Global Ethics

Australia: Challenges to the Settler State’s Pursuit of Transitional Justice

Anna Carter-Roberts • Aug 18 2019 • Essays

Australia presents a unique set of challenges in the case of a settler state adopting transitional justice as a means of reconciliation with its Aboriginal population.

The Third Pillar: The Vulnerable Component of the ‘Responsibility to Protect’

Coline Célérier • Jul 4 2019 • Essays

The lack of consensus surrounding the Third Pillar of R2P, as well as the ambiguity of R2P’s framework, prevents its establishment as a global norm.

To What Extent Can Natural Disasters Be Considered State Crimes?

Harish Kohli • Jun 28 2019 • Essays

The ways in which natural disasters can be understood as state crimes is examined, incorporating case studies from Turkey, Japan, and the United States.

A New Conceptualisation of Child Reintegration in Conflict Contexts

Tania González Veiga • Jun 21 2019 • Essays

DDR programmes continue to fail at meeting specific needs of children associated with armed forces and groups. A reconceptualisation of these programmes is needed.

Directors of the Apocalypse: A Tale of Russo-Soviet Nuclear Mismanagement

Katherine Katula • May 28 2019 • Essays

Due to unchecked authoritarian practices, pre- and post-Soviet Russia has grossly mismanaged its nuclear facilities with disastrous consequences.

Returning Rohingya: What Does the “Voluntary” in “Voluntary Repatriation” Mean?

Jonas Skorzak • May 13 2019 • Essays

To examine the voluntariness of voluntary repatriation for Rohingya refugees, a new definition of voluntariness based on acceptable alternatives and capabilities is used.

The Bio/Necropolitics of State (In)action in EU Refugee Policy: Analyzing Calais

Eugenia Zena • May 4 2019 • Essays

Europe’s refugee policy creates a form of bio/necropolitics that regulates the life and death of refugees. One can see this policy in action in the “jungle” of Calais.

The Cosmopolitan-Communitarian Clash over Syria in Conservative Politics

Daniel Millar • Apr 22 2019 • Essays

The tension between Conservative politicians’ cosmopolitan and communitarian policy reflects a new stratum of division in British politics more broadly.

Is Universal Health Coverage Always the Best Solution to Health Challenges?

Jed Lim • Apr 19 2019 • Essays

While Universal Health Coverage remains a goal worth pursuing, it faces numerous local and global challenges rendering its meaningful implementation difficult.

The Kosovan Precedent for the Annexation of Crimea

Daniel Millar • Mar 18 2019 • Essays

The Kosovan and Crimean situations are superficially similar, but commentators are wrong to claim that a Kosovan precedent can be applied to Crimea.

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