Mass Atrocities and Western Imperialism: Evaluating “Responsibility to Protect”
The Responsibility to Protect doctrine has largely failed to effectively end violence against civilians because of its status as a mechanism of humanitarian imperialism.
Re-Framing Gender Relations in Conflict Settings: UNSCR 1325 in Sierra Leone
Despite its operationalization as a National Action Plan, UNSCR 1325 has not yet sufficiently transformed women’s political representation in post-conflict Sierra Leone.
The Capability-Expectation Gap in EU Foreign Policy after the Lisbon Treaty
Although the Lisbon Treaty increased the capabilities of the EU in foreign policy, the expectations from the EU have increased as a result.
“The Turn of the Screw”: The Impact of Globalisation on Global Governance
Globalisation has strained the present system of global governance due to the influence of emerging economic powers and a deficit in legitimacy.
The International Legal View of Espionage
Does espionage operate on a legal-until-caught basis? This depends on how states – and international law – conceptualise state sovereignty.
State-Building in Kosovo – Challenges of Legitimacy
In the years since the 1999 NATO intervention to end violent conflict in Kosovo, state-building efforts have faced numerous challenges of legitimacy.
Anti-Smuggling Operations in the Central Mediterranean
This essay addresses the challenges raised by the uncertainty of the legal framework and the dubious practices of operations dealing with migrant smuggling into the EU.
The Legitimisation of Australia’s Deterrent Migration Policy
This essay analyses the ways in which Australian authorities legitimise their deterrence regulations in relation to international refugee legal standards.
IPE and Transnational Criminal Law: An Imperfect Yet Fruitful Relationship
Transnational criminal law can contribute to the field of International Political Economy through the integration of ideas related to international financial crime.
The Emperor’s New E-Clothes: State Sovereignty in the Cyber-era
Cyberspace actors operate outside the bounds of the traditional social contract, but cyber sovereigns could emerge under a new conception of sovereignty.
