[Dr Sergey Sayapin is Professor of Law at KIMEP University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)] More than eighty years after the adoption of the Charter of the United Nations, the legal framework governing the use of force by States remains plagued by ambiguity. While Article 2(4) of the Charter lays down a general prohibition on the threat or use of force, and Articles 39...
[Vieviene Antifon is a UK-based legal academic and socio-legal researcher specialising in climate finance, energy law, and international environmental law with a focus on Africa] As the dust settles on COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Africa's urgent need for climate finance remains a critical issue in international environmental law. The conference, which concluded in November 2024, saw some progress but fell short...
[Paola Gaeta is a professor of international law at the Geneva Graduate Institute and director of the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights. Dr Etienne Henry is an independent legal consultant and a lecturer in international humanitarian law at the University of Neuchâtel, whose recent work includes contributing to the Geneva Academy’s research project IHL in Focus.] The weaponization...
[Keshav Somani is as an Associate with the Dispute Resolution team of S&R Associates, New Delhi] Introduction The International Court of Justice on July 13, 2023, delivered its judgment in the case concerning Question of the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Nicaragua and Colombia beyond 200 Nautical Miles from the Nicaraguan Coast (Nicaragua v. Colombia). The Court concluded by thirteen votes...