International Law

Are Women’s Rights Human Rights?

Rosie Walters • Jul 20 2013 • Essays

A non-feminist approach to women’s human rights sees them as separate from or secondary to other human rights concerns, and does not take women’s lives and experiences into account.

Fishery Disputes between China and the Two Koreas

Illegal Chinese fishing in the Yellow Sea is a long-standing source of tension between China and both Koreas. Systemic trilateral cooperation is the most viable solution.

US Foreign Policy Challenges: Cyber Terrorism & Critical Infrastructure

Natalia Tereshchenko • Jun 12 2013 • Essays

A multidisciplinary approach to understanding cyber terrorism is essential to compiling policies capable of responding to today’s problems and to future threats.

Regime Theory and Environmental Security in the Arctic

Anne Konrad • May 31 2013 • Essays

The Arctic nations may fail in their commitments to cooperate and protect the environment, choosing instead to maximize national interests.

The Responsibility to Protect in International Law

Jay Crush • May 31 2013 • Essays

R2P is firmly embedded within the existing international legal order, and thus presents no legal change; its strength comes from its status as a political concept, not a legal one.

Can 9/11 and Counterterrorist Strategies be Described as a Just ‘War’?

Jenrette Nowaczynski • May 27 2013 • Essays

The ambiguity of Just War principles allow for various interpretations of the theory, which leads to the obfuscation of criminal acts.

Inadvertent War: Rare, yet Real

Glenn Scheideler • May 17 2013 • Essays

Inadvertent wars, although rare, can be identified in history, and their causes can be explained by analysing prescribed crisis management techniques and the realist security dilemma.

The United States’ Need to Ratify the Rome Statute

Sydney McKenney • May 17 2013 • Essays

By refusing to ratify the Rome Statue, the US shrinks from its international obligations, disrespects the law of nations, and fails to play a role in advancing international law.

Do Human Rights Violations Justify Humanitarian Intervention?

Cécile Garrett • May 16 2013 • Essays

In spite of criticisms of military intervention, such measures can free populations from dictatorships and abusive governments.

Can the Use of Torture in the War on Terror be Justified?

Astrid Holzinger • Apr 26 2013 • Essays

The protection of human rights from terrorist threats and the counterterrorism efforts that follow need to be in accordance with human rights standards in order to maintain legitimacy.

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