In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili introduces and discusses the the basic concept of the critical mass of international power as the basis for multilateral diplomacy in the area of crisis management, and highlights inter-disciplinary dimensions of this matter.
Category: International Law
From “dualism” towards isolationism? Or why the Government keeps losing cases
Inaugural lecture of Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili, given at the University of Birmingham, 21 November 2023
State of the pleadings: Ukraine, Russia and 32 musketeers before the International Court of Justice
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili critiques assertions made by applicant and intervening States in the Ukraine v Russia case that the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction under the Genocide Convention
Confuse the law, protect the aggressor: lex ferenda and the ICRC’s (mis)definition of “international armed conflict”
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili critiques the ICRC’s approach on international armed conflicts
Use of force and legal reasoning: selectivity unbound?
In this post, Professor Alexander Orakhelashvili comments on contributions relating to the legal regime of the use of force by professors Ingrid (Wuerth) Brunk and Monica Hakimi, co-editors in chief of the American Journal of International Law.
Of apples, oranges and analogies: keeping use of force and State responsibility separate
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili comments on the recent academic debate regarding the use of force and self-defence in international law
Transitional Justice and Distributive Justice in post conflict societies
In this post, Dr Felix Torres discusses the issues of transitional Justice and distributive Justice in post conflict societies
Pan-Asianism and International Law
In this blogpost, professor Mohammad Shahabuddin introduces and discusses his latest research findings on pan-Asianism and international law
Withdrawal in all but name: Government’s response to Parliamentary Committee’s comments on the Bill of Rights Bill
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the Government’s response to the Parliamentary Committee’s critique of the Bill of Rights Bill
Putin in the dockyard? Or whatever international lawyers ought to (have) reflect(ed) on
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) prosecutor against the President of Russia Vladimir Putin