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30 Jul

[Adithi Rajesh and Nandana Nebhu are students at Jindal Global Law School, India. They are affiliated with the Jindal Forum for International and Economic Laws.] On the 13th of June 2025, the United Nations Ocean Conference by consensus of over 170 nations adopted a political declaration titled “Our Ocean, Our Future: United for Urgent Action”, highlighting the essential role of the Ocean...

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21 Jul

[Jane Ezirigwe is a G.F Henderson Fellow at the Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa and an associate professor of law at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies] Introduction  Allegations of double standards frequently surface in multilateral forums, influencing debates on diverse issues, ranging from the Security Council’s role in maintaining international peace to the fairness of climate...

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09 May

[Swati Singh Parmar is an Assistant Professor (International Law) at Dharmashastra National Law University, India. She has an interest in international legal theory and Critical International Law.] “Let Us All Agree to Die a Little”: TWAIL’s Unfulfilled Promise, published in the Harvard Journal of International Law on 11 April 2024 by Professor Naz Khatoon Modirzadeh, is bound to have the readers...

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03 Nov

[Matheus Gobbato Leichtweis is a PhD Candidate in International Law at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies at UFRGS and an LLM in Environmental Law at University of Dundee, UK.] Introduction The first ‘Third World superstar, Bob Marley rose to become one of the most important voices of resistance...

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05 Apr

Mohsen al Attar and Ata R. Hindi, with Claire Smith* What has Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reaffirmed for racialised scholars of international law? For one, we’re reminded of the limitless capacity of international lawyers to centre themselves and the discipline we hold dear, come what may. Once more, we are in crisis, jeremiads flowing with the freedom of disciplinary self-importance. What...

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