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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) announced on Friday that it would hear a case brought by Sudan seeking emergency measures against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the crime of genocide. Sudan alleges that the UAE has violated the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention) by enabling [...]

Sudan instituted proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday. The claim alleged that the UAE had directly supported the paramilitary Rapid Support Force (RSF) and its militia in West Darfur, violating the Genocide Convention. Sudan’s claim against the UAE is based on the weapons seized by [...]

The rapid evolution of technology has transformed society in profound ways, presenting both opportunities and significant challenges. As a professor of public administration and public policy and a professor of law, I often explore the intersection of technological advancement, societal impact, and regulatory policy. Recent developments, such as the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act [...]

UN human rights experts decried on Wednesday confirmation of the death of Jamshid Sharmahd, a victim of arbitrary detention in Iran. The UN experts said: “The death of the 69-year-old after years of arbitrary detention is appalling, especially considering he was subjected to kidnapping, and violations of numerous fundamental rights including his right to a [...]

The Japanese government introduced on Friday a new set of sanctions against Russia and other foreign entities in response to the ongoing situation in Ukraine. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these sanctions, which fall under the Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act, aim to strengthen international efforts to achieve peace and end the [...]

The Lebanese government deported Abdulrahman Youssef al-Qardawi, an Egyptian-Turkish poet, to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday, prompting accusations from Human Rights Watch (HRW) that the deportation was unlawful and intended to silence dissent. HRW expressed serious concerns regarding Abdulrahman’s safety, emphasizing that he faces a high risk of torture and an unfair trial [...]

Though the fall of Syria’s Assad would appear gainful for Israel prima facie, a potential nuclear threat from Iran not only remains, but is plausibly greater than before. One reason for such a counter-intuitive suggestion is that Tehran is now more likely to feel “cornered” in certain crisis circumstances (both foreseeable and unforeseeable) and to [...]

Amnesty International revealed on Thursday that the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are using armored carriers from the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) which incorporate French military technology. The group highlighted the potential breach of the UN arms embargo on Darfur and called on all countries to cease supplying weapons to the conflicting parties in Sudan. [...]

France risks breaching the UN arms embargo on Sudan by allowing French-manufactured military technology to be incorporated into armored personnel carriers (APCs) currently being used in war zones in Darfur, Amnesty International reported on Thursday. The Nimr Ajban APCs used by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are manufactured in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) [...]

Gershon Baskin, a prominent Israeli peace negotiator who is currently conducting back-channel negotiations between Hamas and Israel to bring an end to the current offensive in Gaza, spoke to JURIST Senior Editor for Long Form Content Pitasanna Shanmugathas about the complex obstacles preventing a ceasefire amid the conflict’s expansion into Lebanon and Iran, his unique [...]