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08 Feb On Is International Law International? ‒ Where Next?
the similarities and differences between Chinese and Russia claims about international law? Roberts contrasts the insularity of Russian educational and publication practices with the remarkably cosmopolitan approach of Chinese international lawyers, as indicated by both where they go to school and where (and in which language) they publish. Do these differences make a difference in what Russian and Chinese specialists say about international law? The recently published joint principles on the promotion of international law suggest substantial overlap in the Sino-Russo approach to big-picture issues in general international law. Some...
24 Feb Harmonizing Global Health Law and Human Rights Law to Develop Rights-Based Approaches to Global Health Emergencies
the law must take into account these changing circumstances. The pandemic provides an opportunity to clarify human rights law and develop global health law in step with pressing threats to human dignity and flourishment in the modern era. Processes to update, nuance and supplement the Siracusa Principles and IHR are important to this process – providing an opportunity to harmonize human rights assessments across human rights law and global health law. Working together across legal regimes, the ICJ and the Global Health Law Consortium are developing a consensus-based restatement of...21 Nov Perception and Punishment in Post-Conflict Contexts: The Example of Peru
...rights law, for pro-terrorism, then one must admit that, by any realistic account, Peruvian post-conflict reconciliation has been, at best, incomplete, and, at worst, a failure. The Peruvian experience can serve as an important reminder for other post-conflict societies, both in the Latin American region and beyond, that perception – how people feel about the law – matters, especially in times after social turmoil. It is difficult to say, however, what could have been done differently. The decision to reject international humanitarian law and international criminal law was made at...
02 Sep Critical Pedagogy Symposium: Teaching Critical International Law in the Time of COVID-19—A View from Nepal
Movement and its Nepalese roots which rarely finds mention, even in the Asian context. While the videos ignore our contribution to international law, the students come forth eagerly to uncover them. A major challenge when teaching international law is that students view law instrumentally and pragmatically, preferring to study more domestic law on account of their seemingly tangible impact. The hesitance of students towards the study of international law that Professor Antony Anghie speaks of is pervasive in Nepal as well. To show how international law takes the shape of...