Violence and war continue to spread in regions across the world, while the UN seems paralysed due to the divisions in the Security Council.
Author: Binoy KAMPMARK
Imperial Venality Defends Itself: Day Two of Julian Assange’s High Court Appeal
On February 21, the Royal Courts of Justice hosted a second day of carnivalesque mockery regarding the appeal by lawyers representing an ill Julian Assange, whose publishing efforts are being impugned by the United States as having compromised the identities of informants while damaging national security. Extradition awaits, only being […]
Identifying Imperial Venality: Day One Of Julian Assange’s High Court Appeal
It was clear that things were not going to be made easy for Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who infuriated the US imperium,
Joe Biden: The Damnation Of Age
The campaign trail till November 2024 will be long and vicious, and Biden’s team may well have to reprise their role as quarantine specialists for their leader.
When Courts Intervene: Halting The Transfer Of F-35 Parts To Israel
Legal challenges regarding the Israel-Gaza War are starting to bulk lawyers’ briefs and courtroom proceedings. South Africa got matters underway with its December application before the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide in its campaign against the Palestinians. While determining whether genocide has taken place, the ICJ issued […]
Absence Of Evidence: Israel’s Case Against UNRWA
The state of Israel was initially adamant that 12 such individuals in UNRWA had participated in the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
The Dangers Of Complicity: The US Courts, Gaza And Genocide
Along with the ICJ decision, and the increasing recognition that what Israel is carrying out is a genocide and the US is complicit in it, the strong language from a US federal court judge works to isolate Israel’s actions and also bring pressure on the Biden administration to change course.
When Much Is Too Much: Elon Musk’s Compensation Package
When is the acquisitive nature of open frontier capitalism too much? When Elon Musk is told that US$56 billion as a pay package is unfair.
Flashpoint For War: The Drone Killings At Tower 22
Yet another drone attack against a US outpost in the Middle East, its location of dubious strategic relevance to Washington.
Judicial Murder In Alabama
Defenders of capital punishment take refuge behind the words of the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution.
Freezing Aid To Gaza: Israel’s International War Against The UNRWA
UNRWA, the agency responsible for distributing aid in Gaza, were accused by Israel, of involvement in the Hamas attacks of October 7.
The ICJ’s Provisional Orders: The Genocide Convention Applies To Gaza
On January 26, legal experts, policy wonks, activists and the plain curious waited for the order of the International Court of Justice, sitting in The Hague. The topic was that gravest of crimes, considered most reprehensible in the canon of international law: genocide. The main participants: the accused party, the […]
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