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'Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contemporary AI Warfare through the Lens of International Law: The Case of Lavender'
by Kian Biglarbeigi and Maedeh Safari
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Navigating the Legal Landscape of Contemporary AI Warfare through the Lens of International Law: The Case of Lavender
By Kian Biglarbeigi, Ph.D. candidate in International Law at the University of Tehran focusing on international humanitarian law, cyber operations, and the protection of human rights in armed confl…
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November 17, 2025 at 9:08 AM
'The ECHR & the UK : Time to Leave?'
By Abigail Bazyluk
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The ECHR & the UK : Time to Leave?
By Abigail Bazyluk, a recent law graduate from the University of Southampton Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or the Convention),[1] drafted by the Council of Europe (CoE)…
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November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
'Placing Politics over Law: The Folly of Conditional Recognition of a Palestinian State'
by Omar Khoury
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Placing Politics over Law: The Folly of Conditional Recognition of a Palestinian State
By Omar Khoury In 1917, British author Israel Zangwill pithily remarked: “‘Give the country without a people,’ magnanimously pleaded Lord Shaftesbury, ‘to the people without a country.’ Alas, it wa…
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November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
'The Council of Europe steps up its action against Russia’s impunity for the War in Ukraine: The establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine'
by Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean
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The Council of Europe steps up its action against Russia’s impunity for the War in Ukraine: The establishment of the International Claims Commission for Ukraine
By Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean, Greece I. Introduction   On 16-17 May 2023, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of t…
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October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik
Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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October 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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"On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza
Two million people continue to face hunger and thirst, while more than 460 Palestinians have died from starvation."
On World Food Day, Israel continues to restrict aid into Gaza
Nearly 2 million people wait for food and water insecurity to end as at least 450 Palestinians have died of starvation.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Palestinians in Gaza’s south relearn sound of peace after truce deal
The first phase of a Gaza ceasefire agreement has dramatically reduced Israeli attacks in southern Gaza.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after deal
The United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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A poem by the legendary Theodor Meron, a Holocaust survivor who (among many other things) served on the ICC Panel of Experts that approved the ICC Prosecutor's charges against Netanyahu, Gallant, Haniyeh, Sinwar, and Deif.
October 9, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A Tale of Two Countries: The Rights and Obligations of Saudi Arabia and the United States as Third-Party States Arising out of the September 2025 Israeli Airstrikes on Qatar
by Omar Khoury
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A Tale of Two Countries: The Rights and Obligations of Saudi Arabia and the United States as Third-Party States Arising out of the September 2025 Israeli Airstrikes on Qatar
By Omar Khoury On September 9, 2025, Israel executed a series of airstrikes targeting a meeting of senior Hamas political figures in Doha, Qatar.[1] Israel’s attack has been denounced—in artfully w…
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October 6, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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"Israel draws global condemnation after intercepting would-be blockade-busting ships without major incident; Colombia expels Israeli diplomats, cancels trade deal; Turkey, Hamas condemns ‘terrorism’"
Shops, restaurants vandalized in many cities to protest Israel’s flotilla interception
Israel draws global condemnation after intercepting would-be blockade-busting ships without major incident; Colombia expels Israeli diplomats, cancels trade deal; Turkey, Hamas condemns 'terrorism'
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October 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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From Turkey to Argentina, protesters rally for Gaza flotilla | REUTERS
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From Turkey to Argentina, protesters rally for Gaza flotilla | REUTERS
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October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Protests erupt around the world as Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla
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Protests erupt around the world as Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla
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October 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza."
295K views · 6.6K reactions | #BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza." - #flotilla #humanitarianaid #spain #italy #Israel #Gaza #palestine #MiddleEast | Sunday Chukwu
#BreakingNews: | "Gaza Aid Flotilla is just few hours away from Gaza." - #flotilla #humanitarianaid #spain #italy #Israel #Gaza #palestine #MiddleEast.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Global Sumud Flotilla set to continue its mission to Gaza as Frontex declines to provide protection
Global Sumud Flotilla set to continue its mission to Gaza as Frontex declines to provide protection
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September 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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"The war in Gaza has, since October 7, 2023, killed more journalists than the U.S. Civil War, World Wars I and II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War (including the conflicts in Cambodia and Laos), the wars in Yugoslavia in the 1990s and 2000s, and the post-9/11 war in Afghanistan, combined."
News Graveyards: How Dangers to War Reporters Endanger the World
Journalist Nick Turse (Fellow, Type Media Center) examines how, since the 2000s, national governments and terrorist groups – from Israel, Syria’s Assad regime and the United States to the Islamic Stat...
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September 29, 2025 at 2:17 AM
What is the Aegean Sea spatial planning all about: a new avatar of confrontation or a step towards the joint management of a disputed area?
by Wissem Seddik
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What is the Aegean Sea spatial planning all about: a new avatar of confrontation or a step towards the joint management of a disputed area?
Wissem Seddik is a doctor in public law. He prepared his thesis under the direction of Pr. Marie-Pierre Lanfranchi, in the DICE-CERIC of Aix-Marseille University. This thesis, entitled “Maritime pl…
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September 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The Israel – Palestine Conflict and ‘Two-State Solution’: The Saga Continues with the New York Declaration of July 2025
by Konstantinos D. Magliveras
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The Israel – Palestine Conflict and ‘Two-State Solution’: The Saga Continues with the New York Declaration of July 2025
By Konstantinos D. Magliveras, Professor of Public International Law, University of the Aegean, Greece I. Introduction In late July 2025, the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the …
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September 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The ICJ’s Climate Opinion: Towards a Jurisprudence of Planetary Responsibility
by Suhana Roy
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The ICJ’s Climate Opinion: Towards a Jurisprudence of Planetary Responsibility
Suhana Roy is a third-year B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) student at Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur, India On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a much-awaited&nbs…
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September 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it?
Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying.
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Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters, government rules
Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate as MPs urge minister to reconsider
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September 9, 2025 at 6:15 AM
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On the morning of the full moon, 7th September 2025, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama sits in silent grace, offering prayers for all sentient beings from the rooftop of his peaceful residence in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Photo Courtesy: Ven. Tenzin Jamphel
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September 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Not All Who Incite Will Be Charged: An Assessment of Holding Israel’s Channel 14 Media Officials Accountable for Direct and Public Incitement to Genocide
by Omar Khoury
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Not All Who Incite Will Be Charged: An Assessment of Holding Israel’s Channel 14 Media Officials Accountable for Direct and Public Incitement to Genocide
Omar Khoury is a clerk for a federal judge in the United States of America. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. What was presciently observed by Aeschylus 2,5…
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September 8, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Omens of destruction. Analysing the legality of forcing Palestinian detainees to witness the destruction of the Gaza Strip.
by José Manuel Aznar
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Omens of destruction. Analysing the legality of forcing Palestinian detainees to witness the destruction of the Gaza Strip.
José Manuel Aznar works as a legal consultant in Spain. He holds an LL.M in International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights from the Geneva Academy. On Wednesday 20, August 2025, the Israeli Minist…
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September 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Notion of Title: A Critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Gabon/Equatorial Guinea Judgment
by Facundo Rodriguez, Professor of International Law (University of Buenos Aires and University of San Isidro)
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The Notion of Title: A Critical Analysis of the ICJ’s Gabon/Equatorial Guinea Judgment
By Facundo D. Rodriguez, Professor of International Law (University of Buenos Aires and University of San Isidro), lawyer, MA in International Relations and PhD candidate in International Law at th…
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August 25, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik
Protesting over Gaza’s starvation feels like screaming into a void – but we mustn’t stop | Nesrine Malik
Political platitudes and a few trucks of aid won’t save the children dying now. But they show leaders can’t ignore public opinion for ever, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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July 28, 2025 at 7:14 AM