In association with the International Commission of Jurists

Public International Law

30 Oct

[Carla Riera González is a legal advisor at Avocats Sans Frontières Canada in Guatemala, where she works with the defense team of victims of the Mayan ixil genocide, as well as of criminalized human rights defenders, together with the Centro para la Acción Legal en Derechos Humanos. She is also an Academic Collaborator at ESADE Law School.] Introduction “I volunteer! I volunteer as  tribute!” – These...

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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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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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18 Oct

[Z.M. Yacoob is a former Judge of the Constitutional Court of South Africa] ‘The Court of the Citizens of the World’ – a people’s tribunal – was organized by the Cinema for Peace Foundation, relating to alleged crimes committed by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.  The tribunal considered confirmation of an indictment for the crime of aggression,...

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17 Oct

[Bhavani Fonseka is a constitutional law and transitional justice expert from Sri Lanka] ‘The Court of the Citizens of the World’ – a people’s tribunal – was organized by the Cinema for Peace Foundation, relating to alleged crimes committed by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.  The tribunal considered confirmation of an indictment for the crime of aggression,...

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16 Oct

[Stephen Rapp is a former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice and former international prosecutor at the Rwanda and Sierra Leone tribunals] ‘The Court of the Citizens of the World’ – a people’s tribunal – was organized by the Cinema for Peace Foundation, relating to alleged crimes committed by Xi Jinping, President of the People’s Republic of China.  The tribunal considered...

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