“This cause … is the cause of all humanity”. The steel letters of this quotation from Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan hang on the wall...
The UN Security Council is the primary organ of the UN System charged with maintaining “international peace and security.” States are obligated to obey and carry...
Last week, Missouri’s Attorney General, Eric Schmitt, filed a suit against the People’s Republic of China, the Communist Party of China, and several related ministries and...
The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill Where are you going for your next holiday? Hopefully not Syria or Iraq. Not only is it rather dangerous, it...
On 29 November 2012, the United Nations General Assembly accorded the state of Palestine ‘observer status’ (not full membership). In response, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,...
After a year of contentious debate both within government and among international organisations, the Internal Security Law in Mexico has finally been repealed by the Supreme...
I will define ‘Just War’ as one which meets both jus ad bellum, the criteria consulted before engaging in war, and jus in bello, criteria which...
The charge of ‘crimes against peace’ can be defined as the planning, preparation, initiation or the waging of a war of aggression in violation of international...
Recently, It has been brought to people’s attention that International Humanitarian Law has become ineffectual and needs to be revisited and revised. As many have argued,...