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Inadvertent War: Rare, yet Real
Inadvertent wars, although rare, can be identified in history, and their causes can be explained by analysing prescribed crisis management techniques and the realist security dilemma.
The United States’ Need to Ratify the Rome Statute
By refusing to ratify the Rome Statue, the US shrinks from its international obligations, disrespects the law of nations, and fails to play a role in advancing international law.
Do Human Rights Violations Justify Humanitarian Intervention?
In spite of criticisms of military intervention, such measures can free populations from dictatorships and abusive governments.
Can the Use of Torture in the War on Terror be Justified?
The protection of human rights from terrorist threats and the counterterrorism efforts that follow need to be in accordance with human rights standards in order to maintain legitimacy.
Soldiering, Morality and Criminality in an Unjust War
A pragmatic approach to Just War Theory is necessary where jus ad bellum is changing, and the blurring of real world situations makes it difficult to decide where jus ad bellum justice lies.
Aid Conditionality and Sexual Rights in the Third World
The current human rights framework, while tackling sexual rights, fails to take local contexts into account, thus increasing discrimination and limiting the impact of local activists.
Do Human Rights Challenge State Sovereignty?
While human rights do challenge state sovereignty, they do so mainly at the conceptual level. In practice their capacity to interfere with states’ domestic affairs is severely limited.
Exploring Mercenaries
The centuries-old mercenary profession lives on in the modern era, and the current use of private military contractors, while at unprecedented levels, does not signify a new type of war.