TRIPS-Plus Provisions and the Access to HIV Treatments in Developing Countries
The inclusion of TRIPS-Plus provisions in recent trade agreements limits the ability of developing countries to obtain medicines needed to face the HIV epidemic.
The Resonance of Name-Shaming in Global Politics: The Case of Human Rights Watch
While Human Rights Watch has brought critical attention to sexual violence in conflict, it cannot transform the issue’s underlying structural determinants.
There Is No Attribution Problem, Only a Diplomatic One
Although cyberattacks can be attributed with high confidence, plausible deniability allows perpetrators to escape punishment.
International Law on Cyber Security in the Age of Digital Sovereignty
The present international law on cyber relations does not effectively apply to states given challenges of jurisdiction, arbitration, and legal instruments.
Do the Dead Matter? Identifying Mourning and Funerals As a Political Act
Funerals play an important role in political negotiating, at both the individual and systemic level.
The Role of Global Governance in Curtailing Mexican Cartel Violence
Global governance structures, primarily the UN Security Council, should be used to combat Mexican drug cartels.
Dealing with Myanmar’s Past: A Call for a Truth Commission
The creation of a truth commission in Myanmar will address the country’s past and help overcome the current democratic deadlock without sacrificing past progress.
Mitigating the Human Cost of Modern Conflict: Jus in Bello and Cyberattacks
Global governance mechanisms are inadequate to address cyberattacks outside armed conflict as these threats tend to exist in a ‘grey zone’ between peacetime and conflict.
Terrorism as Controversy: The Shifting Definition of Terrorism in State Politics
Political motives inform many definitions of terrorism, which are often irregularly applied, harming counter-terrorist initiatives.
Should the Rome Statute Include the Crime of Ecocide?
The crime of ‘Ecocide’ is analysed within the context of the Vietnam War, suggesting that it should be added to the Rome Statute.
