Trump threatens executive order to curb voting in midterm election
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2026/02/17/bccj-f17.html
The White House is moving to rig the outcome of the election or cancel altogether.
#Trump #Rigging #Elections #USA #Fascism #Constitution #StateResponsibility
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Judging a Ghost
For over a decade, European states have externalized migration control to non-European partners such as Libya - often beyond the reach of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). S.S. and Others v. Italy challenged the legality of this practice: survivors of a 2017 shipwreck alleged Italy’s coordination with the Libyan Coast Guard m
#EuropeanCourtOfHumanRights #NonRefoulement #StateResponsibility
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On the Science-Coloured Glasses of the ICJ
The ICJ gave a thoroughly science-based reading of State obligations with respect to climate change in its Advisory Opinion on Climate Change. This, in and of itself, is not very surprising considering the standard practice of domestic and human rights courts in climate cases, which are also known for heav
#ClimateChange #ICJ #StateResponsibility
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/on-the-science-coloured-glasses-of-the-icj/
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The EU’s ‘My Way or the Highway’ Approach?
#EuropeanUnion #StateResponsibility #WTO
https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/the-eus-my-way-or-the-highway-approach/
The Hague district court has found the Dutch state liable for the 2007 bombing of residential buildings in an Afghan village that left 50 to 80 civilians dead, saying the attack violated international law. A group of Afghan civilians, survivors and relatives of those killed, brought a civil suit against the government. They argued the attack on Chora was unlawful because the military had not established the buildings were being used by Taliban fighters at the time. The Dutch were...
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