International Law and Policy Society

This article has been divided into two parts. First part envisages to analyse the validity of Japan’s argument that the move has been made because there is a risk to ‘national security’ and therefore, it is covered under the ‘security exception’ of Article XXI, GATT. Second part analyses the consequence of Japan’s actions on the economies of South Korea and Japan and it also evaluates the effect on global supply chain of semiconductors.

Introduction: As of September 2019, over 59,503 refugees have crossed the turbulent Mediterranean Sea in their unseaworthy sea vessels to seek refuge in Europe. European countries often intercept such refugees at sea in their territorial waters and sometimes in the high seas. These interceptions have been justified by States citing various reasons, the legality of […]

In the recent times, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has advanced to the position of a nuclear power, at the same time drawing attention on itself both by other countries as well as the media. This means much more than mere increase in its weaponry. The decade old persistent strive for independence and opposition […]