International Law

Balance of Power Theory in Today’s International System

Meicen Sun • Feb 12 2014 • Essays

Even if accept the premise that the balance of power is less applicable to unipolarity than to multipolarity and bipolarity, this hardly affects its relevance to our world.

The International Humanitarian Law Implications of the ‘Tallinn Manual’

Nam Khoa Nguyen • Feb 12 2014 • Essays

Despite some significant issues, the Tallin Manual still provides a foundation to assess the legality of cyber warfare in international and non-international armed conflict.

Terrorism: A Definition and Analysis

Luke Johns • Feb 9 2014 • Essays

An agreed definition of terrorism is needed. This definition should consider state-actors, the wider targets, and desire for behavior-motivation that underlies its motives.

Why Do States Mostly Obey International Law?

Heath Pickering • Feb 4 2014 • Essays

To explain why states are compelled to justify their behaviour according to norms, the best approach is to interpret the issue as a process that considers all theories.

How ‘Westphalian’ is the Westphalian Model?

Camille Mulcaire • Feb 3 2014 • Essays

The accepted IR narrative of Westphalia is a myth: the Westphalian model has little, if anything, to do with the Peace of Westphalia from which the model gets its name.

Have the Norms of Sovereignty Altered to Provide for Humanitarian Interventions?

Riccardo Trobbiani • Jan 31 2014 • Essays

The only humanitarian interventions that seem to be widely accepted are those authorised by the Security Council under the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.

The Impact of the ICISS Report on State Sovereignty

Valerie Luensmann • Jan 18 2014 • Essays

The evidence shows that ICISS report does not signify a change in state practice or in international law, but it did achieve to reframe the discourse on intervention and sovereignty.

Public International Law – A Liberalist View

Arshad Salmaan Ali • Jan 13 2014 • Essays

The focus of international law has traditionally been inter-state relations. But this classic conception fails to adequately deal with contemporary circumstances.

Accountability vs Stability? Assessing the ICC’s Intervention In Kenya

Maurice Dunaiski • Jan 9 2014 • Essays

The ICC’s involvement in Kenya suggests that accountability efforts are compatible with reconciliation and stabilization efforts in the wake of massive human rights abuses.

Targeted Killings – The Future of the War on Terror?

Fabio Venturini • Dec 23 2013 • Essays

Targeted killing without regard to due process is no more than extra-judicial executions. The international community should put in place a legal framework to govern targeted killing.

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