A Palestinian-backed U.N. resolution that could be put to a vote in the Security Council early next week would demand an immediate halt to all Israeli settlement activities, condemn Israeli attempts to annex settlements and outposts, “and call for their immediate reversal.” Since the creation of the Jewish State inContinue Reading

Recently, Israel and Lebanon, two neighboring but hostile countries technically at war, officially signed a maritime border deal, setting a new trend in regional politics. Since then, there are several concerns raised by analysts across the world such as whether the deal led to ending a long-running dispute over theirContinue Reading

UN General Assembly adopts by consensus Self-determination denotes the legal right of people to decide their own destiny in the international order.  Self-determination is a core principle of international law, arising from customary international law, but also recognized as a general principle of law, and enshrined in a number ofContinue Reading