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Deliberate Ambiguity of the ICJ in Occupied Palestinian Territory Advisory Opinion

The International Court of Justice gave its much anticipated advisory opinion on Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, on 19 July 2024. The court has found Israel to be in violation of the law of Occupation and found the continued presence of Israel […]
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Israel-Palestine Conflict: An Expert’s Insight

On 7 October 2023, Hamas led a surprise attack on Israel, which killed almost 1,200 Israeli citizens and foreign nationals. In response to the attack, Israel launched a severe bombarding campaign and ground invasion in Gaza, which so far killed more than 35,000 Palestinian people, including over 14,000 children and more than 10,000 women, as […]
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Who Counts as a Civilian? Aerial bombing and Distinction in the Interwar Period

On the 1st of July 2016, Barack Obama issued an Executive Order to address civilian casualties in US operations involving the use of force. Together with this Executive Order, a report was published with information on the number of civilian casualties of US counterterrorism strikes. Referring to areas ‘outside active hostilities’, the document listed an […]
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A Critical Assessment of the CrPC Amendment Ordinances 2025 with Dr Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman

DHLR: Section 54 of The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (CrPC 1898), as amended, tightens the scope of arrest without warrant by distinguishing between offences punishable with imprisonment for a term up to seven years and those punishable with more than seven years. In the former case, police may arrest without a warrant only if […]
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