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Palestine objects to US embassy move at ICJ
News, Published on 06/10/2018
» The International Court of Justice (ICJ), through its press release, has informed that Palestine has lodged a complaint against the United States, arguing that the latter’s shifting of its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem violates the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
USA's baffling exit from UN Human Rights Council
News, Published on 25/06/2018
» After threatening to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for some time, finally on June 19, the Trump administration declared its withdrawal. The UNHRC, an international body of 47 states with a rotating membership, is tasked with the protection of human rights and condemning states for violation of human rights. Possibly, even for casual observers of the global politics, this move by Mr Trump's Administration may not spring a surprise. After all, this administration has been isolationist on many pressing global matters and this is just one in that list. However, what this move would achieve is not clear and it does not seem that the US would achieve any of the things that Washington says it would.
Is US ringing death knell for WTO?
Md Rizwanul Islam, Published on 12/02/2018
» The apathy of the US president towards international trade (or more particularly imports to the US market) and his overall USA first and anti-globalisation rhetoric is well discussed.
Asean must show its mettle over the Rohingya crisis
News, Md Rizwanul Islam, Published on 14/10/2017
» Though weeks have passed, the latest wave of atrocities on Rohingya has not shown any signs of tangible improvement.
Islet row hinges on new evidence
News, Published on 17/02/2017
» Since Feb 2, Malaysia has appealed to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to reassess its 2008 ruling on a territorial dispute over an islet, Pedra Branca, in which the ICJ granted sovereignty rights to another party in the dispute, Singapore.