On 19 March, the ICJ delivered a judgment allowing Guatemala to intervene as a non-party in Sovereignty over the Sapodilla Cayes/Cayos Zapotillos (Belize v. Honduras). In this case, Belize is seeking a declaration that, as opposed to Honduras, it “is sovereign over the Sapodilla Cayes”, a number of islands off the shores of Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras…

Since COVID-19 developed into a global crisis, scholars have argued about the possibility of suing China for its role in the spread of the pandemic (see e.g. here). On the international level, scholars have identified several legal bases on which to pursue claims, most notably Arts. 6 and 7 of the WHO’s International Health Regulations (IHR)…