International Law
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Don't get this wrong: The fact that the West, in Gaza, is dismissing human rights and international humanitarian law is not a parenthesis, an anomaly, an instinctive reaction. It i...
Does Israel have a "right of self-defence" under international law? No. As UN Special Rapporteur @FranceskAlbs explains: "Israel cannot claim the right of self-defence against a t...
Evidence of Illegality of #Israel from the eyes of international law, UN resolutions, human rights organizations’ findings, and international court cases 1 UN views the occupation...
ON ISRAEL's #SelfDefense 1/Under Int'l Law Israel's actions in Gaza cannot qualify as self-defense (see thread 👇) I commend legal scholars as @ArdiImseis, who powerfully challe...
"The ICC must investigate UK ministers for Gaza war crimes" - Declassified UK https://t.co/1HMhoJZzns
From the people that orchestrated #Israel annexation of the West Bank and the ancillary "judicial overhaul" come these two position papers, which will likely determine the position...
ROME STATUTE OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT Article 6 - Genocide For the purpose of this Statute, "genocide" means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy,...
1/9 #Israel's official call to move over 1.1 million people from North #GazaStrip to the South raises concerns of a broader plan for Palestinian deportation to #Egypt. #ForcibleTra...
🧵 Israel has committed at least 10 war crimes in just 6 days of bombarding Gaza. Here is a list of them.
The declaration of war by #Israel, the occupying Power, on a civilian population it has been illegally and forcibly occupying and oppressing for decades is a continuation of its re...
Nigerian trained lawyers can practice law in a number of countries from Europe to North America, but the requirements for doing so vary from country to country. Some countries allo...
Unraveling US Expat Taxes: American expats! Fear not the labyrinth of US expat taxes— here is a comprehensive guide to empower you with knowledge and unlock incredible tax benefi...
When I tweeted that if you’re a Nigeria trained lawyer, endeavor to take an advance course or look at legal practice in advance jurisdiction, I meant it. A Nigeria trained lawyer...
The war in Ukraine has been in many ways a bonfire of the institutions. Governments across the West have systematically ignored their own domestic and international laws in the se...
‼️IMPORTANT‼️ The debate about the WHO’s Pandemic Treaty is scheduled for 17th April. The clarify things; the real danger to national sovereignty doesn’t lie with the Treaty itsel...
1/Now that both Estonia and Finland are NATO members and could hypothetically blockade the Gulf of Finland, bear in mind: 1. Under international law, a blockade is considered an a...
Does International Law matter? Don't look at the ICC (though we all have lately). Instead, look at -- and I know this is going to sound very "in the weeds" -- the Montreal Protoc...
Has the ICC ever prosecuted American or European leaders or even soldiers? Did George Bush or Obama get charged for war crimes in Iraq? ICC is a bunch of clowns. 🤡 #Russia #Put...
‘International law’ isn’t real thing. It’s fiction trotted out for convenience every so often to score moral points. For any law to mean something, there must be court of last inst...
🧵 Reminder to #NATO and #EU who love to talk about the so-called "rules based world order and international law"⬇️ How US-NATO illegal bombing of #Yugoslavia undermined global rul...
On this day in 2011, the sadism of western governments and affiliated media was on full display, when they celebrated the brutal NATO-led assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gad...
In the explosion on the Kerch Bridge, several cars and trucks burst into flames and their occupants were presumably killed. You'd have to be a monster to take pleasure in these dea...
If I may respectfully disagree with the general, international law had no binding authority and unilaterally deeming foreign leaders “criminals” is a surefire route to lock-in an e...
There might be reasons to provide refuge to Russian war resisters, but they should not be conflated with refugees. The relevant international law documents (the 1951 Refugee Conven...