We can witness in real time how the Trump administration is devastating international relations as well as the international legal order. Sanctions form an integral part of this disruptive behaviour, as they attribute political and economic weight to the US’ foreign policy agendas (see e.g. here; here). One particular tool to maximize these aspired…

Some weeks ago, Nicholas Tsagourias published a piece on Articles of War blog, analysing the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) recent advisory opinion on Israel’s practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. While other blogposts examined the opinion in substance, Tsagourias devotes his words to the Court’s discretion. According to him, compelling reasons should…