The United Nations Charter doesn’t allow the use of military force to prevent chemical weapons attacks — no matter how evil — without UN Security Council approval. That needs to change.
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The legal standards for military intervention are complicated and highly specific. It’s not clear an attack on Syria would meet them.
A legal expert explains why Russia’s accusations that the UK breached international law are unfounded.
The Libyan warlord and presidential hopeful looks likely to avoid a summons to The Hague.
With much attention focused on military might and economic sanctions, there has been little focus on calls for a diplomatic solution to the North Korean crisis.
The ICC has been criticised for not acting against South Africa after it failed to arrest Sudan’s president in 2015. But, the court actually acted sensibly given the challenges it faces.
While some countries were taking a major step toward the elimination of nuclear weapons, the US and its allies were focusing on ineffective, counter-productive sanctions against North Korea.
Iraqi Kurds will vote Yes to independence in September – and it could lead to trouble.
The first President Bush had some impressive foreign policies wins, but could he be best remembered for getting the US entangled in Iraq?
An adversarial international commission of inquiry, similar to one instituted to resolve a dispute between Britain and Russia in 1905, could break the deadlock over the downed flight.
Most of Trump’s positions go against the principles accepted by the United Nations. The new Secretary-General will have to try to find areas of mutual concern to work with the new US administration.
Sanctions and warnings have failed to stop Pyongyang’s belligerence.
The precise wording of UN resolutions and the smallest of concessions by Pyongyang are telltale signs that change is underway.
Military intervention is sanctioned and executed by states. It is thus always a function of state interests rather than the objective enforcement of law. The case of The Gambia is no different.
The world needs to take urgent steps to stop the threat of mass massacres in South Sudan with tough measures that must include direct legal and financial sanctions against the main protagonists.
Leaders in Davos are being asked to consider how global cooperation could be reinvigorated. They could do worse than start with UN reforms.
An abundance of natural resources has helped Kazakhstan attract billions in investments. Despite its booming economy, the government is unlikely to move towards democracy any time soon.
There were seven highly regarded and qualified women who could have been selected as the next UN secretary-general. So why did the job go to another man?
The UN’s Charter legally binds it to promote gender equality, but guess what: yes, it’s a man again.
Even the UN Security Council’s most stubborn members have committed to defending South Sudan’s residents against violence.
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Professor of International Relations, University of Otago
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Professor and Director of the Policy Innovation Hub, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Westminster
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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