On September 18th, 2020, the Netherlands government announced its decision to hold the Assad-led Syrian regime accountable for gross human…
Repatriation of art looted during armed conflicts or foreign occupations is still a major concern for many countries, who have…
Climate change has profound impacts on peoples’ lives and the global environment, changing the way we live. Pressure on private…
International trade has been extensively criticised for exasperating the problem of climate change through a “race to the bottom” in…
In an attempt to give impetus to the United States’ ‘free market’ policy towards commercial mining of mineral resources in…
It is well established that retrospectivity is against the rule of law and international human rights. It is therefore prohibited…
Article 85 of the Rome Statute (the “Statute”) is a provision that is novel, with Article 85(3) being, to this…
International law acknowledges nationality as a human right and of fundamental importance to the protection of numerous other rights. Given…
As the United Nations (UN) recently celebrated its 75th anniversary in October, 2020 has come to a long-awaited close, and…
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) -along with the United Nations- has just commemorated its 75th anniversary. Still, only 74…