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The Statute of the International Court of Justice is a foundational treaty established in 1945 as part of the UN Charter. It defines the court’s role within the United Nations system and outlines the principles governing its jurisdiction. The document provides the legal framework for resolving inter...

The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties is a foundational multilateral treaty established in 1969 by the United Nations. It provides a comprehensive framework for governing how states create, modify, and end international agreements. This document establishes clear rules regarding interpretatio...

Elihu Root was an American lawyer, statesman, and diplomat who served as United States secretary of war under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt and as secretary of state from 1905 to 1909. He promoted administrative reform, arbitration, and the development of international law, and...

Philippe Sands is a British-French international lawyer, professor of law at University College London, and practicing barrister. He has appeared as counsel before multiple international tribunals, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, in cases concerning...

Adopted in 1998, the Rome Statute is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, the first permanent international tribunal of its kind. It grants the court jurisdiction over individuals for the most serious crimes of concern to the international community, speci...

Lord Lloyd-Jones is a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, appointed in 2017. A Welsh barrister, he previously served as a judge of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Before his elevation to the UK Supreme Court, he practiced extensively in public international law and...

Dinah Rose is a British barrister and King's Counsel (KC) specializing in public law, human rights, and international law. She was called to the Bar in 1984 and became a KC in 2006. Rose practices from Blackstone Chambers in London and has argued cases before the UK Supreme Court, the European Court...

Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf is a Somali international lawyer and jurist who served as a judge on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 2009 to 2021. He served as President of the ICJ from 2018 to 2021, becoming the first African to hold this position. Prior to his election to the Court, Yusuf had...

Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-British barrister specializing in international law and human rights at Doughty Street Chambers in London. Her legal practice focuses on international criminal law, representing clients in cases involving genocide, war crimes, and human rights violations. She has represent...