Reclaiming Uncertainty: (Re)thinking the Principle of Legitimate Expectation – A Critical Reading Based on the Eco Oro v Colombia Decision

The principle of protecting legitimate expectations, a key element of the Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) standard, has become central…

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Should Negative Emissions Count Toward Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement? Pros and Cons Considering Early Submissions in the Third Round of NDCs

© Image by Billy Joachim from UnSplash Introduction “This round of NDCs [Nationally Determined Contributions] is a make or break…

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Labelling Drug Cartels as Terrorist Organisations: Can the US Invoke a Right to Self-defence?

On 20 February 2025, the US government officially declared six Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations. The designation process…

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Succession of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination concerning the Former Soviet Republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan

Ratione Temporis in Armenia v Azerbaijan and Azerbaijan v Armenia On 12 November 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ)…

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Can International Law Protect Reproductive Rights in Conflict?

The First Prosecution of a Reproductive Crime In February 2021, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Dominic Ongwen on sixty-two…

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