CIL Dialogues is the re-imagination of the existing blog of the Centre for International Law (CIL) of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The editorial team’s approach to CIL Dialogues reflects two shared commitments. First, we share a generalist perspective of international law, viewed as raising shared foundational questions across specialised fields, institutions, regions, and inquiries. Secondly, we are appreciative that CIL Dialogues is not based in (the virtual space of), or associated with institutions in the ‘Western European and Others States Group’. The blog will therefore be interested in international law broadly conceived and seek to be attentive to regional perspectives to questions of universal and general relevance, particularly relating to Asia Pacific, as well as the views and voices that may have been traditionally excluded. More...
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Overlapping Maritime Claims in the Gulf of Thailand: The Second Case of Compulsory Conciliation under UNCLOS? By Dr. Trung Nguyen & Dr. Tara Davenport Published on 14 May 2026 On 5 May 2026, Thailand announced that it has cancelled the longstanding 2001 Memorandum of Understanding with Cambodia regarding the area of their overlapping maritime claims …
Another Nail in the Coffin of Multilateralism? Deep Sea Minerals Corp.’ Application Outside the ISA Framework By Nicolò Andreotti Published on 8 April 2026 The governance of deep-sea mining has long been anchored in a single foundational premise: activities in the Area must be conducted ‘for the benefit of humankind as a whole’ under the …
The Gambia v. Myanmar: A reflection on the consequences of serious breaches of peremptory norms before the ICJ By Luciano Pezzano & Diego Enrique Uribe Bustamante Published on 31 March 2026 The Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar) is a historical case. For …
Armed Conflict Spillover into Neutral Exclusive Economic Zones: The Attack on IRIS Dena and Lessons for Southeast Asian States By Dita Liliansa Published on 30 March 2026 This article examines the recent attack on an Iranian warship in Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at the height of the US/Israel-Iran conflict, and its implications for …
The World Trade Organization Belongs to the Future — But How Do We Get There? By Gabrielle Marceau and Jian Ling Teo Published on 25 March 2026 Introduction Trade has evolved and most modern transactions today have cross-border dimensions; thus, they become trade-related matters. In that context, the World Trade Organization (WTO) has proved to …
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The ISA’s approach to equitable benefit sharing: Is there room for the common heritage of mankind? By Kristine Gu Published on 18 February 2026 The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) was drafted before states were capable of earnestly commencing deep seabed mining (DSM) activities. The wealth to be unlocked …
What Trump’s Intervention in Venezuela reveals about International Law By Alexandra Hofer Published on 29 January 2026 On 3 January 2026, the US used force against Venezuela to kidnap its head of state, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores. The intervention marks the cumulation of the US desire for regime change in Venezuela and …
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Threats of Force under Article 2(4): From Abstraction to Practice By Davit Khachatryan Published on 23 January 2026 Trump’s recent statements on the use of power are striking for their candour. The usual diplomatic language and legal justifications are largely absent. In the aftermath of the illegal use of force in Venezuela, he has again …
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International Law on the Silk Road: Towards a New Methodological Paradigm By Sergey Sayapin Published on 6 January 2026 For several decades, international legal scholarship has been marked by a growing awareness of the limits of its canonical narratives. Critical and postcolonial approaches have exposed the Eurocentric foundations of the discipline, the structural inequalities embedded …
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Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 Response by Professor Antony Anghie I am deeply grateful to the authors who have engaged so thoughtfully and generously with Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law (ISMIL). The essays range widely. Lin Zhaoran explores how a book is received within a particular context: …
Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 Empire Comes Home? The Continued Relevance of ISMIL today By Sundhya Pahuja The United States is flexing its muscles: Western countries with ‘special relationships’ are being bullied with tariffs; Canada is threatened with annexation; Western leaders are feeling ‘betrayed’. But they should not be surprised. …
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Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 Sources of Hope for Anti-Imperial International Law By Phattharaphong Saengkrai Faculty of Law, Thammasat University 1. Introduction There is an apparent paradox of hope in Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law. The central arguments in this magisterial book do not immediately inspire much …
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Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 Searching for a middle ground? The Reception of Imperialism, Sovereignty, and the Making of International Law in China By Dr. Lin Zhaoran Since its publication two decades ago, Anthony Anghie’s Imperialism, Sovereignty, and the Making of International Law (ISMIL) has had profound impact around the …
Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 A Critique Of Postcolonial Sovereignty: Perspectives from Jammu and Kashmir By Sahiba Maqbool Introduction On the 20th anniversary of the publication of Antony Anghie’s Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, this blog post reflects on the enduring significance of his work in the …
Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 The Law Was Never Meant to Protect Us By Zeina Jallad In Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law, Anthony Anghie shows how Third World sovereignty was forged through the colonial encounter and became a retarding force, making it difficult to undo colonial legacies. …
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Symposium | Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law at 20 by Ntina Tzouvala and Wanshu Cong Published on 12 November 2025 We live in dangerous, disorientating times characterised by the global resurgence of authoritarianism, ethno-nationalism and xenophobia. As we are finalising this note, …
From Nairobi to Geneva: An Appraisal of the Global Plastic Treaty Negotiation Processes and the Road Ahead By Dr Liu Yulu Published on 17 September 2025 Plastic pollution has been found in places as high as the Himalayas and as deep as the Mariana Trench. Moreover, microplastics have been discovered in human bodies. Plastics can …
Filling the Gap in Liability and Compensation for Alternative Fuel Spills from Ships By Joel Ong, Centre for International Law, NUS (formerly) LLM Candidate, Harvard Law School (present) jong@llm26.law.harvard.edu The shipping industry is betting big on alternative fuels for its energy transition. Based on the 2024 orderbook, over 1700 vessels have been ordered with alternative …
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The AANZFTA Upgrade: E-Commerce Enhancements (Part 2) By Miguel Jaime Encarnacion Published on 29 August 2025 The second installment of this series discusses electronic commerce (e-commerce) under the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA). Focusing on regulatory aspects, this blog follows its development from the original 2009 AANZFTA to its Second Protocol …
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The ICJ Advisory Opinion and the Energy Transition Mandate By Dr Mohammad Hazrati Published on 14 August 2025 Finally, the long-awaited Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of States regarding climate change has been delivered. The Opinion exceeds expectations and can confidently be described as a turning point, not …
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Open the Floodgates: Standing for the Enforcement of Obligations Erga Omnes in the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change By Priya Urs Published on 11 August 2025 [Several themes discussed are elaborated in forthcoming articles in the British Yearbook of International Law and the International and Comparative Law Quarterly.] The International Court of Justice (ICJ, …
Commentary on Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever Peace and International Law – Some TWAIL Reflections By Antony Anghie Published on 30 July 2025 This collection of essays illuminates the rich, complex, multi-dimensional, contradictory relationships between peace on one hand, and international law and relations on the …
Seven Groundbreaking Insights from the Inter-American Court’s Climate Advisory Opinion By Dr Mohammad Hazrati Published on 22 July 2025 Introduction On May 29, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) delivered its Advisory Opinion OC-32/25, requested by Chile and Colombia, addressing States’ obligations to respond to the climate emergency within the framework of international …
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Commentary on Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever By Patricia Galvão Teles Published on 18 July 2025 At the time the world’s attention is so focused on war and conflict, it is important to remember and think about peace. The history of humankind has been filled with …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever A Message of International Law and Peace by Tommy Koh The wish above all other wishes is for peace. The opposite of peace is war. As some one who lived through the Second World War and the occupation of Singapore by …
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The AANZFTA Upgrade: The Three New Chapters (Part 1) By Miguel Jaime Encarnacion Published on 9 July 2025 The Second Protocol to Amend the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA) entered into force on 21 April 2025. Regarded as one of ASEAN’s most progressive Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), it is the latest …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace The ASEAN Way of Peace-Making by Johan Pahlepi Introduction Since ASEAN’s establishment in 1967 by the five founding nations Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand, ASEAN has moved incisively towards cooperation and integration to stabilise a region once marked …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace For a Free and United Europe Building Integration, Ensuring Peace by Vincenzo Elia “In Peace, Sons bury their Fathers. In War, Fathers bury their Sons.” Herodotus The European Union’s Birthday “Europe Day” commemorates the Schuman declaration of 9 May …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace Regional Human Rights Courts as Peacebuilders by Hélène Tigroudja In its Judgment Sargsyan v. Azerbaijan (2017) dealing with the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed that: It is the responsibility of the …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Brokering Peace Peace Through Law: A Tale of Two Courts by Yang Wenlan & Celine Lange The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ)—thereafter “the courts”—are widely viewed as symbols of peace and justice. Since their …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace Re-reading Article 39 of the UN Charter in the Language of Peace by Hla Yadanar Win Article 24 of the UN Charter grants the UNSC the ‘primary’ responsibility for the ‘maintenance of international peace and security,’ and its drafting history …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace Multiple Provisional Measures Requests before the ICJ: A Facilitator or Obstacle for Peace Processes? by Onur Uraz The International Court of Justice (ICJ), as the only judicial organ referred to in the UN Charter, is designed to be the apex …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace The Architects of Peace: Studying the Involvement of Non-State Actors in Peace Processes by Trisha Unnikrishnan The traditional conception of international law as norms concerned only with the conduct of States is slowly eroding. There is growing recognition that its …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Building Peace What Role for International Law in Ensuring Women’s Participation in Peace Processes and Beyond? by Julia Vassileva This piece, guided by the question “What role does international law play in ensuring participation of women in peace processes?”, examines the significant …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace Seeking Digital Peace and Security in a World of Quantum Uncertainty by Jon Truby Opportunities for peace in the Quantum Era United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/287 declares 2025 to be the International Year of Quantum Science and …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace The Right to Peace: From Proclamation to Human Right by Elena Pribytkova It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it. Eleanor …
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Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace UNCLOS: An Instrument for Peace by Nilüfer Oral The ocean is a single, continuous body of water that connects continents, peoples, cultures and nature. For centuries it has provided humanity with sustenance and fluid highways of communication, making …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever | Manufacturing Peace Asia’s Peace-Conflict Continuum by Rashmi Raman & Samuel White International law is framed in a binary construct: peace, and conflict. Although the primary position of international law is to promote peace, the concept is fragile. There is risk …
Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever Remembering Peace in a Time of War: Why International Law Matters More Than Ever by Nilüfer Oral and Rashmi Raman As the world watches missiles being hurled across the skies, bombs falling on hapless civilians, as the destruction of war becomes …
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The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, President Trump’s proposal for ownership transfer, and liability for nuclear damages By Jakub Handrlica Published on 23 June 2025 Introduction Nuclear power plants (NPP, NPPs) generate approximately half of Ukraine’s electricity. There are two reactors at the Khmelnytskyi NPP, four reactors at the Rivne NPP, three reactors at the South …
Bridging the Regulatory Gap in the Area Regime: Unilateral Deep Seabed Mining Claims and the Complementary Role of National Laws By Yavuz Arda Yakut and Anaïs Rémont Published on 23 June 2025 Introduction On 29th April 2025, The Metals Company (‘TMC’), a Canadian-based deep-sea mining firm, announced that it had officially applied for exploration licenses …
Coercion without Invasion: Trump, Greenland, and the Erosion of International Law By Janakan Muthukumar Published on 16 May 2025 Introduction In a recent and troubling development in global affairs, U.S. President Donald Trump has once again revived his ambition to acquire Greenland—this time with a sharper, more coercive tone. What was once presented as a …
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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes The OTP’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes: Opportunities and Challenges By Florentina Pircher Published on 16 May 2025 The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) recently published its ‘Draft Policy on Cyber-enabled Crimes under the …
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Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Jurisdictional Questions Arising from the Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes at the International Criminal Court By Kenneth Chan Yoon Onn Published on 14 May 2025 Just shy of two years since the Office of the Prosecutor …
Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Introduction to the Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s ‘Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute’ By Priya Urs Published on 13 May 2025 In a statement issued on 7 March 2025, the Office of the …
Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute: Interactions with the UN OEWG Process by Stephany Aw Published on 13 May 2025 The Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes under the Rome Statute (the Draft Policy) represents recent efforts by the Office of …
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The Road to a Conference of Plenipotentiaries on Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Humanity by Ana Paula Lavalle Arroyo and Sergio E. Delgado Fernández Published on 26 April 2025 Background A previous contribution to this journal, here chronicled the complex uphill process that culminated in the adoption of General Assembly resolution 79/122 (2024), which …
Symposium | Symposium on the ICC Office of the Prosecutor’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes The Best of Intentions: Comment on the ICC’s Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled Crimes and the Absence of Mens Rea and AI Considerations by Christine Carpenter Published on 15 May 2025 The International Criminal Court (ICC)’s recent Draft Policy on Cyber-Enabled …
Breaking the impasse: towards a new convention to prevent and punish Crimes against humanity. by Pablo Arrocha Olabuenaga and Natalia Jiménez Alegría Published on 21 April 2025 Photo Credit: UN Photo/Manuel Elías Background The mandate on the progressive development and codification contained in article 13 of the UN Charter has historically been a priority for …
Duterte in the Hague tests Philippine engagement with international criminal law by Ruby Rosselle L. Tugade Published on 11 April 2025 The dramatic circumstances surrounding Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and extradition to the Hague last month for alleged crimes against humanity generated various discussions on his arrest’s propriety under the legal regime of the International Criminal …
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The Prospect of a Fragmented Legal Regime of Mining of Seabed Mineral Resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone By Digvijay Rewatkar Published on 7 April 2025 Introduction As the politics of climate change oscillates between its striking effects and denialism, the global energy, technological industry and minerals supply chains have been under a shift. For …
Sudan v. United Arab Emirates: Short-lived but Meaningful? By Juliette McIntyre Published on 4 April 2025 Introduction Since 2013, Sudan has faced a catastrophic civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (‘RSF’). In 2024, the RSF was accused of committing genocide in respect of its attacks against the Masalit …
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May the United States Unilaterally Conduct or Regulate Activities in the Area According to International Law? By Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mello Filho Published on 4 April 2025 https://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/53593818135/in/photostream/ On 27 March 2025, The Metals Company (TMC), a Canadian company, announced that its US subsidiary will apply for exploitation permits under the US 1980 Deep Seabed …
International Fisheries as the ‘Whale in the Room’ at the BBNJ Negotiations By Dr Ethan Beringen Published on 11 March 2025 The successful conclusion of the negotiations for the new treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) was a significant achievement in international law making. This is especially …
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The United Nations General Assembly advances towards the negotiation of a Convention on the Protection of Persons in the Event of Disasters By Lucía Solano Legal adviser at the Permanent Mission of Colombia to the UN Published on 10 March 2025 In what constituted a historic moment for the codification and progressive development of international …
Non-recognition of Unconstitutional Changes of Government: From African Union to ASEAN By Dr Trung Q.T. Nguyen Published on 2 March 2025 In the pre-dawn hours of 1 February 2021, military vehicles rolled into Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw. Senior civilian leaders were detained, and by sunrise, the Tatmadaw had declared a state of emergency, effectively terminating the …
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Timor-Leste’s Upcoming Membership to ASEAN: Clearer Guidance Needed By Johan Pahlepi Published on 2 March 2025 Image credit: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (orthographic projection). The map has been created with the Generic Mapping Tools: https://www.generic-mapping-tools.org/ using one or more of these public-domain datasets for the relief. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons …
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A New Beginning for International Benefit-Sharing? Harmonising and Complying with Rules on Digital Sequence Information by Adam Strobeyko Published on 23 February 2025 Opening Plenary of the HL Segment – Peace with Nature at COP16. The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in …
Massive Pollution, States’ Positive Obligations and Remedies Critical Appraisal of the European Court of Human Rights’ Cannavacciuolo et al. v. Italy Judgment By Hélène Tigroudja Published on 23 February 2025 In a very detailed judgment of almost 200 pages and more than 500 paragraphs, a Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (the ‘Court’) …
DeepSeek’s AI Disruption: Implications for Global Climate Policy on Digital Decarbonisation, Energy Transitions and International Law by Jon Truby Published on 8 February 2025 Background The US President’s announcement of flagship $500 billion Stargate AI project with OpenAI was trumped a day later by a little-known Chinese start-up, DeepSeek, which shocked the tech world and …
The Azerbaijan–Armenia Lawfare Goes Ahead: Contrasting the Twin Judgements on Preliminary Objections within the Constellation of Inter-State Legal Proceedings by Kei Nakajima (Associate Professor of International Law, University of Tokyo) Published on 21 January 2025 On 12 November 2024, the International Court of Justice (‘the Court’) delivered two judgments on preliminary objections raised by Armenia …
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Expansion of Jus Cogens and the Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Aggravated State Responsibility by Diego Enrique Uribe Bustamante (Adjunct Professor, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México) Last 18 November 2024, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR or ‘the Court’) published a landmark decision in the case of Pueblos …
Just Transitions and the UN Secretary-General’s Panel Critical Energy Transition Minerals Recommendations on “Resourcing The Energy Transition Principles to Guide Critical Energy Transition Minerals Towards Equity and Justice” by Railla Puno (Associate Lead, Climate Change Law and Policy, CIL) and Danielle Yeow (Lead, Climate Change Law and Policy, CIL) With acknowledgements and thanks to Rayson …
Addressing the Criticisms against the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime by Nguyen Thanh Trung Cybercrime is a crisis brought about in the digital age. A recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (‘UNODC’) estimates financial losses between US$18 billion and US$37 billion from cyber scams targeting victims in East and Southeast …
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Key contentions at the Hearings on the ICJ Advisory Opinion on climate change By Danilo B. Garrido Alves and Efstathios-Effraim Giannidakis Published on 3 January 2025 Between 3 and 13 December, over 100 States and international organisations appeared before the International Court of Justice (some of which—such as Barbados, Sierra Leone, the Cook Islands, Micronesia, …
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Symposium: 125 years of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: A Retrospective and exploration of New Frontiers The distinctive role of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in shaping the future of international dispute resolution by Celine Lange Published on 12 December 2024 Panellists at the Singapore Commemorative Event on the 125th anniversary of the Permanent Court of …
Symposium: 125 years of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: A Retrospective and exploration of New Frontiers A PCA for the Next Century by Wenlan Yang Published on 12 December 2024 The third panel of the commemorative event held in Singapore on 25 July 2024 for the 125th anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) featured …
Symposium: 125 years of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: A Retrospective and exploration of New Frontiers Innovations in Dispute Resolution: the PCA and Singapore on the Cutting Edge by Daniel Pakpahan Published on 12 December 2024 The second panel of the commemorative event held in Singapore on 25 July 2024 for the 125th anniversary of the …
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Symposium: 125 years of the Permanent Court of Arbitration: A Retrospective and exploration of New Frontiers The Permanent Court of Arbitration through the Ages by Liyuan Feng Published on 12 December 2024 In 2024, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) celebrates 125 years of existence. The PCA was established by the Convention for the Pacific …
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The ICC arrest warrants in the Palestine Situation: double standards, limitations and opportunities By Alessandra Spadaro Published on 11 December 2024 On 21 November 2024, Pre-Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued the first arrest warrants for crimes committed in the Situation in the State of Palestine. The warrants of arrest for …
Milieudefensie et al. v. Shell: Analysis and Commentary of the Hague Court of Appeal’s Decision By Jolene Lin Published on 18 November 2024 On 12 November 2024, the Hague Court of Appeal handed down its much-anticipated decision in Milieudefensie et al. v. Shell (commonly referred to as the ‘Shell climate case’). The case revolves around …
Benefit v Consent: CJEU’s Front Polisario II Judgment and the Law of Self-Determination By Andrea Maria Pelliconi and Jed Odermatt Published on 15 November 2024 On 4 October 2024, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) found that fisheries and trade agreements concluded between the European Union (EU) and …
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Symposium | Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement Decoding Technology Transfer in the Proposed WHO Pandemic Accord By Kashish Aneja Published on 14 November 2024 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical weaknesses in global preparedness, particularly in the equitable access and distribution of health technologies like diagnostics, …
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Symposium | Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement Navigating the Tensions Between Self-Reliance and Global Cooperation in Pandemic Preparedness By Ronald Eberhard Tundang Published on 13 November 2024 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally altered the global landscape of pharmaceutical supply chains, exposing critical vulnerabilities and driving …
Symposium | Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement The Pandemic Treaty – A Role for Local Capacity in Addressing Vaccine Inequity and Lack of Access? By Nicole D. Foster Published on 12 November 2024 The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus’ August 14 …
Symposium | Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement Research and Development in the Pandemic Agreement: Self-Limiting Treatymaking By Pedro A. Villarreal Published on 11 November 2024 The rapidness with which new vaccines were developed against COVID-19 is often touted as a success story of scientific discovery. What …
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Symposium | Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement Building Resilience: Advancing Local R&D and Production of Health Products in the WHO Pandemic Agreement Introduction to the Symposium By Ayelet Berman Published on 11 November 2024 “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; …
Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice The politics of facts before the International Court of Justice By Ana Luísa Bernardino Published on 23 October 2024 There was a time in the history of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), in the years immediately following its establishment and, most acutely, in the aftermath …
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Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice’s intrinsic powers to decide all cases brought before it By Ambassador Carlos Argüello Published on 22 October 2024 This symposium invites us to reflect on the proliferation of cases concerning “high politics” adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ or …
Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice The Power of the World Court Unleashed: The Chagos Archipelago Advisory Opinion and Decolonisation By Trung Nguyen Published on 21 October 2024 British colonialism marked a dark page in humankind’s history and it still haunts us today like the ghost of Hamlet’s father. The story of …
Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice The Rohingya Crisis at the ICJ: Caught between Legal Technicalities and Limits of the Court By Emraan Azad Assistant Professor in Law, Bangladesh University of Professionals Published on 18 October 2024 The crisis in relation to the protection of the Rohingya has two dimensions: one is …
Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice High Politics and the International Court of Justice By Gleider Hernández Published on 17 October 2024 The notion of ‘high politics’ in international adjudication is only paradoxical if one insists strictly on a conceptual separation between law and politics. Though the point of law and legal …
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Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice Mega-Political Cases before the ICJ: Transforming a Hegemonic into a Negotiated Order? By Heike Krieger Published on 16 October 2024 In recent years, states have increasingly turned to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to adjudicate what one may describe as ‘mega-political’ cases. Such cases concern …
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Symposium: High Politics at the International Court of Justice ‘High Politics’ at the International Court of Justice By Ntina Tzouvala Published on 16 October 2024 It is a long-held position of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it is not precluded from pronouncing on the legal dimensions of a question simply because said question …
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Combating Biopiracy by Fostering Coordination across the Environment, Intellectual Property and Trade Regimes By Pallavi Arora Published on 5 August 2024 The advent of biotechnology has raised concerns about biopiracy: the utilization of biological resources and traditional knowledge without permission from or compensation to the local communities who are the rightful custodians of these resources …
Symposium: Gravity at the International Criminal Court Gravity at the International Criminal Court: A Response By Priya Urs Published on 8 August 2024 I am grateful to Meg deGuzman, Patryk Labuda and Martha Bradley for generously giving their time to reflect on Gravity at the International Criminal Court. Each of them raises a variety of …
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Symposium: Gravity at the International Criminal Court Gravity at the International Criminal Court: Admissibility and Prosecutorial Discretion by Priya Urs: A significant contribution offering a refreshing guidance towards the assessment of the gravity criterion to insure prosecutorial consistency By Martha M Bradley Published on 8 August 2024 Gravity at the International Criminal Court: Admissibility and …
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Symposium: Gravity at the International Criminal Court Law versus Policy? Exploring the Meaning of Gravity before the International Criminal Court By Patryk I. Labuda Published on 7 August 2024 Priya Urs’ new book is an important contribution to the literature on the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court). In under two hundred pages, she manages …
Symposium: Gravity at the International Criminal Court Faith in Gravity By Margaret M. deGuzman Published on 6 August 2024 The concept of gravity—that some crimes are especially serious—is at the heart of the International Criminal Court (ICC or Court) regime. Among other things, it helps to determine which situations and cases the ICC investigates and …
Symposium: Gravity at the International Criminal Court Gravity at the International Criminal Court: An Introduction By Priya Urs Published on 6 August 2024 I began thinking about the selectivity of the investigation and prosecution of international crimes in 2014, when I worked with the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission to strengthen its role in monitoring …
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