What could a wealthy oligarch sprawled in a luxury New York City apartment possibly have in common with member of ISIS battling with state-of-the-art weapons? Both share a common connection enabling their crime. The link between a terrorist and a corrupt business magnate is the same as the link between a dictator and the leaderContinue reading “Legal Smokescreens: Corruption and Exploitation by Anonymous Companies”
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Overcoming the Threat of Autonomous Weapons and Combat Robots
Autonomous weapons, broadly defined as weapons and robots able to select targets and engage in combat without human input, are being developed by the world’s foremost military powers including the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel, South Korea, China, and Russia. Experts have predicted that “technology allowing a pre-programmed robot to shoot to kill, orContinue reading “Overcoming the Threat of Autonomous Weapons and Combat Robots”
Mohamed Nasheed: A Politically Motivated Prosecution?
An established barrister in her own right, having made QC in 1995 and with a CBE to her name, Cherie Blair (the wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair) founded Omnia Strategy LLP, an ‘international law firm that provides strategic counsel to governments, corporates and private clients,’ in 2011. Cherie Blair QC MBE byContinue reading “Mohamed Nasheed: A Politically Motivated Prosecution?”
Climate Refugees: A Global Issue
Europe is in the midst of a massive migrant crisis as people flee from nations of conflict in the Middle East. A refugee in this context has been defined by the 1951 UN Refugee Convention as a person with “well-founded fear of being persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, or membership of a social groupContinue reading “Climate Refugees: A Global Issue”
The Living Stone: A Case of Religious Unfreedom in Guiyang, China
“The Light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not overcome it.” John 1:5 Around the time of Advent in 2015 as many Christians around the world made preparations for Christmas, the Living Stone House Church in Guiyang city, the capital of Guiyang province located in the south-western region of the People’s Republic ofContinue reading “The Living Stone: A Case of Religious Unfreedom in Guiyang, China”
The Swedish Language: Challenging the Traditional Gender Binary
In April 2015, Sweden made international headlines by including a third gender pronoun into the official dictionary of the Swedish language (SAOL). The gender-neutral ‘hen’, to be used alongside ‘han’ (he) and ‘hon’ (she), is used to refer to a person without revealing their gender, either as an anonymising tool when gender is unknown orContinue reading “The Swedish Language: Challenging the Traditional Gender Binary”
Anders Breivik and Human Rights Behind Bars
On the 22nd of July, 2011, Anders Behrig Breivik killed eight people with a car bomb in Oslo before killing 69 people, mostly youth at a summer camp, on the island of Utøya. His motivation? Radical right-wing views and a desire to stop immigration and the “Marxist Islamic takeover of Europe.” He was sentenced toContinue reading “Anders Breivik and Human Rights Behind Bars”
Desperate Criminals: Seeking an Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
As the Republic of Ireland’s political parties meet for talks to establish a new government after the unsuccessful election in February, the most controversial topic is a referendum on the 8th Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment gives the life of the unborn the same rights as the life of the mother. The battle betweenContinue reading “Desperate Criminals: Seeking an Abortion in the Republic of Ireland”
Counter-Terrorism: Intrusive, Inconvenient, Illegal or Necessary?
In light of the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels, there is an even greater need for governments, the European Union, and the United Nations to impose effective counter-terrorism measures. Arguably, the severity and intensity of these attacks has led to a popular demand to know what exactly is being done to prevent such attacksContinue reading “Counter-Terrorism: Intrusive, Inconvenient, Illegal or Necessary?”
Unrecognized and Unassisted: The Struggle for Freedom in Tibet
Since 1950 when the People’s Republic of China (PRC) invaded Tibet and forced it to recognize Chinese rule, the Tibetan people have suffered numerous human rights violations. A US Department of State International Religious Freedom Report from 2014 pointed out that the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China states that citizens may enjoy ‘freedomContinue reading “Unrecognized and Unassisted: The Struggle for Freedom in Tibet”
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