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The Jadhav Case and the Legal Effect of Non-Registration of Treaties Those following the legal tangle of the Jadhav Case closely would have noticed India’s (attempted) coup de grâce in its oral submissions regarding the bilateral Agreement on Consular Access of 21 May 2008 between India and Pakistan (“2008 Agreement”, …

40th Anniversary of the Additional Protocols of 1977 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 On 8 June 1977, at the invitation of Switzerland, plenipotentiaries of more than one hundred States gathered at the “Diplomatic Conference on the Reaffirmation and Development of International Humanitarian Law Applicable in Armed Conflicts” to finalize …

Reflections on the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Change Agreement Ending months of fevered speculation, President Donald Trump fulfilled his campaign promise and announced US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris Agreement last week. He did so because in his opinion the Paris Agreement inflicts ‘severe energy restrictions’ on the …

REACCIONES EN AMERICA LATINA A ANUNCIO DE RETIRO DE ESTADOS UNIDOS DE ACUERDO DE PARIS SOBRE CAMBIO CLIMÁTICO Ante el anuncio hecho por el Presidente Donald Trump de proceder a “retirar” a Estados Unidos del Acuerdo de París sobre Cambio Climático adoptado en diciembre del 2015, varios Estados de América …

La Reunión de Consulta de Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de la OEA sobre Venezuela: balance y perspectivas Este Miércoles 31 de mayo del 2017, la Organización de Estados Americanos (OEA) auspició una Reunión de Consulta de Ministros de Relaciones Exteriores de los Estados Miembros para examinar la situación imperante en …

The Venezuela Crisis at the Organization of American States: Between Withdrawal and Suspension by Alonso Illueca [Alonso Illueca is a lawyer and adjunct Professor of law at Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua and Universidad del Istmo Panama.] On May 31, 2017, the Meeting of Consultation of Ministers of Foreign …

The Right of Self-Defence Against Imminent Armed Attack In International Law On 11 April 2017, the Australian Attorney-General, Senator the Hon. George Brandis QC, delivered a public lecture on “The Right of Self-Defence Against Imminent Armed Attack In International Law”, at the T C Beirne School of Law, University of …

Medidas provisionales en el caso Jadhav (India c. Pakistán) Por Ricardo Arredondo En el marco de las acciones iniciadas por India contra Pakistán por violación del Art. 36 de la Convención de Viena sobre Relaciones Consulares (CVRC), el pasado 18 de mayo, la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ) ordenó que …

La clave está en el mapa Existen muchos factores que influyen de manera decisiva en las decisiones que toman los dirigentes de cada país. Y el factor más olvidado es la geografía. Tratar de entender los conflictos sin un mapa y una explicación geográfica es casi imposible. Las palabras pueden …

Forcible Humanitarian Action in International Law There is a widespread myth amongst international lawyers. This is the apparently unshakeable proposition that forcible humanitarian action is clearly unlawful. Any changes to that proposition would be impossible, given: The preponderance of the doctrine of sovereignty over countervailing considerations, such as human rights; …

States Are Failing Us in Syria — Not International Law by Kevin Jon Heller by Kevin Jon Heller Last month, Just Security published a long and thoughtful post by Rebecca Ingber with the provocative title “International Law is Failing Us in Syria.” The international law she is talking about is the …

Some Thoughts on the Jadhav Case: Jurisdiction, Merits, and the Effect of a Presidential Communication On 8 May, India instituted proceedings at the International Court of Justice against Pakistan relating to the latter’s imprisonment and award of death penalty to Kulbhushan Jadhav, an Indian national. Pakistan claims it arrested Mr Jadhav on …