CHRISTIANA ESSIE SAGAY

“Almost all nations observe almost all principles of international law and almost all of their obligations almost all the time.”

— Louis Henkin, How Nations Behave

I keep returning to Henkin. Not because the line is comforting,…

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It's the holiday season, and I ventured into the cinema to watch Gladiator II in a moment of rebellion against the usual researching, reading, and writing. When I grabbed my ticket (plus one in tow), I didn't…

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"Determining that the unprecedented extent of the Ebola outbreak in Africa constitutes a threat to international peace and security."

• SC Resolution 2177

The remarks of the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG), referred to the COVID-19 pandemic as a…

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On July 11, 2003, at the 2nd ordinary session of the Assembly of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique, the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, known simply as…

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"HAVING REGARD to the aspirations of Agenda 2063 for a continental market with the free movement of persons, capital, goods and services, which are crucial for deepening economic integration, and promoting agricultural development, food security, industrialization and…

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“The COVID-19 virus knows no borders. This has been a wake-up call for the world to stand in solidarity and work together. If there was ever a time for countries and governments to support one another and…

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 "Almost all nations observe almost all principles of international law and almost all of their obligations almost all the time." 

Louis Henkin - How Nations Behave 

Almost all of the time – not all of the…

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 “The current composition of the Security Council does not reflect the world in which we live.” 

                                                                            -    South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa 

With seventy-five years (75) years gone by, two thousand, five hundred and fifty-two (2552)…

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No! America is not coming to save you! 

No! The United Nations is not coming to save you! 

It is because of these blasé international law principles: "Territorial Sovereignty" and "Non-Interference." 

These two principles are the…