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The Origins of International Humanitarian law and its relevance today The legality of the continuing Israeli occupation of the territories seized in the 1967 war, specifically Gaza, East Jerusalem and the West Bank together with the seemingly wanton killing of civilians and destruction of hospitals in Raqqa by the Syrian and Russian military demand an
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The Relationship between International Law and International Human Rights Does International Human Rights law exist as part of International law? What exactly constitutes international law? In attempting to answer these vital questions on the sources of international law, one could turn to the dicta of global tribunals for possible answers. For instance, in
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The question of whether human rights are truly universal is especially thought provoking. In relation to the protection of human rights, one could consider the relevance of natural law as described by the academic Chris Brown,as a set of moral standards, which he argues ‘must underlie all genuinely universal approaches to human rights.’ Such a concept of
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Will the International Criminal Court prosecute the Myanmar Military for the Genocide of the Rohingya? In a dramatic turn of events, ICC judges convened in the Hague to sift through horrific evidence of crimes perpetrated by Myanmar military including evidence of ‘Rohingya women tied to trees and raped for days by Myanmar’s military and men being pushed
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The artice by Wievorka on the riots in France in October 2005 provided valuable insight into the riots that took place in the suburbs around Paris, Lyon, Lille and other French cities that witnessed the burning of hundreds of cars. Tense and violent confrontations between young people and the police resulted in the imposition of
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I found the readings on ethnographic studies on violence extremely valuable to my understanding of everyday violence. The insight of researchers such as Lockhart and Bourgois gleaned from immersing themselves in the cultures of individuals who face ‘war like situations’ during ‘peace time’ lends an authenticity and sometimes surreal element to these studies. Bourgois defines everyday violence
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The ‘war on terror’ has indeed been characterised by a ‘politics driven by violence.’ To Michael Hardt, the most significant aspect of September 11, 2001, speaking about 10 years after the event was the ‘illusion it created of the end of politics’, the ‘notion that force could rule’, and that terror could be sufficient for power’. That appeared
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I would agree that the definitional problems surrounding the category of ‘Terrorism’ continue to impede our understanding of violence per se. For instance, the US State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Counter Terrorism defines terrorism as: ‘premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against non- combatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents, usually intended to influence an audience.’ (Blakeley,
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I found Christine Sylvester’s reflections on critical war studies insightful. I tend to agree with Parashar that International relations has focused more on the causes of war and how they end rather than the ‘period between these two moments’ ( Sylvester, p. 669) . Sylvester’s work recognises the need to focus more on the ontology of war,
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How do we conceptualize the nature of Violence? My initial thoughts on the nature of violence leaves me with more questions than answers. In exploring the question of what we know about violence, I found Kilby’s analysis particularly helpful ;Violence is ‘material and symbolic, structural and aberrant, collective and individual, legal and extralegal; spectacular and banal. ( Kilby 2013, p.
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Why are some rights more contentious than others especially in the context of relativism? The article by Olgun Akbulut provides insight into the tensions that exist between parental religious rights and compulsory religious education in Turkey. The hegemonic influence of the state in promoting the Sunni beliefs and traditions through state run religious education classes which minority
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This essay explores the analytical reasons for arguing that a bribe or a secret commission received by a fiduciary is held on a Constructive trust for the Claimant. Further, its questions the idea that Remedial forms of Constructive Trust should always be rejected in favor of the Institutional Constructive Trust recognized by English law.
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