Asylum seeker, refugee, and immigrant
Refugee law developed from international human rights law during and soon after the Second World War (1939-1945). The world, especially Europe and the Americas experiences a large influx of Europeans…
Gibraltar: UK, Spain and the EU
“Thirty-five years ago this week, another woman prime minister sent a task force halfway across the world to defend the freedom of another small group of British people against another…
PoW and the Geneva Convention: The law in practice
PoW are provided for under the Geneva Convention (1929) which was signed at Geneva in Switzerland on 27thJuly 1929. The provisions of the Convention saw fruition on African soil. Recently,…
South Africa’s ICC exit barred by High Court
South Africa’s ICC exit threats were barred by court, mid this week. The Country’s intent to unsubscribe their membership from the Rome Statute, the international treaty which establishes the International…
Ukraine v Russia: What are the jurisdictional issues & merits?
Ukraine Versus Russia: In early January 2016, Ukraine affirmed its intention to bring a claim against Russia before the ICJ under the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing…
Antonio Guetteres, Secretary General, UN
If you don’t already know, the UN has a new Secretary General. Yes, the UN unlike some home countries has term limits and so Ban Ki Moon is going into…
Can the African Union travel advisories in reciprocity?
"A travel advisory" appeared in a Kenyan newspaper this week warning Africans who intend to visit the United States to be aware of continued instability and civil unrest in places…