Evangelia Linaki, University of Leiden To begin with, imagine a nuclear power plant composed of a vast number of centrifuges used for the enrichment of uranium being attacked by a missile. It is fairly easy for someone to play out the scene of what would happen immediately after the attack. What would happen, however, were…
Identification and comparison of methodological approaches in two fact-finding mission reports Dmytro Tupchiienko, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge (UK) A UN fact-finding mission, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, was established in April 2009 with the aim “to investigate all violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law that might have been committed…
Dmytro Tupchiienko, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge (UK) In order to understand the Syrian conflict, it is worth noting, that Syrian civil war is by all means not a recent invention or recent event. This will give us a more thorough understanding of its roots, continuation and climax, if any. An ongoing conflict in…
Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate In view of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, it is a good opportunity to reflect on the contribution of Indigenous Peoples and the major current challenges they have to face. One hotly debated issue is that of the protection of indigenous knowledge under the Intellectual…
Author: Pankhuri Agarwal, Research Associate Theories as to the Origin of International Law Rules and norms of any legal system derive its authority from their authentic and certain sources. The source of domestic legislations can be legitimated from the mechanical system of constitution, legislature, executive and judiciary which effectuate such laws backed by sanctions. The…
Author: Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate It seems to be a fact that there has been a great increase in the number of specialized international courts ((E.g. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, International Criminal Court, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, Special Tribunal for Lebanon etc.)), raising,…
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Author: Donia Joevion Fuller, Research Associate The clearest exposition on what one may consider as a source of law is to be found in Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which states: The Court, whose function is to decide in accordance with international law such disputes as are submitted…
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Author: Pankhuri Agarwal, Research Associate Long ignored by both the human rights and intellectual property, the co-existential puzzle of the two still remains. Laurence Heifer has famously observed that – while intellectual property and human rights “were once strangers,” and have “for decades…developed in virtual isolation from each other,” they are now becoming “increasingly intimate…
Author: Amitabh Robin Singh, Research Associate International humanitarian law can be defined as a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It protects persons who are not or are no longer participating in the hostilities and restricts the means and methods of warfare. International humanitarian law is…
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Author: Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate During the course of time, there have been many distinguished personae, such as Hugo Grotius, Jeremy Bentham and Hersch Lauterpacht, who not only contributed to the development of legal methodology and theory of International Law but also put a great deal of effort to define International Law.Nevertheless, herein the attention…
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