Syria Teaches Us Little About Questions of Military Intervention
To some, the international response to the Syrian crisis has meant the end of the R2P. But the lack of intervention in Syria teaches us little about the intervention norm.
Edited Collection – R2P, Syria and Humanitarianism in Crisis
A free edited volume bringing together the leading voices on R2P & humanitarian intervention to examine the doctrine’s validity in the context of Syria’s humanitarian emergency.
Victims, Agency, and Human Rights
The existing conceptualization of victim paradigms held in international law fails to provide a nuanced understanding of victim agency. Does the concept of ‘burdened agency’ have the potential to address this problem?
The European Union’s Next Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Prize Committee appears to have missed an opportunity to identify what is most distinctive about the EU and its contribution to “fraternity among nations” – its dispute settlement system.
Interview – Terry Nardin
Professor Terry Nardin of the National University of Singapore answers your questions about humanitarian intervention, human rights, recent events in the Middle East and West Africa, and global justice.
What Does the Pussy Riot Case Tell Us about the Status of Women’s Human Rights In Russia?
In a context where feminism is demonised for transgressing a series of socially ingrained values, there is little prospect for the Pussy Riot case to be used to enhance women’s rights in Russia.
The Rootedness of Inequality
Violence against women and the societal attitudes that often provide the conditions which condone such acts cannot be parked solely within the developing world.
Review – Sword and Salve
In this comprehensive study analyzing the interdependent dynamics between modern warfare and humanitarianism, the authors attempt to answer why humanitarianism is in a multi-level crisis.
Review – The New Historiography of Human Rights
Human rights history matters for IR debates. Different theories of human rights depend upon different (more or less explicit) historical accounts of their genesis.
The Rape Case in India: Evidence for the Globalisation of Human Rights?
India’s negative publicity points to a state that has failed to protect the rights of its citizens. That is a notoriety that a global economic power should work to avoid.
