Articles tagged as International Law
International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of rules, norms, and standards generally accepted in relations between nations. International law is studied as a distinctive part of the general structure of international relations.
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Varga and Others v Hungary ECLI:CE:ECHR:2015:0310JUD001409712
Case Summaries
Varga And Others v Hungary 2015 ECHR 14097/12, 45135/12, 73712/12, 34001/13, 44055/13, and 64586/13 ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Babar Ahmad and others v United Kingdom [2012] ECHR 609
Case Summaries
Case Summary of Ahmad and others v United Kingdom (2013) 56 EHRR 1. Extradition and Article 3 of the ECHR. ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Z and Others v United Kingdom [2001] ECHR 333
Case Summaries
Z and Others v United Kingdom (Application No 29392/95). The applicants, four siblings, Z, a girl born in 1982, A, a boy born in 1984… ...
Last modified: 6th Nov 2026
Kokkinakis v Greece [1993] ECHR 20
Case Summaries
Kokkinakis’s conviction for proselytism violated Article 9 because improper persuasion had not been established. The Court rejected his Article 7 complaint. ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
The Kingdom of Spain v Infrastructure Services Luxembourg S.À.R.L. and another [2026] UKSC 9
Case Summaries
Spain and Zimbabwe, facing ICSID investment arbitration awards, sought to set aside their registration in the High Court on grounds of state immunity. The Supreme Court held that article 54(1) of the ICSID Convention constitutes a clear submission to jurisdiction under section 2(2) of the State Immunity Act 1978. Background These conjoined appeals concerned whether […] ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
The Kingdom of Bahrain v Shehabi and another [2026] UKSC 25
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held, by a majority, that the Kingdom of Bahrain is not immune from English proceedings in which two activists living in the United Kingdom claim psychiatric injury from the remote hacking of their computers. Section 5 of the State Immunity Act 1978 removes immunity where personal injury is caused by an act […] ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP (in special administration) and others [2023] UKSC 40
Case Summaries
Can a foreign tax authority sue for money it says it paid out because it was deceived? The answer depended on what the Danish authority was trying to recover. On its pleaded case the defendants had never paid the tax for which they claimed refunds. The Supreme Court had to decide whether the English proceedings […] ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Zubaydah v Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and others [2023] UKSC 50
Case Summaries
Abu Zubaydah alleged that UK intelligence services supplied questions to the CIA knowing he would be mistreated to obtain answers. Before any trial of those allegations, the courts had to decide which law governed his civil claim. The place of injury and the place from which the questions were allegedly sent pointed in different directions. […] ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
“Maduro Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela v “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela [2021] UKSC 57
Case Summaries
Two rival boards claimed authority over Venezuelan central bank assets in England. The first question was whom the UK Government recognised as Venezuela’s interim President at the relevant time. Its express recognition of Juan Guaidó bound the English courts. A separate question remained about the effect of Venezuelan court judgments invalidating appointments made by him. […] ...
Last modified: 4th Nov 2026
Rahmatullah v Ministry of Defence and another [2017] UKSC 1
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held that the doctrine of Crown act of state can bar foreign-law tort claims by foreign nationals for detention by British forces abroad, where the detention was an inherently governmental act done pursuant to deliberate United Kingdom policy in military operations that are themselves lawful in international law. The Ministry of Defence […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Abd Ali Hameed Al-Waheed (Appellant) v Ministry of Defence (Respondent) [2017] UKSC 2
Case Summaries
By a majority, the Supreme Court held that United Nations Security Council resolutions gave British forces in Iraq and Afghanistan power to detain people when that was necessary for imperative reasons of security, and that article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights should be read so as to allow that power. Detention solely […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Belhaj and another v Straw and others [2017] UKSC 3
Case Summaries
The Supreme Court held that claims alleging United Kingdom complicity in torture, unlawful detention and rendition by foreign states are not barred by state immunity or the foreign act of state doctrine. The proceedings brought by Mr Belhaj, Mrs Boudchar and Mr Rahmatullah against British officials and government departments may therefore continue to trial on […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Reyes v Al-Malki and another [2017] UKSC 61
Case Summaries
Ms Reyes alleged that a Saudi diplomat and his wife had exploited her while she worked in their London home. Once his posting ended and he left the country, immunity continued only for official acts. Hiring someone to work in his household fell outside that protection. Background Ms Reyes, a Philippine national, worked as a […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
Benkharbouche v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2017] UKSC 62
Case Summaries
Two women dismissed from domestic jobs at foreign embassies in London wanted an employment tribunal to hear their claims. The central question was whether international law required the UK to give a foreign state immunity even when the employee cooked, cleaned or kept house. The answer mattered because the remedy available in 2017 depended on […] ...
Last modified: 3rd Nov 2026
A Comparative Study of Muslim and Hindu Wills
Indian Law
The Indian Succession Act, 1925 consolidated the laws of intestate (with certain exceptions) and testamentary succession, applying to all the Wills and codicils of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains throughout India. ...
Last modified: 17th Apr 2026
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969
Act Summaries
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is the leading international Convention on treaties, which codifies the customary laws as… ...
Last modified: 13th Mar 2026
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961
Act Summaries
The importance of diplomatic missions has always been prevalent throughout history and so has the protection of diplomatic agents… ...
Last modified: 12th Mar 2026
TRIPS Agreement on the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Act Summaries
The Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Agreement (‘TRIPS’) is a multilateral agreement administered by the WTO… ...
Last modified: 12th Mar 2026
United Nations International Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989
Act Summaries
The United National International Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is a major treaty regarding the human rights provisions ...
Last modified: 12th Mar 2026
Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation 1995
Act Summaries
The Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organisation 1995 (‘WTO Agreement’) is a short agreement setting out the role, structure and powers… ...
Last modified: 11th Mar 2026
WTO – General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994
Act Summaries
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994 (‘GATT’) are together part of an effort to bring about international free trade. ...
Last modified: 11th Mar 2026
Why Are Asylum Seekers Becoming an Issue in Australia?
EU Law
With the dramatic increase in the number of illegal boat arriving in Australia, the issue of asylum seekers recently was reignited…. ...
Last modified: 20th Jan 2026
The Responsibility of States For Environmental Harm
International Law
Introduction In general sense principles of international law imposing liability on actors for their illegal acts, or for the adverse … ...
Last modified: 11th Sep 2025
Legal Issues Pertaining to Space Tourism and Its Future in India
International Law
Space tourism has been identified as: any commercial activity offering customers direct or … ...
Last modified: 11th Sep 2025
Contract and Comparative Law Dissertation Topics
Law Dissertation Topics
We have listed for you below 10 dissertation topics and ideas on contract and comparative law. Please feel free to use this information… ...
Last modified: 7th Sep 2025
