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Category: Human Rights, Law and International Relations
An Apartheid State or the only Democracy in the Middle East? An Empirical Inquiry
Abstract This paper argues that Israel’s continuing occupation and military rule of the West Bank since 1967 and its ongoing … More
Bribes and the Institutional Constructive Trust
This essay explores the analytical reasons for arguing that a bribe or a secret commission received by a fiduciary is … More
Murder distinguished from Manslaughter: A Study in Criminal Culpability
A brief analysis of the elements of Murder and Manslaughter Determining whether an offender is guilty of murder or manslaughter … More
Racial Injustice
Racial Injustice: The Politics of Institutionalizing Violence against Racial Minorities Racism in it various guises has come under intense … More
The International Protection of Refugees: Suicide and Children in Australia
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Death Penalty’s Myth: Distinguishing Empirical Reality from Political Rhetoric
”For centuries the death penalty, often accompanied by barbarous refinements, has been trying to hold crime in check; yet crime … More
The Revelatory effect of Covid 19: Laying bare the socio-political inequalities across the globe
Insidious as it has been in devastating the lives of millions globally, the virulence of Covid 19 has transcended political … More
Principles of Criminal Causation
The Doctrine of Causation explained The doctrine of causation as we understand it is applied by the courts to determine … More
Seeing with unseeing eyes: Evangelical Zionism’s indifference to the oppression of the Palestinians
Image by dozemode by Pixabay Abstract This paper examines the underlying justifications for Evangelical Christian Zionism’s indifference towards the Israeli … More
The Feminist gaze: recognizing victims of unjust gender relations
This paper argues that feminist perspectives on sexual violence and other human rights abuses committed against women contribute in significant … More
Recognizing the Crime of Genocide for what it is….
This paper draws from the works of Genocide scholars such as Daniel Feierstein to argue that understanding the crime of … More