Beijing’s quest to challenge America’s legal hegemony.

Dr Malcolm Jorgensen Macolm is from the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg Germany, and he chats to Emile.

Former State Department attorney's critique of the Department's Iran war memorandum on “Operation Epic Fury and International Law.”

Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For

As a first generation immigrant, it is gutting to see Australians falling for One Nation’s anti-immigration rhetoric 30 years on from Hanson’s initial rise I’ve been cynical about politics for a long time, especially when it comes to Australian attitudes to racism and immigration. The latter has always been the favourite scapegoat of rightwing politicians to blame for anything they don’t want to meaningfully address through policy – house prices rising? Unemployment rates too high? Economic inequality growing? It’s because of all those foreigners, obviously, coming here to steal jobs, houses and food right out of the mouths of “Aussie families”. It’s so predictable it’s almost boring. But I will admit that even my hardened black heart was dismayed to see the recent polls that show a rise in popularity for One Nation. While I know that the factors driving poll outcomes are complex, it is gutting to see Australians falling for the same rubbish 30 years after I thought we were done with Pauline Hanson for good. Continue reading...

The United States should use this moment to argue for a different approach to the rules of war.

In (partial) defence of the 'Rules-Based Order': Canadian PM Mark Carney has made headlines by challenging leaders at Davos to: ‘Stop invoking the “rules-based international order” as though it still ...

The rules-based global order, its institutions and value system face a crisis of legitimacy and credibility as the US turns away

Cambridge Core - Public International Law - American Foreign Policy Ideology and the International Rule of Law