Category: International Law
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From Financing to Frontlines: Interpreting Funds in the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism
By Katherine Lee — According to international law, states may supply terrorists with arms but not artwork, grenades but not gold, and dynamite but not diamonds. This interpretation in the International Court of Justice (ICJ)’s most recent ruling draws a…
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Non-Refoulement: Reality or Reverie?
By Ritika Asher – The Central Mediterranean route is the deadliest migration route, with an estimated 24,000 deaths and disappearances since 2014. This route gained prominence in the mid-1990s, as thousands left the Northern coast of Africa in the hopes…
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Aiding and Abetting Human Rights Abuse: Interpreting Nestle’s Focus Test and the Scope of Corporate Liability
By Daniel Zayas — From the banana plantations of Colombia to the cocoa farms of the Ivory Coast to the natural gas fields of Indonesia, U.S.-based corporations routinely turn a blind eye to human rights violations, ranging from child slave…
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“What about Me?”: How Upholding Non-Refoulement Principles Amidst Turbulent Pakistani-Afghani Relations Paves the Way for a More Peaceful Future
By Ila Prabhuram — The rights of Afghani refugees in Pakistan are being infringed upon and violated, exacerbating tensions and ongoing ethnic conflicts in the country. On October 3, 2023, Pakistan’s government announced a significant enforcement effort targeting individuals residing…
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Sahelian Storms: Evaluating Host State Mali’s Reacquisition of French Bases- Examining Mali-France Defense Treaties, ECOWAS Court Decisions, and the AfCFTA Perspective
By Ibrahim Ati — Echoing from the blue Tuareg, inhabitants of the Sahara and its deserts for centuries, comes a timeless proverb: ‘Ihanay amghar awar ihiniy alyad ibdadane.’ In translation, it reveals: ‘Seated, an elder sees farther than a youth…
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Bill 96: A Violation of English-speaking Rights in Québec
By Sidney Singer — In Canada there are multiple pieces of legislation that protect the rights of citizens to live their lives in one of the two official languages, English or French. The earliest, the British North America Act in…
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The Weight of Putin’s Arrest Warrant and What’s To Come
By Natalia Lalin — On March 17, the international community was stunned by the significant move made by the International Criminal Court to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children’s Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova.…
