Review – The Tragic Mind
Robert Kaplan compellingly describes the need to study good foreign policy making through the lens of tragedy, but is occasionally over-rationalistic in his approach.
Interview – Roger Mac Ginty
Roger Mac Ginty discusses peacebuilding, everyday practices and peace, and the field of peace and conflict studies.
Intergenerational Justice and the Paris Agreement
With a broad recognition of climate change as a problematic issue area, a better response needs to be developed while keeping intergenerational justice in mind.
The Path to Authoritarianism: How do we get there?!
Authoritarian regimes are assessed through their use of judiciaries to give legitimacy to autocratic rule, reinforcing the importance of the separation of powers doctrine
Interview – William Schabas
Prof. William Schabas discusses his new book project, the ICC’s jurisdiction, its relationship with the United States and enthusiasm for international criminal justice.
Review – Distributive Justice Debates in Political and Social Thought
While Boisen and Murray do not quite meet the aims they set themselves, their edited volume is a worthy and frequently suggestive contribution to modern political theory.
Fourteen Points on Local Courts in the U.S.
Local judges need to be more empowered, not less, so that they can engage their training in impartial decision making based on law and principle.
Suicide Squad, Atrocity Crimes and the International Criminal Court
While ‘War Crimes’ is a fictional story, prosecuting atrocity crimes in the real world remains a complex, and sometimes infuriatingly slow, process.
Review – The New Terrain of International Law: Courts, Politics, Rights
Some lack of definition in Alter’s book does not diminish her valiant and highly successful effort to sketch the architecture of the international legal regime.
The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda: Contradictory Hybridity
The gacaca courts, which deal with crimes related to the 1994 genocide, are very well known, but their actual functioning and legacy remain little understood.
