Recent developments in Syria have raised renewed concerns about the protection of ethnic and religious minorities under international law. This contribution by Dr Hoshman Ismail examines the situation through the lens of international law, focusing on whether emerging patterns of violence under a new de facto authority engage the legal frameworks of genocide and ethnic cleansing and, crucially, whether the international duty of prevention has now been triggered.
Month: January 2026
(Why) Is the government cutting Access to Work, and what does this mean for disabled people?
In this post, Dr Clare Williams discusses government cutting Access to Work, and its implications for disabled people.
A tale of two rivieras, or the “life and death” discourse in international law
In this blogpost, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the viability of international law, most lately in the context of the US use of force against Venezuela.