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India's suspension of Indus Waters Treaty, International Law, and Pakistan's right of self-defence

On 16 January 2026, India unilaterally approved the Dulhasti Stage-II Hydropower Project on the Chenab River, following its suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in April 2025, a treaty signed ...
The Conversation

Rewriting history: how the Treaty ‘principles’ evolved and why they don’t stand up to scrutiny

Jane Kelsey gave evidence (relating to her PhD thesis addressing the development of the 'principles of the Treaty') at the Waitangi Tribunal urgency inquiry on the Treaty Principles Bill. She is a ...
The New York Times

World’s First Treaty to Protect the High Seas Becomes Law

Over two decades after negotiations began, the High Seas Treaty is designed to protect biodiversity in international waters by enabling conservation zones. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey An international ...
The Conversation

Do the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi really give Māori too much power – or not enough?

Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University This week parliament acted urgently to ...
Human Rights Watch

Maldives: Environmental Protection Laws Bypassed

The Maldives government has ignored or undermined environmental protection laws, increasing flooding risks and other harm to island communities. Maldives authorities have failed to heed mitigation ...