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Education about Human Rights is a Human Right and Public libraries should be mandated to fulfill the public task of Human Rights Education
About the Author: Stefanie Uhl studied librarianship at Stuttgart Media University, Germany. She also holds a Master’s degree in...
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BJIL
Dec 20, 20248 min read
Artificial Intelligence – an Analysis from the Rights of the Child Perspective
About the Author: Peter G. Kirchschlaeger is a Full Professor of Theological Ethics and Director of the Institute of Social Ethics ISE...
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BJIL
Dec 17, 202410 min read
The Duty-Bearers of the Rights of the Child
About the Author: Elena Namli is Professor of Theological Ethics at Uppsala University, Sweden. Her research focuses on social and...
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BJIL
Dec 12, 20246 min read
The Rise of Peremptory Climate Norms: A TWAILian Cautionary Note
About the Author: Vaishnav M. is a BA LLB (Hons) student at the National University of Advanced Legal Studies, Kochi, India. His...
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BJIL
Apr 5, 20246 min read
The Pursuit of Preservation through Patrimony Laws
Taken too far? Source countries’ recent trend of overreaching their cultural ownership claims could dilute the argument for respecting...
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BJIL
Mar 11, 20246 min read
The Collapse of the Coup-Proofing Mechanism of AU & ECOWAS
About the author: Weifeng Yang (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is an Assistant Contributor. His interests include administrative law, EU...
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BJIL
Feb 16, 20246 min read
Operating on Good-Faith Enforcement: The Current State of International Legal Instruments in Art Repatriation
About the Author: Eleanor Iris Gartstein is a first-year law student at Berkeley Law with a passion for art history and its intersections...
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BJIL
Dec 8, 20237 min read
The European Onslaught on Investment Arbitration: Why Leave the Global South Hanging Low?
About the Author: Kartik Sharma and Aditya Singh are BA.LL.B. (Hons) students at the National Law School of India University, Bengaluru,...
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BJIL
Dec 8, 20237 min read
Shifting Burdens: Migration Enforcement Arrangements in the Americas and Mediterranean
About the author: Sophia Wang (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2026) is a Travaux contributor. She is interested in comparative human rights...
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BJIL
Dec 4, 20239 min read
Understanding a Nation’s Right to Defensive Force During Turbulent Times
About the Author: Dr. T. Markus Funk is a former federal prosecutor, USDOJ Section Chief in Kosovo, and law professor at institutions...
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BJIL
Nov 5, 20236 min read
Island Nations Trapped in the Climate Statelessness Conundrum
About the Author: Dr. Nafees Ahmad is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Legal Studies, South Asian University (SAU)-New Delhi. He...
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BJIL
Oct 30, 20234 min read
History Repeating Itself: Russia’s Mission to Eliminate Ukrainian Cultural Identity
About the Author: Eleanor Iris Gartstein is a first year law student at Berkeley Law with a passion for art history and its intersections...
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BJIL
Oct 29, 20237 min read
Lost in Retaliation: Redrawing Focus to Mutually Agreed Solutions in Light of EU CBAM Regulations
About the Author: Shubhankar Sharan, a third-year student pursuing B.A. LL.B from Gujarat National Law University. Image by Christian Lue...
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BJIL
Oct 22, 20237 min read
The Manipur Conflict: Rights of the Internally Displaced Get Compromised
About the author: Adrija Guhathakurta is a law student with an ardent interest in international human rights law, gender justice, public...
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BJIL
Oct 8, 20235 min read
Russia-Ukraine War Legal Stalemate: the Slim Chance of Peace without a Military Win.
About the Author: Sergiy Panasyuk is a Lecturer at the Department of Constitutional Law of Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic), a...
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BJIL
Jun 23, 20236 min read
Russia-Ukraine Conflict and the Claim of Moral Damages on Psychological or Emotional Grounds
About the Authors: Ashutosh Anand is an undergraduate law student at the National University of Study and Research in Law, Ranchi, India....
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BJIL
Jun 18, 20237 min read
Addressing Climate Change and Displacement in Africa through Public-Private Partnerships
Amanda Colding (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributing editor. Her interests include private-sector international law, human...
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BJIL
Apr 12, 202329 min read
Piercing Secret State War Crimes: Maximizing Accountability in the ICC Russian Investigation
Spencer M. Perry (JD '23) is a Berkeley Law student pursuing a career in international criminal law as a federal prosecutor. Before law...
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BJIL
Apr 8, 20233 min read
Smart Contract Arbitration Model: A Solution for Consumer Disputes Globally
Manavendra Gupta is a 2023 LL.M. candidate at Berkeley Law. The average consumer often experiences a power imbalance when embroiled in...
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BJIL
Apr 3, 20236 min read
Customary Status of the International Seabed Authority: The US Perspective
About the Author: Mr. Mayank Jain is a 3rd year B.A. LL.B (Hons.) student at O.P. Jindal Global University. Image by Official U.S. Navy...
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BJIL
Mar 27, 20235 min read
Dancing in the Dark: Examining TikTok's National Security Risks
About the Author: Kosha Doshi is a fourth-year B.A LL.B (Hons.) student at Symbiosis Law School in Pune, India. Her primary areas of...
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BJIL
Mar 17, 20236 min read
Animals vs. Walls: The Effects of Border Barriers on Animal Populations
Alex MacLennan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributor. His interests include international and comparative law, US and foreign...
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BJIL
Feb 24, 20238 min read
Does Dobbs Put the United States in Violation of its International Human Rights Obligations?
Meredith Sullivan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor. Her interests include human rights, tech policy, and international...
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BJIL
Feb 20, 202311 min read
Answering the Call to Prosecute Syrian Sexual Violence War Crimes in Sweden
Lessons Learned from the Anwar R. Prosecution in Germany Spencer M. Perry (JD '23) is a Berkeley Law student pursuing a career in...
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BJIL
Nov 30, 20227 min read
Discrimination against Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Requesting Euthanasia in Colombia
David Enrique Garzón Garcia is an LL.M. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law and a guest contributor to...
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BJIL
Nov 28, 20224 min read
Martial Law During Time of War - An International Law View
About the author: Dr. Srikant Parthasarathy is a Professor of International Law. Image by Julia Rekamie available here. Martial law, as...
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BJIL
Nov 25, 20223 min read
Charting Transgender Rights on the International Human Rights Map
Shivani Dewalla is a guest contributor to Travaux. She is currently an LL.M. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley, School...
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BJIL
Nov 18, 20226 min read
Is ILO’s Recognition of the Fundamental Right to a Safe and Healthy Working Environment Enough?
About the author: Tushar Krishna is a penultimate student at West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. His deep...
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BJIL
Nov 18, 20226 min read
Are Astronauts Employees Too? In Search for a Labor Law for Outer Space
About the author: Rohit Gupta is a final-year law student at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata. Any ...
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BJIL
Nov 12, 20228 min read
The Need for U.S. International Cooperation in Regulating Digital Assets
Amanda Colding (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributing editor. Her interests include private-sector international law, human...
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BJIL
Nov 4, 20228 min read
Poland's Constitutional Court and its (Un)Constitutional Ruling on EU's Rule of law
About the author: Sarthak Gupta is an undergraduate law student at the Institute of Law, Nirma University, India. He is a staff writer...
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BJIL
Nov 2, 20225 min read
Self-Defense - a Carte Blanche for Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Violations?
About the author: Priyal Sepaha is an LLM graduate from the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (2021-22)....
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BJIL
Oct 31, 20226 min read
European Integration on Life Alert: Multi-speed Europe Revisited
Weifeng Yang (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor. His interests include administrative law, European Union law, and...
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BJIL
Oct 24, 20227 min read
Iran and Internet Shutdowns: Does International Law Have an Answer?
Meredith Sullivan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor to BJIL. Her interests include human rights, tech policy, and...
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BJIL
Oct 24, 20227 min read
Russia-Ukraine Dispute and Third-Party Intervention in ICJ: What to Expect?
Dr. Atul Alexander is an Assistant Professor of Law at the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS), Kolkata, and...
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BJIL
Oct 18, 20226 min read
UNCLOS Verdict on South China Sea – Lessons for India?
Pratyush Singh is a third year student of the B.A. LL.B (Hons.) programme at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Image by...
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BJIL
Oct 17, 20224 min read
Climate Injustice in the Pakistan Floods and the Role of International Law
Sohaima Khilji (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor. Her interests include human rights, international law, and tech law....
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BJIL
Oct 11, 20226 min read
Transitional Justice Mechanisms: Fortifying the Fifth Crime of Ecocide
Mansi Srivastava is a Judicial Law Clerk-cum-Legal Researcher with HMJ Prathiba M. Singh at the Delhi High Court, where she assists on a...
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BJIL
Oct 9, 20226 min read
The Commonwealth Without Queen Elizabeth II: Is the Sun Setting on the Monarchy’s Overseas Role?
Alex MacLennan (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2024) is a contributor. His interests include international and comparative law, US and foreign...
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BJIL
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Legalizing Bailout in India: Analyzing Proposal to Sell Shares at a Discount
About the Author: Kopal Mital is a fourth-year BA-LLB (Hons.) student at National Law School of India University, Bangalore. Image by...
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BJIL
Oct 2, 20226 min read
Content Moderation Legislation Highlights Indifference to the “Bad Speech, Good Evidence” Dilemma
Marah Ajilat (J.D. Candidate, Class of 2025) is a contributor to Travaux. Her interests include human rights, business, and tech. Marah...
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BJIL
Sep 30, 20226 min read
Gender Equality in FTAs: Policy Perspective on Gender Equality under International Trade Agreements
About the author: Nimisha Thomas, Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean (Academic Affairs), Jindal Global Law School; Senior Research...
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BJIL
Sep 21, 20226 min read
Law Students as Translators: Exploring New Avenues for Dalit Rights Struggles
About the Authors: Jeevan Justin and Sidharth Pattnaik are 5th Year B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) and B.B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) students respectively...
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BJIL
Sep 13, 20226 min read
Legality of Unilateral Freezing of Foreigners’ Assets
About the Author: Esha Goyal is a fourth year law student at the National Law School of India University, Bangalore, India. Image by...
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BJIL
Sep 6, 20226 min read
Veto Power Reform in the Face of the Commission of Mass Atrocities
About the author: Nayomi Goonesekere holds an LLM in International Law from the George Washington University Law School as a Thomas...
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BJIL
Aug 23, 20227 min read
India’s Chinese App Ban Post Galwan Conflict: Through the Lens of the WTO
About the authors: Yatharth Kansal and Mainak Mukherjee are fourth-year law students at National Law University and Judicial Academy,...
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BJIL
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Navigating International Law in Cyberspace
About the author: Ahan Gadkari serves as a Research Assistant under Dr. Aniruddha Rajput, Member, UN International Law Commission. On...
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May 11, 20225 min read
Circumventing the Non-Appropriation Principle of International Space Law
About the authors: Priankita Das and Garima Khanna are fourth-year law students at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University, India....
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BJIL
Apr 26, 20225 min read
Russia’s Suspension from the UNHRC: A Galvanized Global Political Will Enforcing Accountability
About the author: Rhia Mehta (LL.M Candidate, Class of 2022) is a contributor to Travaux. Introduction Global news outlets are rife with...
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BJIL
Apr 26, 20225 min read
EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Using Trade to Achieve Climate Goals?
About the author: Lin Wei (LL.M Candidate, Class of 2022) is a contributor to Travaux. Her interests focus on international trade and...
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