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Articles tagged as "International Law"

Burning Human Rights Books, Part II: Genocide, Occupation, and Decolonization

Series: The Failure of Human Rights and International Law
Lena Salaymeh
March 19, 2026

What do human rights mean if a state can drop the equivalent of multiple atomic bombs and still claim that the resulting mass civilian deaths were unintentional?

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Burning Human Rights Books, Part I: Modern International Law, War, and Colonialism

Lena Salaymeh
March 17, 2026March 19, 2026

Law does not exist in legal sources, but in the interpretation and application of legal sources.

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The Rising Call to Codify Gender Apartheid: Epistemic Resistance and International Accountability

Tahmina Sobat
November 21, 2024April 3, 2025

Transnational solidarities should focus on challenging patriarchal structures and the imperialist systems that sustain them.

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The Israel/Palestine Escalation: The Current Chapter of a Long History

Contending Modernities
October 16, 2023February 1, 2024

This conflict did not begin on Saturday, October 7. Addressing root causes is key to de-escalate violence and redress politically the aspirations of Palestinians for freedom and historical justice and the Israeli desire for safety.

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