International Law
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Top 10 Tax Heavens in the world. 🌏 • Luxembourg • Cayman Islands • Isle of Man • Jersey • Ireland • Mauritius • Bermuda • Monaco • Switzerland • Bahamas But what are Tax Heavens...
I have great esteem for Kateryna and I can understand her (and others) frustration, but the world’s response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine proves that the international la...
Apart from being revolting and inhumane this Amnesty International analysis in certain instances is legally incorrect. A legal thread: https://t.co/x4L78TxSJf
We’ve received thousands of questions on the Geneva Conventions. So, we’re going to break down the rules of war you need to know right now. All states have signed these – and are...
What does Ukraine taking Russia to the ICJ mean in practice? A thread for non international lawyers from a former law clerk of the Court (views my own) 1/15 https://t.co/lMeuUUz9ap
Thread 🪡 Yesterday, @CIJ_ICJ handed down its judgment on the #maritimeboundary between #Somalia and #Kenya. This was the first judgment since the Court’s renewal in February 2021...
There’s been a lot of talk about terminology recently to do with the Palestinian struggle. Here’s a thread on 3 relevant *legal* terms:
The UN definition of genocide is not that broad, actually. Intent can be legally difficult to prove but I think when you have leaders openly calling for the deaths of an ethnic gro...
Breaking: @hrw finds that Israeli authorities are committing crimes against humanity of apartheid & persecution. Thread w findings in 213pg report on Israel's rule of Palestinians....
1/ No, the Fakhrizadeh killing is not a violation of international law. The reasoning of the US Military Academy's law department (in the Soleimani case) explains why. Iran & Isr...
Legally, can President Trump withdraw the US from membership of the WHO? – The WHO Constitution is a treaty. – Membership of WHO requires signing the WHO Constitution & completin...
Child sexual abuse by UN peacekeepers: the forgotten and ignored crimes of the peace keepers An Associated Press (AP) investigation revealed in 2017 that more than 100 United Natio...
