International law
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Closing the Accountability Gap: Corporate Ecocide and the Imperative for International Legal Reform
Ecocide, which refers to the widespread and severe destruction of the natural environment, has been condemned by the legal affairs committee, followed by the direction of travel by four previous consultative committees in the European Parliament. This is in line with the Independent Experts Panel’s (IEP) report which is run by the charitable group of…
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Nature’s Silent Suffering Amidst War’s Devastation
“The birds sing because they know you’re safe.” Alina’s mother whispered these gentle words every night as she tucked her six-year-old daughter into bed, when she fell asleep every night to the sound of birdsong outside her bedroom window in Bucha, Ukraine. But one cold morning in February 2022, the birds were silent. Missiles screamed…
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Gaza and the Global Crisis of International Law: A Legal Reckoning in an Age of Strategic Hypocrisy | Faisal Kutty writes for Virtuosity Legal
The carnage in Gaza has not only shattered lives and landscapes but also exposed a seismic crisis in the global legal order. Far from being a remote regional conflict, Israel’s war on Gaza has become a crucible for testing the very foundations of international law, humanitarian norms, and Western political credibility. The legal implications are…