International Law

“Checkbook Citizenship”: Renewed Relevance for the Nottebohm Ruling

Craig R. Myers • Oct 5 2020 • Essays

The Nottebohm case has seen renewed relevance in the debate over “checkbook citizenship”—which offers a fast track to a passport in exchange for investment in that state.

The Neo-Neo Debate in Understanding the Geopolitics of Outer Space

Aleena Joseph • Sep 25 2020 • Essays

The debate between neorealism and neoliberalism is gathering importance in the realm of outer space as its future can be either competitive or cooperative in nature.

‘Illegal Criminals Invading’: Securitising Asylum-Seekers in Australia and the US

anon • Sep 12 2020 • Essays

Securitizing asylum-seeking disregards international refugee and human rights law while also leading to the inhumane treatment of those fleeing from persecution.

How Should the International Criminal Court Be Assessed?

Simon Hilditch • Aug 27 2020 • Essays

The most appropriate way to evaluate the success or failure of the ICC is to apply comparative case study methods to critique based in pragmatism.

Restorative Justice as a Response to Atrocity: Profound or Merely Pragmatic?

Grace Yeo • Aug 25 2020 • Essays

The pragmatism and profundity of restorative justice do not have to be mutually exclusive. They can be mutually reliant as modes of practice for restorative justice.

Commemorating Srebrenica: The “Inadequate” Truth of the Female Victim Experience

Victoria Hospodaryk • Jul 30 2020 • Essays

A meaningful reconciliation for Bosnian Muslim victims is largely contingent on the construction of a “collective memory” of Srebrenica, built on the female narrative.

The Gendered Politics Behind the International Criminal Court

Erla Ylfa Oskarsdottir • Jul 30 2020 • Essays

The ICC’s review of gender-based crimes is fraught with biases, although the ICC has been more willing to punish offenders of mass rapes against the Rohingya in Myanmar.

Legal ‘Black Holes’ in Outer Space: The Regulation of Private Space Companies

Samuel Stockwell • Jul 20 2020 • Essays

Legal ambiguities regarding the status of private space companies in orbital space may reinforce Earth-bound wealth inequalities and US dominance in space.

The Responsibility to Protect: A Disputed Matter

Margherita Buso • Jul 13 2020 • Essays

Interpreting sovereignty as a responsibility toward a state’s own citizens, not a tool for limitless power, mends R2P’s tension between sovereignty and human rights.

Protecting the Defenders: Exploring the Role of Global Corporations and Treaties

Ian Granit • Jul 8 2020 • Essays

Influenced by corporations, human rights abuses against Latin American environmental defenders are some of the worst in the world. International law offers a solution.

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