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The international system stands at an inflection point. The simultaneous rise of strongman leadership in China, Russia and the United States—three states whose power shapes global order—has accelerated a worldwide retreat from liberal democracy, multilateralism and the rule of law. This trend is not isolated. It has emboldened authoritarian figures across the globe, weakened international [...]

Israel has ignored three binding International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders on Gaza for more than two years, a United Nations commission of inquiry concluded June 18, finding that it “continues to blatantly disregard” measures issued in January, March and May 2024 (A/HRC/62/CRP.2, para. 330). The finding is not just another entry in a long [...]

The US will launch a diplomatic campaign aimed at dismantling the International Criminal Court, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday. In an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal, Rubio wrote that the US would work alongside allied governments to take the Court apart “brick by brick, if necessary,” using all tools at the [...]

The International Olympic Committee’s provisional reinstatement of the Russian Olympic Committee is not a procedural footnote. It is a capitulation. By clearing the way for ROC athletes to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Games, the IOC has once again chosen accommodation over principle — and in doing so, it has repeated one of the [...]

Mihai Coca-Constantinescu, who holds an International and European Law LLB from the University of Groningen and an International Trade and Investment Law LLM from the University of Amsterdam, is a PhD candidate in Transboundary Legal Studies at the University of Groningen, based in the Netherlands, where he covers legal developments in Romania as a JURIST [...]

The EU on Tuesday proposed an entry ban for Russian soldiers. The plan would bar all those who have served in the Russian military, including non-Russian citizens, since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 from receiving visas for the Schengen Area. The EU had already implemented sanctions against Russia after the annexation of Crimea in [...]

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday suspended its chief prosecutor Karim Khan following allegations of sexual misconduct. The unprecedented move places Khan’s future in the hands of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP), which will convene a special session to determine whether he remains in office. The allegations, first reported in 2024 to the [...]

The United States RELEASES, WAIVES, ACQUITS, and FOREVER DISCHARGES each of the Plaintiffs from, and is hereby FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED from prosecuting or pursuing, any and all claims, counterclaims, causes of action, appeals, or requests for any relief… — From the Office of the Attorney General order signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, [...]

The UN confirmed Thursday the findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine (the Commission) regarding the deportation and transfer of 1,205 children from Russian-occupied areas in Ukraine. The Commission was established in 2022 by UN Human Rights Council resolution 49/1 to urgently investigate a range of allegations in Russia. The mandate of [...]

The most striking aspect of the Trump administration’s legal argument for the attack on Iran is that, in practical terms, it simply does not exist. When President Donald Trump announced that the United States was “at war,” he claimed the strikes were intended to eliminate “imminent threats from the Iranian regime,” yet offered no evidence [...]