Dec 12, 2023 | Featured, Politics & Society
Words by Karly Burch, the University of Auckland Photo by Mick Truyts on Unsplash Japan’s decision to release its nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean goes against hard-fought international laws and norms regarding the ocean dumping of nuclear waste,...
Apr 19, 2021 | Politics & Society
After mass atrocities and crimes against humanity, how can societies reconcile? How is justice performed, and how should we recognize these crimes? What of the clash between international interests and local needs when dealing with the punishment and acknowledgement...
Feb 23, 2021 | Politics & Society
By Shawan Jabarin Israel may finally be investigated for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. In a landmark ruling on Friday 5 February, the International Criminal Court (ICC) recognised its...
Jan 30, 2020 | Politics & Society
Last week, the man who would have become the first official climate change refugee, Ioane Teitiota, lost his case to avoid deportation at the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Teitiota claimed refugee status saying climate change had affected his right to life...
Jan 13, 2020 | Politics & Society
On January 3, the United States used a drone to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. The Iranian’s retaliated with missile strikes against US military assets in Iraq. Under what legal authority did the US kill Soleimani? Are targeted assassinations legal under...
Oct 24, 2018 | Politics & Society
By Matthew Stephenson Is an international anti-corruption court a dream or a distraction? Matthew Stephenson investigates. Since 2014, US Judge Mark Wolf has been vigorously advocating the creation of an International Anti-Corruption Court (IACC), modeled on...
Sep 26, 2018 | Business & Economics
Can international finance systems be harnessed to protect human rights? While historically, financiers have funded some of the worst human rights abuses, finances also enabled great human leaps. David Kinley argues that it is time to alter the financial system for the...
Sep 24, 2018 | Politics & Society
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights. How has it changed the world as we know it? In 1948 the Declaration was signed to prevent the horrors of WWII from re-occurring. It set up human rights standards for all and is the world’s...
Sep 5, 2017 | Business & Economics
Over the past decades, privatised military contracts have grown to unprecedented levels, a change that has challenged the standing ethical doctrine known as ‘Just War’ theory. How is the privatisation of military activities compromising international...