international law

With the completely illegal attack on Yugoslavia it destroyed the post-WWII order it created itself. Since then, a long stream of devastation was caused by an urge to prolong the "unipolar moment" after the self-destruction of the Soviet Union into eternity. It's time to admit that the attempt...

US bars entry to International Criminal Court investigators The behaviour of these thugs is a pretty breathtaking thing to watch...

I have been following this story ever since I saw this uplifting video... http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/four-sisters-family-consider-taking-legal-fight-to-italy-20121003-26zsg.html These kids made another stand at the airport, and two of them had to be hauled off a commercial...

Now Charles Taylor has been convicted, who should be arrested, charged next? Your top five or ten with brief reason for each? There are quite a few so realistically we may have to rank by deaths or some empirical measure to prioritise. I have mine but want to see different view You can do more...

Quick question that came to me just then: If members of Al Quaeda are classed as unlawful combatants, and can't be tried under the rules of war, (no POW status etc), does that mean they can't be charged with War Crimes under the Geneva Convention? Or are there specific rules within the...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8453305.stm Also at the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jan/12/iraq-war-illegal-dutch-tribunal

Consider the following scenario: Suppose China declared publicly that it felt militarily threatened by Taiwan, and that it had evidence that showed that Taiwan was an imminent threat to the citizens on the mainland. On this stated basis, China invaded Taiwan with overwhelming numbers and...