April 2022

Self-determination, Intervention and Invitation: The Illegality of Russia’s Intervention Following the 2014 Referendum in the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions

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Image Source: The Guardian News. A satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows burning apartment building in north-eastern Mariupol, Ukraine, on Saturday. Photo by AP (Associate Press). https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/22/clear-sign-putin-is-weighing-up-use-of-chemical-weapons-in-ukraine-says-biden The recent intervention in Ukraine, following the recognition of independence by Russia of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions has raised several questions, with regards to self-determination, independence, […]

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Holding Non-state Actors Accountable for Crimes Committed in Afghanistan: The Case of Taliban

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The Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court found that the Taliban and  other armed groups have committed international crimes, more specifically crimes against humanity and war crimes. The Taliban initially emerged in Pakistan in the early 1990s. Their influence in Afghanistan, at first, was limited to the south-western of this country. In 1996,

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The No-Confidence Vote: Making Sense of the Constitutional Crisis

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Image Source: Element5 Digital, [image] (Pexels, 15 January 2020) accessed 5 April 2022. Here is your simplified and unglorified factual and legal explainer about the current Constitutional Crisis happening in Pakistan: The 2018 general elections saw the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) emerge as the largest party, obtaining 149 total seats (increased over the years to 155)

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A Review of Russia’s Military Escalation in Ukraine Under International Law

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Image: Mariupol City Council showing a maternity hospital in Mariupol damaged by a Russian strike. Source:  BBC News, ’Ukraine war: Three dead as maternity hospital hit by Russian air strike, 10 March 2022  <https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-60675599> accessed 1st April 2022. Introduction As a world pandemic is coming to an end, the international community is turning its way

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