Global Ethics

Perpetuating the Single Reality – the Culture of Rwanda’s Genocide Memorials

Brandon Dickson • Nov 29 2017 • Essays

Rwanda’s national genocide memorials have proved detrimental to their stated goal of memorialization, undermining the process for the Rwandan people.

Taming the ‘Wild West’: The Role of International Norms in Cyberspace

Elizabeth Thomas • Nov 13 2017 • Essays

An social constructivist analysis of emergent cyber-security norms illustrates the process of norm construction in the international security realm.

Gender and Violence: Feminist Theories, Deadly Economies and Damaging Discourse

Janine Shaw • Nov 3 2017 • Essays

Violent hegemonic masculinity harms women and girls, men and boys, as well as transgender and gender queer groups. Feminist theories need to become more inclusive.

Do Contemporary Practices of Schooling Reinforce Colonial Relations of Power?

Elena Mather • Oct 3 2017 • Essays

Contemporary practices of schooling reflect ethnocentrism as universal truth, reinforcing power relations that resulted from colonial rule by maintaining binaries.

Linking the Diffusion of Military Ideas to Human Rights Violations at EU Borders

Marcel Gretzschel • Sep 30 2017 • Essays

The EU border agency Frontex shows how the diffusion of military technology and ideas can potentially lead to human rights violations.

Silent Birangonas: Sexual Violence, Women’s Voices and Male Conflict Narratives

Annika Wolke • Sep 19 2017 • Essays

The experience of Bangladesh’s Birangona women show the influence of gendered narratives of war, culture and nationalism in conflict.

Determining a Successful Humanitarian Intervention

Michael McCall • Jul 9 2017 • Essays

While national interest is not necessarily a requisite feature of a successful intervention, it is clear that when national interests are at stake, success is likely to occur.

Compliance with UN Watercourses Convention: Half Full or Half Empty?

Bhargav Sriganesh • May 12 2017 • Essays

How can the UN Watercourses Convention minimise the risks of inter-state conflict over water resources?

Human Rights and Democracy: An Incompatible or Complementary Relationship?

Lillian Carson • May 7 2017 • Essays

This essay traverses tensions between human rights and democracy stemming from their incompatible basic values, modes of application and types of politics they foster.

War’s Silent Victim: The Environment

Laure Verheyen • May 7 2017 • Essays

Modern conflicts have a high human cost but the environment is often the forgotten victim. Is international law equipped to protect the environment from war?

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