International Law – Page 5

Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021By Editor

Norwegian defense officials have met with American embassy staff to express their concerns after the US was accused of spying on NATO ally politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and officials in Norway. … Read More >Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official

Shows

CrossTalk Bullhorns: What order?

Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021By Editor

The Biden administration is quite fond of the term “rules-based international order.” They apply it as if everyone knows what it means. What does it mean? And who does it apply to? Lastly, what happened to the idea of international law? … Read More >CrossTalk Bullhorns: What order?

Middle East

‘Unacceptable neutrality’: Iran calls upon international community to stop Israeli ‘aggression’ against Palestine

Posted on May 20, 2021May 20, 2021By Editor

Iran has urged the international community to stop Israeli attacks against the Palestinians, criticizing the “unacceptable neutrality” shown by multiple nations amid the flare-up in Gaza that has been going on for over a week. … Read More >‘Unacceptable neutrality’: Iran calls upon international community to stop Israeli ‘aggression’ against Palestine

Russia

Western messaging about ‘rules-based international order’ designed to undermine UN & circumvent international law, says Russian FM

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021By Editor

Western countries are developing rules without the consent of the rest of the international community, and are both undermining and circumventing the United Nations. That’s according to Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s Foreign Minister. … Read More >Western messaging about ‘rules-based international order’ designed to undermine UN & circumvent international law, says Russian FM

Op-ed

The West pushes the Xinjiang issue hard and selectively, while ignoring the sustained slaughter of Palestinians

Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021By Editor

Muslims allegedly being treated badly in China? Terrible human rights atrocities that need to be stopped. Muslims being bombed, murdered and driven from their homes in Gaza? Meh, they’re anti-Israel terrorists. … Read More >The West pushes the Xinjiang issue hard and selectively, while ignoring the sustained slaughter of Palestinians

World

The world must pressure Israel to end its ‘murderous attack on Gaza,’ Roger Waters says

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

World governments must cease all military aid to Israel and demand an end to its “ferocious” assault on Gaza, Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters told RT, amid a sharp escalation of violence in the Palestinian enclave. … Read More >The world must pressure Israel to end its ‘murderous attack on Gaza,’ Roger Waters says

Agent Orange complaint against multinationals including Monsanto and Dow Chemical rejected by French court as ‘inadmissible’

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

A Paris court has rejected a 2014 complaint brought against 14 companies involved in the production and sale of Agent Orange to the US during the Vietnam War, declaring it does not have jurisdiction to rule over the matter. … Read More >Agent Orange complaint against multinationals including Monsanto and Dow Chemical rejected by French court as ‘inadmissible’

Asia & Pacific

South Korea to take Japan to international tribunal over plan to dump Fukushima water into ocean

Posted on April 15, 2021April 15, 2021By Editor

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has told government officials to look at taking Japan to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea over the country’s plans to dump contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean. … Read More >South Korea to take Japan to international tribunal over plan to dump Fukushima water into ocean

Asia & Pacific

US Navy sends warship to India’s exclusive economic zone without permission, to challenge New Delhi’s ‘excessive maritime claims’

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

The US Navy has said it deliberately refrained from asking India’s consent for a ‘freedom of navigation’ patrol near its Lakshadweep archipelago this week because New Delhi’s demands to do so contravene international law. … Read More >US Navy sends warship to India’s exclusive economic zone without permission, to challenge New Delhi’s ‘excessive maritime claims’

Middle East

Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn’t have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territories

Posted on April 10, 2021April 10, 2021By Editor

Tel Aviv has formally responded to the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s plans to investigate possible war crimes in the occupied Palestinian territories, claiming the tribunal does not have jurisdiction over Israel. … Read More >Israel tells International Criminal Court it doesn’t have authority to investigate crimes in Palestinian territories

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