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  1. The ITLOS Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: A Brief Review

    ... had requested ITLOS to identify specific obligations of state parties to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS or ... law) and not the corresponding secondary obligations (responsibility or liability in the event of breach) because COSIS only “asked ...

    04/22/2025 - 1:22pm

  2. The Colonial Policy of Racial Segregation and Forced Displacements of Mixed-Race Children (métis) on Trial: Belgium Held Liable for Crimes Against Humanity

    ... judgment, the Brussels Court of Appeal found the Belgian state civilly liable for crimes against humanity as a result of its colonial ... through this formal assumption of liability, to take responsibility for these injustices and financially compensate the appellants. ...

    04/11/2025 - 10:06am

  3. Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems & International Law: Growing Momentum Towards a New International Treaty

    ... criminal law, international human rights law, the law of state responsibility, international environmental law, international product ...

    01/24/2025 - 8:32am

  4. The ICJ's Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: A Data Analysis of Participants' Submissions

    ... harm, whether human rights law imposes extra-territorial state jurisdiction, and the relevance of the law of state responsibility to violations of obligations concerning climate change.  ...

    12/09/2024 - 1:38pm

  5. ICJ's Provisional Measures Approach in Nicaragua v. Germany – Unusual or a Practice in Judicial Economy?

    ... based on the statements made by the non-applicant state. This  Insight  will discuss: (1) the Court’s order, along with ... submissions, Germany emphasized its “special historical responsibility for Israel’s security.” It took serious objection to ...

    11/27/2024 - 8:39am

  6. Human Rights and Environmental Risk, Responsibilities and Opportunities of Financial Institutions

    ... and Human Rights Lawyers Association, Business for Social Responsibility, KPMG LLP, and the Vance Center for International Justice of the ... Street City:  New York State:  NY AA Web Reg:  N ...

    11/09/2024 - 10:50pm

  7. International Humanitarian Law Principles – An Update on the Israel/Gaza Conflict - Ep. 5

    ... East Jerusalem, and Israel. We will discuss issues of state sovereignty and sovereign immunity in the context of the ICC Chief ... customary international law and the shift in investigative responsibility and authority for enforcement of international humanitarian law ...

    08/25/2024 - 11:50pm

  8. International Humanitarian Law Principles – An Update on the Israel/Gaza Conflict - Ep. 5

    ... East Jerusalem, and Israel. We will discuss issues of state sovereignty and sovereign immunity in the context of the ICC Chief ... customary international law and the shift in investigative responsibility and authority for enforcement of international humanitarian law ...

    07/29/2024 - 8:53am

  9. TikTok v. Montana – State TikTok Ban Blocked by Court Based on Foreign Affairs Preemption

    ... District of Montana preliminarily enjoined enforcement of a state law banning TikTok in the state of Montana. [1]  The Court found that ... of foreign affairs without addressing a traditional state responsibility.” [18] Third, a state law violates the DFFC when it ...

    02/06/2024 - 1:46pm

  10. The Architecture of a Global Plastics Treaty: Deconstructing the Zero Draft

    ... of non-plastic substitutes; Extended producer responsibility; [15] Emissions and releases of plastic polymers ... Options 2 and 3. For example, a United States Department of State representative, speaking at a plastics industry conference in June 2023, ...

    10/18/2023 - 2:23pm