Tag: International law
With the death of a Kiwi fighter in Ukraine, should the...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
Dominic Bryce Abelen has been described as a “warrior until the end”. He is also New Zealand’s first...
Ukraine crisis: how do small states like New Zealand respond in...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
New Zealand’s official response to Russian aggression and violations of international law have so far been strong --...
John Minto: Ben & Jerry does right thing – will Mahuta...
COMMENT: By John Minto
US ice cream manufacturer Ben and Jerry has announced it will no longer sell icecream in the occupied Palestinian Territories.
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Jailing the Christchurch terrorist will cost NZ millions. A prisoner swap...
ANALYSIS: By Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato
There is no death penalty in New Zealand, unlike the United States. But Christchurch terrorist Brenton Tarrant, due...
New Timor treaty will finally set borders to resolve oil, gas...
ANALYSIS: By Tom Clarke
Timor-Leste and Australia has signed a maritime boundary agreement at the UN headquarters in New York today, putting their long-running border...
Vanuatu government hopes new laws will save it on global finance...
By Bob Makin in Port Vila
The Vanuatu government’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Committee is confident that the submission of some 31 Bills to Parliament...
Marshall Islands v Big Nuclear – will Pacific people get the...
By Jen Maman
In April 2014, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, a tiny island country part of Micronesia, filed groundbreaking lawsuits to the International...