International Law

Cash for Migration Control: The EU-Egypt Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership

Christiaan Janssen • Feb 24 2025 • Essays

By externalizing migration control to a regime with documented human rights violations, the EU deliberately evades democratic oversight and international responsibility.

Mercenaries of Peace: The Role of Private Military Contractors in Conflict

Parth Piyush Prasad • Feb 2 2025 • Essays

PMCs’ profit motive makes them ineffectual for post-conflict recovery and calls for strict regulation of their presence—which again relies on the clientele of major PMCs.

Between Hegemony and Harmony: Unpacking Russia’s Dual Strategy in the Arctic

Sara Seppanen • Dec 23 2024 • Essays

Incorporating a Constructivist lens and examining Strategic Culture is more useful in understanding Russia’s dual approach in the Arctic.

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.

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