My latest article, ‘Statehood and International Organization: Rethinking Their Conceptual Relationship with Reference to Customary International Law’, addresses whether, how, and to what extent, doctrinal propositions that…

On 26 December 2025, Israel became the first state to formally recognize Somaliland as a state. The reactions of the international community have ranged between negative, cautious,…

Identifying the moment at which an entity becomes a State remains one of the most challenging and most fundamental questions of international law. Although the question is never…

In disagreeing with a letter on the possible British recognition of Palestine, which I signed with other parliamentarians, Marko contends that the argument that Palestine satisfies the…

A group of British peers, among them several distinguished lawyers, yesterday sent a letter to the Attorney-General, Lord Hermer, asking him to advise the UK Government that its…

The fight of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to maintain control of their destiny and retain their statehood needs no introduction. Threatened by the sea level rise caused…

The United States and Denmark have been embroiled in political tensions over President Donald Trump’s desire to acquire Greenland, possibly even by force. The Prime…

As the public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change drew to a close on…

In December 2023, South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) under the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime…

On 10 May 2024, the General Assembly (GA) adopted by an overwhelming majority Resolution ES-10/23 on the admission of the State of Palestine to the United Nations. The…