Security

Since 2013, States have repeatedly reaffirmed in multilateral institutions that the principle of sovereignty applies in cyberspace, and in particular that “in their use of ICTs, States must observe, among other principles of international law, State sovereignty, sovereign equality” (A/70/174). As more and more states publish their views on the application of international law in…

On 27 June 2024, the tribunal in the investment dispute Seda v Colombia delivered a long-awaited award. The decision, hailed by Colombia as ‘historic’, represents the first publicly available award where an investment tribunal accepted the ‘self-judging’ character of a provision within an investment agreement. Additionally, it is the first public award to dismiss an entire…

In April 2023, Scandinavian journalists uncovered that Russia was running a large-scale programme to spy on offshore wind farms, submarine cables and pipelines, and other infrastructure in the North and Baltic Seas. Security experts say the activities are likely to prepare the ground for sabotage. Foreign Policy commented: “Russian…

On 9 November 2023, Australia and the Tuvalu signed the world’s first climate resettlement treaty. Tuvalu is a Pacific Island State of only 26 square kilometres in area, with over half its population living on the atoll of Funafuti. It has a mean elevation of less than 2 metres above sea level and is profoundly threatened by climate…