Peremptory norms of jus cogens are regarded as representing the core values of the international community. The consensus among states,...

In the wake of the Arab Spring in 2010 and the Syrian Civil War the following year, the Islamic State terror group quickly rose to...

There are three bases commonly offered as granting recognition of a right to resort to unilateral humanitarian intervention (hereafter...

It may be argued that, in such a politically fractured world, it has never been so important for the global community to have access to a...

This article discusses the principle of supremacy of EU law over conflicting legislation in national legal orders of Member States. The...

Beauchamp and Childress in their widely accepted framework for medical ethics outlined four prima facie principles (respect for autonomy,...

It has been widely perceived that the Abortion Act 1967 served to legalise abortion in the United Kingdom. However, this was not the...

The area of informed consent has long been an area of great debate. To what extent should a patient be informed of the risks in a...

“Few would disagree that both the defence of humanity and the defence of sovereignty are principles that must be supported. Alas that...

International Humanitarian Law is heralded as a protector of civilians in times of armed conflict. It is in possession of an array of...