In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the arguments on whether the International Court’s jurisdiction in Nicaragua v Germany is subject to any temporal restriction.
Category: International Law
COP 17: Intensified livestock production reinforces colonial logics, and does nothing to arrest the global biodiversity crisis
In this post, Dr Sean Madden discusses the animal sourced food consumption in the light of colonial heritage and global governance.
Rebuilding After Genocide and the Unfinished Protection of the Êzîdîs
In this post, Dr Hoshman Ismail addresses the issue of societies rebuilding after genocidal experience, in the light of the relevant United Nations practice and academic literature.
Do Animals Have to Be Useful to Deserve Legal Protection?
Motunrayo Esan is a Law PhD researcher at the University of Birmingham. Her research examines the history, text and implementation of the Animal Welfare Strategy for Africa through Third World Approaches to International Law.
The concept of dispute in Nicaragua v Germany
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelahsvili addresses elements and applications of the concept of legal dispute before the International Court of Justice
The Minab school strike – an obvious war crime
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses the debate around the US strike on the Minab school of 28 February 2026
State of the pleadings: the indispensable party doctrine in Nicaragua v Germany
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses what the indispensable party doctrine includes or does not include in international judicial proceedings.
A follow-up on Shehabi: status of international treaties in English law
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the role of courts in interpreting acts of Parliament that are said to give domestic effect to international treaties.
Lessons from Iran, or Law and Power Politics from Thucydides to Rubinstein
In this blogpost, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili addresses implications of the war against Iran from an inter-disciplinary point of view.
The Supreme Court’s decision on Shehabi v Bahrain
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the Supreme Court’s approach to sources of international law in relation to State immunity claims.