Stuxnet: State Jurisdiction and Cyberspace
Evangelia Linaki, University of Leiden To begin with, imagine a nuclear power plant composed of a vast number of centrifuges used for the enrichment of uranium being attacked by a…
Human Rights & Int. Law
Goldstone Report and Libya FFM-Report
Identification and comparison of methodological approaches in two fact-finding mission reports Dmytro Tupchiienko, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge (UK) A UN fact-finding mission, headed by Judge Richard Goldstone, was…
Is it still possible to differentiate between the state, citizens, criminals, rebels etc. in Syria?
Dmytro Tupchiienko, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge (UK) In order to understand the Syrian conflict, it is worth noting, that Syrian civil war is by all means not a…
Indigenous Knowledge in Environmental Protection and Intellectual Property: Striking a balance
Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate In view of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples on 9 August, it is a good opportunity to reflect on the contribution of Indigenous…
The Legacy of International Law: Sources
Author: Pankhuri Agarwal, Research Associate Theories as to the Origin of International Law Rules and norms of any legal system derive its authority from their authentic and certain sources. The…
Judicial Decisions: What kind of Source of International Law?
Author: Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate It seems to be a fact that there has been a great increase in the number of specialized international courts ((E.g. International Criminal Tribunal for…
An Introduction to Sources of International Law
Author: Donia Joevion Fuller, Research Associate The clearest exposition on what one may consider as a source of law is to be found in Article 38(1) of the Statute of…
IPR & Human Rights: Consonance or Dissonance?
Author: Pankhuri Agarwal, Research Associate Long ignored by both the human rights and intellectual property, the co-existential puzzle of the two still remains. Laurence Heifer has famously observed that –…
International Humanitarian Law: From Mythological to Modern Times
Author: Amitabh Robin Singh, Research Associate International humanitarian law can be defined as a set of rules which seek, for humanitarian reasons, to limit the effects of armed conflict. It…
A glimpse of Lassa Oppenheim ’s Definition of International Law
Author: Evangelia Linaki, Research Associate During the course of time, there have been many distinguished personae, such as Hugo Grotius, Jeremy Bentham and Hersch Lauterpacht, who not only contributed to…