On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the right to strike under ILO Convention No. 87, holding by ten votes…

On 21 May 2026, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the Right to Strike under…

On 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution A/80/L.65 welcoming the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Obligations…

On Bonaire’s low-lying southern coast sit the so-called “slave huts”: small coral stone buildings that carry the physical memory of a colonial economy built on racialised coercion and…

For a long time, the obligation to co-operate occupied an ambiguous position in international law. It appeared in diverse treaty regimes and institutional contexts, yet it was seldom…

The United Nations Security Council (“SC”) veto has once again become a focal point of debate. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and paralysis over the situation in Gaza have…

In my previous post, I discussed the bottom line of the ICJ’s UNRWA advisory opinion – essentially the Court’s finding that Israel’s obligations…

Yesterday, the International Court of Justice delivered its advisory opinion on the Obligations of Israel in relation to the Presence and Activities of the United…

From 6-8 October, 2025, the International Court of Justice held public hearings in response to the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s request for an advisory opinion on the…

The ICJ Advisory Opinion of 23 July 2025 on states' obligations in respect of climate change is, for many reasons, pathbreaking. Some of such features pertain to international…