Solving the Wrong Problem?
20.10.2026
On January 1, 2025, the Basel Convention’s amendments on e-waste took effect, extending the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure to non-hazardous e-waste for the first time. Yet, they regulate e-waste...
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Interpreting Treaties in Domestic Courts
19.10.2026
Conflicting Rulings The application of public international law in domestic courts is a theme that causes much trepidation in litigants yet has been a treasure trove for academics. This is no less true for treaty...
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Reparations by Another Name
15.10.2026
On June 17, 2026, the United States (U.S.) and Iran signed a fourteen-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that formally ends military operations and establishes a sixty-day framework for negotiating a...
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Can the ILO Interpret Differently?
19.09.2026
During the drafting of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 (‘VCLT’ or ‘the Convention’), Sir Humphrey Waldock famously remarked that treaty interpretation is “to some extent an...
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129 Words and the Weight of Worlds
04.11.2025
We will soon cross a Rubicon in our new commercial space age. In 2024, a rocket lifted off every 36 hours. In 2025, every 28 hours. Commercial providers now account...
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