United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification: Issues and Challenges
Institutionalisation processes and the North-South debate limit the optimal deployment of the Convention in addressing poverty and ensuring sustainable development.
What is the Principal Object of the International Legal System?
Individuals & organizations are increasingly gaining traction in a state-dominant international legal order, a piecemeal process that may result in a global constitution.
Why is the Practice of Humanitarian Intervention so Controversial?
Humanitarian Intervention marks a struggle at the foundations of international law. This struggle is an ongoing one, as evidenced by its instances of abuse and failure.
“Thinking Big”: Rwanda’s Post-Genocide Politics
Twenty years on from the Rwandan genocide, there are worries that President Paul Kagame’s growing authoritarianism threatens to undermine Rwanda’s development successes.
The Afghan Elections: An Afghan Awakening
The recent Afghan elections represented an aspiration for peace among the population and it is time world leaders acted upon their commitments for this to be realised.
