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First case of the ICC
on Jan 28, 2007 in international law international affairs After almost five years of idleness, the International Criminal Court is about to proceed with its first ever case.The Pre-Trial Chamber today confirmed charges against Thomas Lubanga, who is set to stand trial of war crimes prohibiting the recruit...
'International Law and Society between Civilisation and Liberalism'
on Mar 21, 2007 in international law international affairs Here's a paper I'm pretty proud of having written for one of my courses at uni.Basic argument is that international law, in the past and today, is largely, whether consciously or not, a Euro-/West-centric conception. In the past international law gre...
"Taiwan applies for UN membership"
on Jul 27, 2007 in China Taiwan international law international affairs I've not written about politics for a while, partly because I've had so much other things to do, but this is one issue that really gets to me.It may be boring, but this is something I'm been reading and writing about since I was young:the issue of Ta...
Jordan: A Land Where "Honor Killings" Render It a Country Without Honor
on Aug 25, 2007 in women Article 340 crimes against women amnesty honor homicide crime Jordan international law Honor Killings evil August 24, 2007, a twenty-two year old woman marries. Tragically, her father and uncle hear a rumor that she may have had a pre-marital affair with her young beaux (now husband). Why is this tragic? The marriage took place in Jordan. Two weeks after...
Jordan: A Land Where "Honor Killings" Render It a Country Without Honor
on Aug 25, 2007 in women Article 340 crimes against women amnesty honor homicide crime Jordan international law Honor Killings evil August 24, 2007, a twenty-two year old woman marries. Tragically, her father and uncle hear a rumor that she may have had a pre-marital affair with her young beaux (now husband). Why is this tragic? The marriage took place in Jordan. Two weeks after...