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Oct 10, 20244 min read
How Can Recognizing ‘Ecocide as the Fifth International Crime’ Under Rome Statute Protect Our Planetary Future?
By Inzam P I The current decade is characterized by an ongoing cycle of wars, indiscriminate killing, genocide, and armed conflicts....
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Apr 19, 20234 min read
Rethinking UAV’s: Changing level playing field in Russia - Ukraine Conflict
By Nirbhay Phusate and Akhand Pratap Rai Introduction According to the latest press release by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR), at...
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Jan 31, 20235 min read
The Indian Move for Revision of the Indus Waters Treaty: Making Hydro-diplomacy and Treaty-law Work
By Prof. Bharat H Desai A long awaited yet unprecedented development finally took shape in hydro-diplomacy and treaty law with India...
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Jan 19, 20235 min read
The Advent of Indian Law to Repress Global Maritime Piracy: Making International Law Work
By Prof. Bharat H Desai In a heartening development, both the houses of the Indian Parliament finally passed a special legislation...
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Oct 21, 20225 min read
Blog Special: Poverty as a Violation Human Rights: Taking International Law Seriously
By Prof. Bharat H Desai The right to live healthy life with basic human dignity is sine qua non for measuring the real wealth of nations....
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Oct 7, 20225 min read
Role of the UN and the International Legal Dimensions of Russia Ukraine Crisis
By Pratik Mall The ongoing Ukraine crisis has fueled the raging and perennial debate about the relevance of the UN The Russia-Ukraine...
SIS Blog
Sep 21, 20225 min read
Part – VI: Use of Weapons of War and Violence Against Children: A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H Desai The Maldivian diplomat Abdulla Shahid, President of the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly...
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Aug 23, 20225 min read
Part – V: Use of Weapons of War and the Role of Humanitarians: A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H Desai The beauty, majesty and raison d'être of the humanitarian support is drawn from ancient notion of neighbors...
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Aug 11, 20225 min read
Part – IV: Use of Nuclear Weapons in War (Hiroshima-Nagasaki Day): A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H. Desai The first week of August 2022 brought vivid memories of the lethal capacity of the nuclear bombs that were...
SIS Blog
Aug 6, 20225 min read
Part - III: Abused Ammunition as a Weapon of War in the DR Congo: A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H. Desai The troubling reality is that the abundance of our natural resources – gold, coltan, cobalt and other strategic...
SIS Blog
Jun 22, 20226 min read
Blog Special Series-II: Use of Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War: A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H. Desai Sexual violence against women during conflicts has been used as a tactic and weapon of war. It is not just rape...
SIS Blog
Jun 2, 20226 min read
Blog Exclusive: The Great Escape after 112 Years: Savarkar Case in International Law
By Prof. Bharat H. Desai The core question before the Arbitration Tribunal was: Should Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, in conformity with the...
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May 28, 20225 min read
Blog Special Series-I: Use of Food as a Weapon of War: A Challenge for International Law
By Prof. Bharat H. Desai In the third decade of the 21st century, the growing use of food as a weapon to starve civilians and others...
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