Browsing Category: What violates international law?

Legal disputes between nations have reached new heights over the last several years. Investors alone have sued 124 governments in over 1,100 cases. Nations can sue each other through 75-year old international legal channels, and we used the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the United Nations’ principal judicial organ. The ICJ resolves legal disputes between nations based on international law with its 15 judges who serve nine-year terms. The court’s jurisdiction comes...