Preemptive war, whether in Iraq or Ukraine, is a war crime. It does not matter if the war is launched on the basis of lies and fabrications, as was the case in Iraq, or because of the breaking of a series of agreements with Russia, including the promise by Washington not to extend NATO beyond the borders of a unified Germany, not to deploy thousands of NATO troops in Eastern Europe, not to meddle in the internal affairs of nations on Russia’s border and the refusal to implement the Minsk II peace agreement. Read article here.

“I think the challenge is that there are still a lot of people out there in the community — including those with underlying medical conditions, people with compromised immune systems, people who are unvaccinated and children — who may be at higher risk of contracting COVID and developing subsequent infections, and so my biggest concern with this new phase is the feeling that we may be leaving behind people.” Read here.
 

“Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the goal of which he claims is not to occupy the country but to “demilitarize” and “de-Nazify” it. We’ve no reason to put blind faith in any of those claims. Only time will tell. As of this writing dozens have reportedly been killed. All war is horrific. We can only hope that this one winds up being the least horrific a war can be.” Read here.

The lack of effective measures taken by the Court until now reinforces the victims’ view that they have been suffering from a prolonged denial of justice. Additionally,  the long-standing impunity which has been granted to Israel encourages the perpetrators to commit new crimes. Since the beginning of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, we have witnessed the return of international law to the global arena. What is happening now shows that international law may be, indeed, an effective tool, if implemented correctly. Read here.