This student essay draws on constructivist epistemology to explore the conditions of state compliance in international law.
The inclusion of gendered perspectives in security issues is essential and may even provide an impetus for total nuclear disarmament.
Despite evidence to the contrary, the relationship between the ICC and the UN Security Council is perceived to be discriminatory toward Africa.
The Responsibility to Protect doctrine has largely failed to effectively end violence against civilians because of its status as a mechanism of humanitarian imperialism.
Despite its operationalization as a National Action Plan, UNSCR 1325 has not yet sufficiently transformed women’s political representation in post-conflict Sierra Leone.
Although the Lisbon Treaty increased the capabilities of the EU in foreign policy, the expectations from the EU have increased as a result.
Globalisation has strained the present system of global governance due to the influence of emerging economic powers and a deficit in legitimacy.
Does espionage operate on a legal-until-caught basis? This depends on how states – and international law – conceptualise state sovereignty.
In the years since the 1999 NATO intervention to end violent conflict in Kosovo, state-building efforts have faced numerous challenges of legitimacy.
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.
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