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29 Oct

[Jack Provan was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and is currently working on his PhD in International Criminal Law at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany.] Denis Villeneuve’s recent film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel Dune has returned sandworms, spice, and galactic warfare to the popular zeitgeist. It was also adapted into a film in 1984 by David Lynch, but the less said...

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29 Oct

[Tracy Jerop Kimutai is a third year law student at Kabarak University. She is an early career researcher with a keen interest in International Women’s Rights in Africa.] The power of music in shaping societal norms and influencing legal frameworks cannot be understated. African music, rich in cultural narratives and social commentary, often addresses critical issues that resonate deeply within communities. The song Nerea by Sauti Sol, alongside...

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29 Oct

[Paul P. Stewens is an incoming PhD candidate with the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at Maastricht University. He holds a Master in International Law from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a BA in International Relations from Technische Universität Dresden.] The 100 is set in a post-apocalyptic future where a nuclear fallout has displaced humanity to a space station. After 97 years, a hundred juvenile...

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28 Oct

[Ernesto Hernández-López, is a Professor of Law at the Dale E. Fowler School of Law, Chapman University, in California, United States. He writes about international trade, extraterritoriality, and law and culture. @ProfeErnesto1] The Star Wars universe takes place “a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...

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28 Oct

[Matthew Parish is a PhD candidate in Law at the University of Cambridge, where he is the recipient of a W.M. Tapp Studentship and an AHRC Studentship. He holds an LLB (Law) and an LLM (Public International Law) from the University of Bristol.] January 2024 saw the long-awaited release of Apple TV’s ‘Masters of the Air’. The series constitutes the final...

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28 Oct

[Zuzanna Wojciak is a Program Consultant at WITNESS and a Research Consultant at the Centre for Mental Health, Human Rights, and Social Justice.] [Author’s disclaimer: as of 2024, there are 38 Godzilla movies. In this article, the author will focus on Godzilla’s portrayals in the original 1954 movie and the 2016 Toho’s Shin Godzilla. The author will also refer to...

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27 Oct

Note: Events and Announcements will be on a brief hiatus until late November 2024. Any events taking place at the end of November or later can still be submitted to ojeventsandannouncements@gmail.com, and will be included in the post when E&A resumes. For any inquiries about sponsored advertisements in the meantime, please email opiniojurisblog@gmail.com. Calls for Papers Navigating the Murky Waters of...

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24 Oct

[Dr Aurel Sari is a Professor of Public International Law at the University of Exeter and Fellow at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe] Last week, Dr Lucas Roorda published a thoughtful post on this site about the interpretation of Article 7(2) of Amended Protocol II to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (APII CCW). Amended Protocol II imposes certain restrictions on...

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24 Oct

[Claudio Francavilla is associate director for EU advocacy at Human Rights Watch] Some EU governments have long prevented the EU from taking measures to address the Israeli government’s grave abuses against Palestinians in Gaza and in the West Bank. A slew of recent rulings by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) make this inaction no longer tenable, and will test the...

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22 Oct

[Dr Nada Ali is a full-time lecturer at SOAS school of Law, Gender and Media.] Since the start of the Israeli assault against Gaza and Palestinians in October 2023, Israeli officials attempted repeatedly (and rather unsuccessfully) to draw parallels between the events of October 7th and the attack of 9/11 on US soil. This is hardly surprising given Israel’s incessant utilization of the language of counter-terrorism...

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21 Oct

[Lodovica Raparelli is a PhD student and Visiting Lecturer in Public International Law at King’s College London and Legal Consultant in matters of public international law and international arbitration at 3VB] Modern slavery is often considered a crime hidden in plain sight. The majority of people, when confronted with the term "slavery," may regard it as a relic of the past—something...

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