Blockades may be used in wartime, but only if they meet 5 legal conditions. Have Israel’s actions complied with the law?
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Many nations agreed Israel had a right to self-defence after the October 7 2023 Hamas attacks. Whether this defence still holds 20 months later is now debatable.
In 38 Londres Street, Philippe Sands brings to light the struggle to hold Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and former Nazi Walther Rauff accountable.
Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.
Instead of a winner takes all approach, Africa’s coastal countries should share contested resources.
Mercenaries are outlawed under international law. But Russia has misused the label to deny foreign fighters their protections as prisoners of war.
International law is clear: ‘the use of starvation as a method of warfare is prohibited’. Israel’s blockade of the strip is in clear defiance of this.
Tensions in South Asia have been taken down a notch with news of a ceasefire – but the conditions for future escalations remain, and mechanisms for peace appear to have been diminished.
Harmful dioxins in Agent Orange, used to strip forests of their leaves, still linger in soil. Restoration work has been slow, and upheaval at USAID may slow it more.
Europe needs the US’s military and economic might but may need to explore new strategies due to Donald Trump’s position on Ukraine.
Human rights in one of the world’s most egregious authoritarian regimes are set to be diminished even further, thanks to another sudden funding freeze by Elon Musk.
China gave advance notice about its live-fire exercises in the Tasman Sea – but Australia and NZ say it wasn’t enough. And that’s not the only reason they’re upset.
Nothing about Donald Trump’s second presidency bodes well for America’s allies and friends, including Canada, due to his complete disdain for international law.
The US has largely managed its empire in a more ‘gentlemanly manner’ than many historical empires, says a US foreign policy expert. Trump is turning back the clock.
We don’t need to reinvent the wheel and can dispense with unhelpful terms like ‘climate refugee’. Existing laws, applied correctly, can protect people.
Trump’s vision of owning Gaza and moving the Palestinians would violate a number of tenets of international law.
Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But the historical evidence isn’t there.
The UN Human Rights Committee found 24 young detainees on Nauru experienced “cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment”. But are politicians listening?
Wars always include killings and destruction, but there are limits. An expert in international law explains the rules of war laid out in the Geneva Conventions − and why they’re so hard to enforce.
The International Court of Justice is hearing testimony from climate crisis-affected nations and will issue the first ever legal advice on governments’ legal obligations to prevent climate change.
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