Abhinav Mehrotra & Dr. Biswanath Gupta

Shared Deterrence, Shared Responsibility: The Legal Fault Lines in the Saudi–Pakistan Nuclear Pact

The Saudi–Pakistan nuclear pact mirrors NATO’s Article 5 but raises serious legal dilemmas—can “shared deterrence” justify collective violations of the UN Charter’s prohibition on force?

UNSC Convenes Behind Closed Doors Over Pahalgam Attack: Diplomacy at Crossroads Amid Indo-Pak Tensions

In a rare and highly sensitive move, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened behind closed doors to discuss the security situation between India...

United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL): Mandate, Operations, And Legal Implications Of Security Violations

Since its establishment in 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has operated in the Lebanon-Israel-Syria tri-border region, aiming to reinforce the...

Examining the Intersection of Women’s Rights Violations and International Law: A Case Study of Iran

The recent escalating tension in West Asia between Israel and Iran has sparked international eyeballs. However, amidst these discussions, the escalating women's rights violations...

Non-State Actors in International Law: Understanding the Role of Foreign Terrorist Fighters in the ISIS-Khorasan Attack in Russia

The recent attack in Russia by the ISIS-Khorasan and the killing of 150 Russians has sparked international eyeballs. The act is condemned by the...

Upholding Freedom of Speech and Democracy: A Call for International Action

In light of the recent death of the Russian opposition leader Alexiei Navalny who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges of extremism. He dies...

Ceasefires in International Law and the Possible Way Forward

In recent times there have been two armed conflicts that forced us to revisit the fundamentals of international law, these are the Ukraine and...

Collective Punishment as a Violation of International Law : The Case of Israel and Eritrea

In the wake of recent clashes between Eritrean asylum seekers and Israeli authorities, the question of whether returning refugees can be considered a form...

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