In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili examines the latest update of UK Government’s legal position on the war of Iran and legality of Iran’s attack against the Diego Garcia Base.
Month: March 2026
Call for Papers: The Future of European Law and Policy IX: the EU and the UK, 10 years after the referendum
A one-day conference hosted by The Institute of European Law at Birmingham Law School.
Tenacious initiation: using Bills to keep abortion reform on the legislative agenda in Ireland
In this post, Dr Alana Farrell critiques legislative process in Ireland with particular focus on the matters of abortion law.
Law and lawyers in times of crisis
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili comments on the role of international legal reasoning in the context of major crises such as the current war against Iran.
Recognition of Somaliland: A follow-up
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili clarifies further aspects of Israel’s recognition of Somaliland by reference to statehood criteria under the 1933 Montevideo Convention and to the recent Security Council’s debate.
UK Government’s legal position on UK’s involvement in the Iran crisis
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses UK Government’s legal position on UK’s involvement in the Iran crisis.