International Law

Simone De Beauvoir’s Feminist Ideals Regarding Prostitution

Elizabeth Feeney • Feb 6 2015 • Essays

De Beauvoir’s feminist approach to prostitution reveals prostitution is ethically acceptable if those involved are willingly and have the same rights as other workers.

Adaptation, Mitigation and the Securitization of Climate Change

Elizabeth Feeney • Feb 6 2015 • Essays

Environmental changes make the rethinking of security unavoidable. An international effort is necessary to develop a framework of adaptation and mitigation practices.

The State of Deception & The Time Bomb: Evaluating Torture as Counter-Terrorism

Charles Andrew Woodward • Jan 29 2015 • Essays

In a ‘state of exception’, where it is vital to maintain national security, liberal governments do not suspend the rule of law but rather legally circumvent it.

‘R2P’ as an Emerging Norm

Josie Hornung • Jan 24 2015 • Essays

R2P’s power lies in its potential, as an emerging norm, to shift state attitudes to mass atrocity crimes to a legal commitment to protect at risk people around the world.

A Constructivist Approach to China’s Aircraft Carrier Ambitions

Frederick Melling • Dec 28 2014 • Essays

The symbolic power of the aircraft carrier was key to China’s public demand to develop aircraft capabilities and reflective of desires to achieve world power prestige.

Torture and the Failure of the International System

Jacob Kripp • Dec 18 2014 • Essays

The prevalence of torture represents a failure of the state-led, sovereignty-based international order. A move beyond torture requires a move beyond sovereignty.

Accounting for the Failure of Russia to Consolidate Democracy

Joshua Gray • Dec 15 2014 • Essays

The lack of democratic consensus amongst the political elite is primarily responsible for the democratic impasse in Russia under the leadership of Putin.

Balancing the Rights of Sovereign States With Those of Secessionist Movements

Matthew Richmond • Oct 26 2014 • Essays

For secession, the balance of rights, despite a shift towards a more ‘liberal’ international law in recent years, should remain in the favour of (just) sovereign states.

Legitimacy and the US-led Invasion of Iraq

Camille Mulcaire • Oct 17 2014 • Essays

The existence of legitimate norms & principles within international society did, in fact, exert influence over the US’ behaviour in its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

An Examination of Russia’s Foreign Policy Through The Clash of Civilizations

Matthew Rae • Oct 8 2014 • Essays

Russia’s actions of late are difficult to understand through traditional paradigms, but Huntington’s Clash of Civilization paradigm offers a holistic view of the crisis.

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