International Law

Analysing the Justiciability of Social and Economic Rights

Tala Sultan • Oct 6 2024 • Essays

Arguments against SERs’ justiciability—on grounds of their ‘costly’ nature, vagueness, intangibility, and the incapacity of courts—prove counterproductive and misguided.

Gender and Weaponization of Healthcare in Conflict: A Feminist Discourse Analysis

Alba Andrés Sánchez • Sep 17 2024 • Essays

The gendered analysis of weaponization of healthcare reveals how when it is combined with sexual violence women are exposed to a compounded form of violence.

More than a Seat in the General Assembly: The Recognition of de facto States

Flora Marlene Willimek • Aug 27 2024 • Essays

Particularly in the case of de facto states, non-formal recognition practices can play a major role in constructing sovereignty and statehood for the territory in question.

Are ‘Climate Refugees’ Compatible with the 1951 Refugee Convention?

Hoang Anh Q. (Jason) Nguyen • Aug 13 2024 • Essays

The 1951 Refugee Convention’s limitations are increasingly evident as climate change drives displacement, necessitating broader legal frameworks for protection.

Destruction, Colonialism, and Capital: Genocidal Perspectives on Palestine

Amina Daniel • Jul 1 2024 • Essays

Narrow definitions of genocide facilitate its continuation, as evidenced by Israel’s ongoing physical, economic, and cultural destruction of the Palestinian society.

Applying Transitional Justice Frameworks to the United States after Covid-19

Katie Coyle • Oct 29 2022 • Essays

The US should lead by example and pinpoint the institutional issues that contributed to, and culminated in, over a million dead citizens and potentially prevent a similar disaster from occurring again.

Statehood in Modern International Community: Kosovo, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia

Daniele Stracquadanio • Aug 15 2022 • Essays

Comparative analysis highlighted how the support of Great Powers with strong alliance-building capacities is a key element to exert statehood in the international arena.

Citizenship Deprivation Policy in the UK and Abroad: a Postcolonial Analysis

Kate Goodfellow • Apr 10 2022 • Essays

Colonial history is still reflected in the UK citizen deprivation policy, segregating white and Muslim British citizens—it has a global impact too.

Australia: International Agreements as Obligation in the Case of Climate Change

Chris Fitzgerald • Mar 20 2022 • Essays

The high-emitting state of Australia has obligations considering its international agreements: especially vis-à-vis its vulnerable Pacific Island state neighbours.

Gramscian Notions: Helpful for Research into Digital and Tech Corporations?

Giuliano Catalano • Feb 26 2022 • Essays

Analysing Big Tech as a transnational capitalist class, Gramscian thought provides an outlook on possible avenues of governance of the digital sphere.

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