Nehal Bhuta
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Nehal Bhuta is Professor of International Law at the University of Edinburgh. He was Professor of International Law at the European University Institute (2012-2018). He is a member of the Board of Editors of the European Journal of International.
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Professor Francesco Francioni (1942 – 2024)
Professor Francesco Francioni, who was Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the EUI from 2003 to 2012, and Professor of International Law at the University of Siena from 1980 to 2003, passed away in Siena on 2 February 2024. He is survived by his wife, Susan Fisher, and his children Cino and Bianca. A…
Joint Series on International Law and Armed Conflict: Fair Trial Guarantees in Armed Conflict
September 22, 2016
Nehal Bhuta
As noted yesterday, EJIL:Talk! together with Lawfare and InterCross are running a joint series over the next few weeks on International Law and Armed Conflict. The first post in the series is by Nehal Bhuta on fair trial guarantees in armed conflict. The protection of fair trial rights during international and non-international armed conflicts might reasonably…
On Preventive Killing
September 17, 2015
Nehal Bhuta
If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long. We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge. In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path to action. And this nation will act. George…
Popular articles by Nehal Bhuta
Joint Series on International Law and Armed Conflict: Fair Trial Guarantees in Armed Conflict
September 22, 2016
Nehal Bhuta
As noted yesterday, EJIL:Talk! together with Lawfare and InterCross are running a joint series over the next few weeks on International Law and Armed Conflict. The first post in the series is by Nehal Bhuta on fair trial guarantees in armed conflict. The protection of fair trial rights during international and non-international armed conflicts might reasonably…
EJIL: The Podcast! Episode 28: Unlawful Occupation, Annexation and Segregation: The ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Palestine
September 17, 2024
Nehal Bhuta
I invited three distinguished Palestinian lawyers to EJIL: The Podcast! to discuss the recent ICJ decision on Palestine. They had views. Joining me, Nehal Bhuta, on the podcast were Diana Buttu, lawyer and former PLO negotiation team member; Professor Ardi Imseis, Queen’s University Law School, Ontario; and Dr Nimer Sultany, Reader in Law, SOAS…
On Preventive Killing
September 17, 2015
Nehal Bhuta
If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long. We must take the battle to the enemy, disrupt his plans and confront the worst threats before they emerge. In the world we have entered, the only path to safety is the path to action. And this nation will act. George…