UK judges, intelligence experts call for halt to Israeli arms sales
London, UK Reuters Three former Supreme Court justices have joined more than 600 members of the British legal profession in calling for the government to halt arms sales to Israel, saying it could make Britain complicit in genocide in Gaza. Their call was also backed by two of the country’s leading intelligence experts, who argued […]
Essay: Downing of US drone in Russian jet encounter prompts counter claims of violations in the sky
International law expert ASHLEY S DEEKS, in an article first published on The Conversation, explores the arguments around the recent encounter between a US drone and Russian aircraft in the Black Sea…
Essay: International law doesn’t protect people fleeing environmental disaster – here’s how it could
Legal scholar MORGIANE NOEL – in an article first published on The Conversation – says the failure of international law to protect climate migrants means the scope of the refugee convention must be widened…
Essay: Illegal immigration bill does more than ‘push the boundaries’ of international law
HELEN O’NIONS, an associate professor at Nottingham Law School, argues – in an article first published on The Conversation – that the new bill “rides roughshod” over domestic law, common law and the UK’s international human rights obligations…
Essay: Turning back migrant boats – what does the international law of the sea say?
HAYLEY ROBERTS, a senior lecturer in public international law at Bangor University, examines – in an article first published on The Conversation – the practice of turning back migrant boats, its legality and relationship with human rights obligations…
Statelessness can be seen as “most extreme violation” of international law, says NGO head
The existence of statelessness can be viewed as the “most extreme violation” the international law, according to the president of German NGO, Bread for the World. In comments made at a conference on the issue held in Berlin last week, Rev Dr Cornelia Füllkrug-Weitzel, whose organisation is the development and relief agency of Protestant churches in […]