Can a defensive instrument offend rights? Where does international law draw the line on walls?

In this episode, human rights lawyer Leonel Lisboa unpacks the Wall Opinion. This is episode 5 of Modern Echoes of International Justice, a 10-episode series on how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has shaped sustainability, business, and human rights.

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What happens when a state abandons a dam project — and its neighbor diverts most of the river instead? Can environmental concerns excuse breaking a treaty? And can a “countermeasure” justify taking control of a shared watercourse?

In this episode, human rights lawyer Leonel Lisboa unpacks the Gabčíkovo–Nagymaros Case (Hungary v. Slovakia). This is episode 4 of Modern Echoes of International Justice, a 10-episode series on how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has shaped sustainability, business, and human rights.

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Are investors' interests the same as rights? And does humanity in itself has rights — rights that correspond of obligations the States have towards all?

In this opening episode, the human rights lawyer Leonel Lisboa analyses the Barcelona Traction Case. This is episode 3 of Modern Echoes of International Justice, a 10-episode series on how the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has shaped sustainability, business, and human rights.

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Johann Strauss II - The Blue Danube - Op. 314

Performed by: Das Orchester Tsumugi / Takashi Inoue (Live Recorded on 10/Mar. 2024, Fukuoka Symphony Hall, Japan)

Source: IMSLP

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