Health Emergencies: Online Nudging and the Human Right to Freedom of Thought
...the International Criminal Court and its jurisdiction over the situation in Palestine. Kevin Jon Heller has pointed out the ways in which this story is ‘simply false’. Although both are concerning, the first example is but one of many highlighting the problems that arise when social media is involved in the dissemination of information. However, the use of social media has become a widespread and engrained part of many societies, meaning it now has a number of roles (for example, promoting health equity). These roles have become more pressing in...
16 Dec Gaza, Genocide, and the UN General Assembly (Part 2)
...would ‘illogically…prohibit all parties owed an obligation from reacting to the most serious and systematic violations of peremptory norms that international law has recognised as being most grave’. In the case of atrocity crimes, including genocide, it is argued that collective sanctions is a proportionate measure. Conclusion The UNGA is to be commended for taking the leading role in coordinating member state action since 7th October 2023. But the UNGA could do more to protect lives on the ground by recognising the continuation of genocide in Palestine and acting accordingly....05 May We Should Try This in the U.S. (Minus Donald Trump, Of Course)
...our own,” he said backstage during the filming of the latest episode of his show which has whittled 1,200 potential presidents to 16. He added: “There are a lot of people who say we don’t have leaders, so we need to prove to them that there are a lot of leaders in Palestine. We want to teach the people that democracy is possible whenever we want”. Contestants are filmed taking on tasks – being an ambassador to a European country for a day, running a major corporation, taking questions from...
09 May Race, Nationality and the True Color of International Criminal Justice
...lives.” And yet justice was experienced differently in the two tribunals as analyzed above. The establishment of the ICC did not remove focus from the prioritization of white lives as the court’s largest and most efficient investigation has been in Ukraine, where the court also conducted an unprecedented campaign to raise funds to support the investigation. However, the ICC paved the way for a period when international justice became very committed to prosecuting Africans. Despite having a docket made up exclusively of Africans, when accused of having an African bias,...04 Jan Weekly News Wrap: January 4, 2016
...Sudan have agreed on which firms will carry out studies on the potential impact of Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam on the flow of the Nile, their foreign and water ministers said. Middle East and Northern Africa Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric. An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into...