Normative Ambiguity of Jus Ad Bellum and the Limits of R2P
In February 2026, Iran-US-Israel conflict escalated into a full-scale armed confrontation after joint US-Israeli airstrikes were carried out as part of the so-called Operation Epic Fury, striking Iran’s leadership, command...
The Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 & International Human Rights Law
On 5th December 2025, a Member of the Indian Parliament (Lower House) introduced the Right to Disconnect Bill, 2025 (‘the Bill’). The Bill aims to introduce pivotal changes in the...
Locating the recognition or unrecognition of Arabic language in South Sudan’s legal frameworks
Article 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) – acceded to by South Sudan in February 2024 – prohibits any discrimination based on language, but Article...
Is Bangladesh Violating Its ICCPR Obligations?
On 29 August 2025, Bangladesh witnessed an incident where a former Minister, Abdul Latif Siddique, Dhaka University Professor Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, journalist Manzurul Alam, and at least 13 others were...
Individualised Risk Assessments and the Principle of Non-Refoulement: Why States Cannot Rush to Return Refugees and Asylum Seekers Back to Syria
The principle of non-refoulement – a principle of international law in the Refugee Convention, the International Covenant of Civil and Political Rights, and several other treaties – prohibits States from...
Sri Lankan High Court Delivers a Landmark Order as a Bulwark for Freedom of Expression
Within Sri Lanka, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) enabling legislation – the ICCPR Act No. 56 of 2007 – has only ever been used to persecute,...
