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Emerging Voices: The Participation of Children in Hostilities before the ICC–An Inherent Contradiction between IHL and ICL?

23rd August 2019

Emerging Voices: The Participation of Children in Hostilities before the ICC–An Inherent Contradiction between IHL and ICL? Article 8 of the Rome Statute, which sets out the war crimes within the ICC’s jurisdiction, is inextricably linked to the general...

Emerging Voices: The Case for CIL Interpretation–An Argument from Theory and an Argument from Practice

23rd August 2019

Emerging Voices: The Case for CIL Interpretation–An Argument from Theory and an Argument from Practice In international law interpretation is the process through which the interpreter attempts to determine the true meaning of the rule that is being interpreted. Most...

Consulate Worker Accused of “Visiting Prostitutes”

23rd August 2019

Simon Cheng, an employee of the U.K. consulate in Hong Kong, was yesterday confirmed to be held under “administrative detention” in Shenzhen after having not been heard from by family and friends since August 8, though no reason was given...

Global Companies, Celebrities “Compelled to Bow to Beijing’s Will” over Hong Kong

22nd August 2019

As protests against a proposed extradition law and the subsequent official response continue to roil Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific airline has found itself in the center of the turmoil, subject to an assault from Beijing that is “unprecedented in its...