Category: International law

What is the legality of the US and Israeli attacks on Iran?

Legal experts give their views on the lawfulness of the countries’ actions, including the UK’s ‘defensive’ operationUS-Israel war on Iran – live updatesWhat we know so far on day three of the Iran...

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Wes Streeting warns of ‘disintegration’ of rules-based world order after Venezuela attack

UK health secretary decline to criticise Donald Trump directly but suggests he is disturbed by events of recent daysUK politics – live updatesVenezuela crisis – live updatesA senior British cabinet minister had...

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UK rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite warning of possible genocide

Exclusive: British government adopted ‘least ambitious’ option months before RSF’s massacres in El FasherBritain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that the city of El...

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Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans

Millions of the tiny plastic pellets are being washed up on the coast of Kerala in India in the latest in a series of global spills, as plastic treaty talks continue in GenevaWhen a Liberian-flagged container ship, the MSC Elsa...

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Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians

Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimatesMore than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp...

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Starmer ‘listening to hostages’ but intends to stick to Palestine statehood plan

Freed British-Israeli accuses PM of ‘moral failure’ over move to recognise Palestine at UN unless Israel changes courseKeir Starmer has said he is listening to hostages taken by Hamas but still intends to recognise a...

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Peers arguing Palestinian state recognition unlawful ‘missing the point’, says minister – UK politics live

Jonathan Reynolds said government was seeking a ‘genuine peace process, a long-term settlement, and that requires a two state solution’Nine out of 10 nurses have rejected their 3.6% pay award for this year and warned...

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Starmer says UK ‘steadfast’ in wanting Gaza hostages released following criticism from woman held captive – UK politics live

PM says that alongside securing the release of hostages ‘we do need to do everything we can to alleviate the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza’Nine out of 10 nurses have rejected their 3.6% pay award for this year and...

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Are we witnessing the death of international law?

A growing number of scholars and lawyers are losing faith in the current system. Others say the law is not to blame, but the states that are supposed to uphold itIn late April, terrorists killed 26 civilians in the Indian town...

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