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13 April 2023

A Glimpse into More Equitable International Governance

On March 29, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution asking the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion on state obligations relating to climate change and the consequences of breaching them under several sources of international law, including the UN Charter, human rights treaties, and international customary law. The import of both the request and the opinion, however, is not just about Earth’s climate system and the extent of state obligations for protecting it; it is also about the potential for more equitable, just, and effective international governance. Continue reading >>
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26 February 2019

To Catch a Spy: India v. Pakistan at the ICJ

Does the right to consular access also apply to imprisoned spies abroad? The International Court of Justice in The Hague will decide. Continue reading >>
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31 January 2017

“A Terrible Signal that International Law can be Flaunted without Consequence”

If refugees are detained or turned away for reasons of religion or country of origin, that is a case of discrimination clearly prohibited by international refugee law. In theory any other state party to the Refugee Protocol can take the US to the International Court of Justice. Will Chancellor Merkel or perhaps Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau – each of whom has spoken up for refugees in the current context – have the courage to make that referral? Continue reading >>
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