Sea Level Rise and International Law title

The topic of sea-level rise in relation to international law is currently under discussion in the International Law Commission, which intends to conclude the topic in this year’s session. Professor Martins Paparinskis, the ILC member from Latvia, is a member of the Commission’s Working Group on Sea-Level Rise and has participated in the discussion of legal issues relating to law of the sea, statehood, and human rights.

Trump 2.0: Tariffs, Territory, and Treaties title

The indicators are that Donald Trump’s second term as President will be as disruptive for international law and international relations as the first. Executive Orders were signed within hours of him becoming President withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement and World Health Organisation and renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. Prior to taking office President Trump threatened the imposition of tariffs on America’s major trading partners, especially Canada and Mexico.

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