Nehal Bhuta
About/Bio
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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UK Metropolitan Police Investigate MI5 Complicity in Torture
February 20, 2010
Nehal Bhuta
In a story in The Guardian today, it was reported that the UK’s Metropolitan Police are investigating MI5 for complicity in US torture in relation to the case of Guantanamo detainee Aamer Shaker. Shaker is a permanent resident of the UK and is married to a UK citizen. The report claims that “Investigating officers have applied to…
JHHW to Stand Trial in France for Criminal Libel – Refusal to Remove a Bookreview which Displeased the Author of the Reviewed Book
February 11, 2010
Nehal Bhuta
The latest issue of EJIL is now out. The Table of Contents is posted below, but we wanted to draw EJIL: Talk! readers' attention to the Editorial, which concerns an attempt in France to prosecute EJIL's Editor in Chief for criminal libel. A link to the full editorial is posted below. Editorial 20 4 The below Table…
Canadian Supreme Court decision in Khadr
January 29, 2010
Nehal Bhuta
Late last year, we posted some reflections by myself and Elizabeth Prochaska on the pending Canadian Supreme Court case of the Prime Minister & Ors v Omar Khadr. The court handed down its decision today, allowing the Prime Minister's appeal in part. The court held that the trial court's remedial discretion had miscarried…
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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…