Russia’s claims of self-defence are flimsy. You only have to breathe on them to knock them over. But would it be wise to try Putin in his absence?
- Senior Lecturer in Law, Flinders University
In his address to federal parliament, the Ukrainian president asked Australia to do more to support his country against the Russian invasion.
While the ruling is binding, it is not enforceable. Still, it could compel other nations to support Ukraine’s cause.
Las regiones ucranianas de Lugansk y Donetsk no son Estados según el derecho internacional, pero Rusia está reinterpretando las normas para sus propios fines.
The Luhansk and Donetsk regions of Ukraine do not qualify as states under international law, but Russia is reinterpreting those norms for its own purposes.
Even by the European-centric standards of 18th and 19th century international law, Indigenous people here passed the test for having sovereignty.
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