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The Extraterritorial Application of the Fair and Equitable Standard: The 1955 US-Iran Treaty of Amity before the International Court of Justice
Introduction In July 2018, Iran brought claims against the United States (US) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The former alleged breaches of certain treaty…
Drone Attacks on Saudi Aramco Oil Installations
Half of Saudi Arabia’s oil production has been stopped by air attacks involving drones and possibly cruise missiles on 14 September 2019. Houthi rebels in Yemen have…
Did the US Stay “Well Below the Threshold of War” With its June Cyberattack on Iran?
On 20 June 2019, the United States conducted a major cyberattack against Iran in response to Iran’s (alleged) attacks on oil tankers in the Hormuz Strait and the…
How International Law Restricts the Use of Military Force in Hormuz
We await whether an allied action will protect shipping in the Persian Gulf, and whether it will be led by the USA or by European states. The UK's…
Tanker Games – The Law Behind the Action
The conflict between some western States and Iran has reached a new phase. Last month, both sides arrested tankers off their coasts. Whereas the political intentions of either…
A Reply to Professor Kraska on the Iranian Shootdown of the US Global Hawk Drone
Prof. Kraska has argued in his latest EJIL: Talk! article that the incident regarding the downing of a US drone by Iran happened due to the…
Justifying Self-defense against Assisting States: Conceptualizing Legal Consequences of Inter-State Assistance
Cause for thought: Israel’s airstrikes directed against Iran and Syria Israel has acknowledged to have repeatedly struck Iranian military targets in Syria. While confrontations…
UK’s Position on the Diplomatic Protection of Dual Nationals
The UK Government decided today to exercise diplomatic protection over Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a dual UK-Iranian national imprisoned in Iran (and one of a number of…
‘With Friends Like That, Who Needs Enemies?’: Extraterritorial Sanctions Following the United States’ Withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement
On Monday 21 May 2018, the US Secretary of State announced that, as a result of its withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (‘JCPOA’ or…
What Will a Trump Administration Mean for International Agreements with the United States?
On 20 January 2017, Donald Trump will become the 45th President of the United States. During the campaign, he spoke often about terminating landmark international agreements concluded by…