The Washington Post columnist has not been seen since entering the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul this month.
A bid by Japan to end an international whaling ban has failed
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Could A Ban On Fishing In International Waters Become A Reality?
As the United Nations meets to discuss high-seas biodiversity, scientists and activists say that while a fishing ban could profoundly help protect sea life, it may also be impossible to enforce.
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Former Ambassador On The Value Of The International Criminal Court
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to David Scheffer, former U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues under the Clinton administration, about U.S. participation in the International Criminal Court.
International Law Experts Warn Europe’s ‘Pull Back’ of Migrants is Illegal – Part 2
ROME, Sep 10 (IPS) – This is the second part of our series about migration to Italy.”The Italian and other European authorities are engaging – on the migration issue – in a policy which has the foreseeable results of numerous deaths.” It is a grim warning from expert on international law, refugees and migration issues, and member of the Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), Itamar Mann.
The White House’s new attack on the international system
John Bolton launched a scathing attack on a U.N.-mandated international court.
Commercial whaling has been effectively banned for more than 30 years, after some whales were driven almost to extinction. But Japanese officials argue it is time to lift the ban. The International Whaling Committee votes next week on their proposal.
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Palestinians say US attacks international law with UN funding cuts
After Trump threats, France stands by International Criminal Court
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John Bolton Took Aim At The International Criminal Court, Declaring It “Dead To Us”
“For all intents and purposes, the ICC is already dead to us,” Trump’s national security adviser told the conservative Federalist Society.
