How can creativity advance international justice for egregious human rights violations? π
Human rights internationally are bound by the legal principle of national sovereignty. What this means is that nations are the entities that are expected to protect human rights. Human rights are universal; we have these rights because we are human. So how can...
Abortion: What is the future of Roe v Wade in the United States? π
Recently, Texas passed a law outlawing abortion after roughly six weeks. The US Supreme Court did not overturn this law, culminating in a series of phases intending to overturn a women’s reproductive right to access an abortion as enshrined in the landmark US...
Is California’s democracy broken? π
California is about to vote on whether to recall their governor and replace him with one of forty-six candidates. This process has uncovered a serious challenge for the governability of the state, and California now faces a governability crisis. Is the recall process...
Why did QAnon become so widespread? π
Conspiracy theories have marked American politics throughout the nation’s history. The most recent popular conspiracy centres around a shadowy figure who posts online under the pseudonym Q. The conspiracy is known as QAnon, and it poses a challenge for both law...
What are the causes of Haiti’s ongoing poverty and political marginalisation? π
Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. But what are the causes of this poverty? International aid has flown into the nation, in particular, throughout the last two to three decades. It has also been the target of intentional military intervention and...
The end of an era: What next for Afghanistan? π
Since the United States formally began withdrawing from Afghanistan, the nation has witnessed an incredibly rapid deterioration of the government’s position. The President fled the country, and the Taliban are poised to control the nation upon the completion of...
What actions do we need to take to mitigate and adapt to climate change? π
This month, the IPCC released its sixth assessment report. This report was the starkest of any of the IPCC reports thus far. The effects of the failure to act on the threat of climate change and the need to make immediate changes in governmental and societal practices...
What are the implications of America’s new electoral laws? π
Since the 2020 election, the Republican party has confronted defeat by claiming the election was stolen. In response, state legislatures controlled by the party have written substantial revisions to election processes and election law. In the name of protections...
What is going on in Cuba and how much is the US responsible? π
Last month, Cuban’s took to the streets and protested the government in a series of political actions. Lack of food and medicine and anger at the government’s response to the COVID pandemic seemed to be at the centre of these protests. Cuba has been a...Subscribe by Email
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