Since 8 October 2023, the day after Hamas’s attack on Israel, arms exports have been the subject of much debate. After spiking in 2023 (see report concerning Germany), exports have since declined. Governments in Canada, Belgium, Italy, and Spain have voluntarily suspended trade. Others, such as the Dutch Government, have done so after legal action … Read more
In its views adopted on 18 July 2024, the UN Human Rights Committee took an important step towards addressing rule of law and fair trial issues within international organisations and their internal justice mechanisms. This is a very welcome and necessary development for the international legal order. Unfortunately, the Committee failed to apply the relevant … Read more
For many years, the United States has been sending warships through the Taiwan Strait in a corridor it considers to be “international waters”. The transits, which are regularly announced by the US military, are intended to demonstrate US commitment to a “free and open Indo-Pacific” and to “upholding freedom of navigation for all nations as … Read more
On 21 September 2024, the New York Times reported Albania’s plan to create the State of Bektashi. Bektashi is a Muslim Shiite Sufi order founded in the 13th century in Turkey with its headquarters based in Albania since 1930. On 22 September 2024, Mr Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of Albania announced the same plan … Read more
On 11 September 2024, I conducted the following interview with Registrar Zavala Giler. It was a wide-ranging conversation which has been edited and condensed for publication. Registrar Osvaldo Zavala Giler (Photo: ICC) I begin by asking Zavala Giler how he came to work at the International Criminal Court. He tells me that he first encountered … Read more
