The armed Islamist group committed war crimes on Oct. 7, experts say, and continues to do so by holding hostages. By Amanda Taub Reporting from London Since the attacks of Oct. 7, every legal expert I ...

Following a period of relative post-Cold War peace, the beginning of the twenty-first century has seen a tremendous increase in the number of conflict events around the planet. As of late 2024, the ...

The Genocide Convention that Israel has been accused of violating may contain a critical loophole when it comes to military action. The post Gaza, Genocide and the Limitations of International Law ...

“Fools, visionaries, sufferers from delusions, neurotics and lunatics have played great roles at all times in the history of mankind…Usually, they have wreaked havoc.” – Sigmund Freud, Thomas Woodrow ...

According to a UN legal framework, a nation's territory does not extend beyond 19km from its shores but enforcing international maritime law is a challenge across the globe.

Let’s take a closer look. What does it take to be a state? There is no single definition of a state, but international law widely cites the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The UN has previously ...

Socialist New York State assemblyman and mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has made “affordability” a campaign focus, promising to freeze rents and eliminate bus fares. But Mamdani’s recent comments ...

A federal appeals court struck down tariffs that President Trump had imposed by invoking a decades-old law. By Madeleine Ngo Reporting from Washington A federal appeals court on Friday ruled that many ...