International law and justice are essential concepts that govern the relations among nations and promote global stability, peace, and prosperity. At its core, international law aims to establish a set of rules and principles that govern the conduct of nations and protect the rights and interests of their citizens. Meanwhile, international justice seeks to ensure…
The U.S. National Group to the Permanent Court of Arbitration intends to nominate Professor Sarah Cleveland, an esteemed scholar of international law with extensive experience in multilateral settings, for election to the International Court of Justice in 2023. We strongly support her nomination. The United States deeply values the work of the International Court of…
A partner in Kennedys’ London office and co-chair of the firm’s international arbitration group has died, aged 41, following a long illness. Katherine Proctor joined the firm in 2018 as a partner and was described by colleagues as “a truly outstanding lawyer and a very dear friend”. In a statement from Kennedys, the firm said…
Roads in and around Taizz, Yemen’s third largest city, have been blocked by rebel forces since 2015 in violation of international humanitarian law, provoking ire from a coalition of 15 human rights organizations who banded together Monday to call for meaningful action in the region to ensure the free flow of medication, food, and other…
RIYADH — Justice Minister Walid Al-Samaani has met at his office in Riyadh Dr. Christophe Bernasconi, the Secretary General of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), where they discussed enhancing legal cooperation between the two sides. Dr. Bernasconi presented the HCCH’s activities and forums related to its conventions and private international law in…
TUNIS/GENEVA (29 August 2022) — The UN Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Libya urges all parties involved in the hostilities in Tripoli to refrain from any further military escalation and to protect the human rights of civilians, including their lives and property as well as comply with international humanitarian law, amid reports of armed clashes in…
