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Understanding the Use of Zones and the Concept of Proportionality: Enduring Lessons from the Falklands War

On 2 April 1982 Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands (alternatively, the Islas Malvinas). The resulting conflict lasted 74 days and claimed the lives of 255 UK military personnel…

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The Modern Law of Self-Defence

Text of the speech delivered this evening by United Kingdom’s Attorney-General, the Rt Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London on…

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Announcements: Symposium on the Sovereignty Dispute over the Falklands (Malvinas); CfS CILJ Volume 6; Arab Legal Forum – Challenging UN Sanctions ‎Before Domestic Courts

1. Symposium on the Sovereignty Dispute over the Falklands (Malvinas). This Symposium will be held at the Stayokay Hotel, Maastricht, on 7 October 2016. For further information and…

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Announcements: PluriCourts Conference; ASIL and Yale Call for Abstracts; Maastricht University Essay Competition; Human Rights in the MENA Region

PluriCourts Conference on Adjudicating International Trade and Investment Disputes. The PluriCourts Centre of Excellence at the University of Oslo will host a two day conference on “Adjudicating International Trade…

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Announcements: James Muiruri International Law Lecture; The Creation of a World Court for Human Rights Event; Interpretation of the ECtHR Conference; Maastricht University Essay Competition; UN Audiovisual Library of International Law

1. Annual James Muiruri International Law Lecture. University of Sheffield School of Law Annual James Muiruri International Law Lecture will be held on Wednesday 11…

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Mauritius v. UK: Chagos Marine Protected Area Unlawful

On 1 April 2010, the UK declared the world’s largest Marine Protected Area (MPA) around the Chagos Archipelago. The Archipelago is one of 14 remaining British overseas…

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The EU/US v. Russia Trade Wars: Revisiting GATT Article XXI and the International Law on Unilateral Economic Sanctions

The EU, US, and Russia are far from reaching any détente in the economic warfare waged between some of the world’s economic powerhouses. On 11 September 2014, the…

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Comments on David Kretzmer’s “The inherent right to self-defence and proportionality in jus ad bellum

Dr Noam Lubell, Reader, School of Law, University of Essex I’ve been asked to begin the discussion of Professor David Kretzmer’s new article on…

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Who Can Apply to Add Sites Situated in Disputed territory to the World Heritage List?

Dr Shlomit Wallerstein is a CUF Lecturer in Law at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Peter's College, Oxford. Recently (on 29…

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Oil exploration around the Falklands (Malvinas)

In June, I looked at the longstanding sovereignty dispute over the Falklands Islands (Malvinas) on the occasion of the 30-year anniversary of the 1982 war. I revisit this…

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