Japan’s ‘nationalization’ and other arguments are unfounded under international law First of all, Diaoyu Dao was not ‘terra nullius’. It…
PART I: THE SENKAKU ISLANDS The Senkaku islands consist of five inhabited islands and three barren rocks located in the…
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (‘PCA’) is expected to render its decision in the Indus Waters Kishenganga Arbitration (Pakistan v.…
This requires a commitment to thinking about methods and methodologies – what is it we ‘do’ when we do law…
A change in Palestine’s status to non-Member State Observer would not mean that Palestine thereby becomes a UN Member State.…
Under Article 290 of UNCLOS, ITLOS may prescribe provisional measures pending the constitution of an Article VII arbitral tribunal if“it…
This blog post, however, does not seek to assess the respective merits of these claims – entire books can and…
The legal bases for return can be found in eight branches of international law: (1) inter-State nationality law, (2) law…
The 2013 conference will explore how legal tradition influences lawyers and the law, in both international and domestic contexts. Law…
Michael Wood focused unsurprisingly on the UN Security Council. Of course, there has been and remains significant debate over the…