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Hearts of Darkness: Meeting Mengele
Most first novels are emotionally explosive, going to the heart of the individual. Novelist Paul Pickering changed from journalism to...

Paul Pickering
8 min read


From the ‘Prison of Darkness’ to Guantanamo Bay: In Conversation with Mark P Denbeaux
Professor Mark P Denbeaux is an American attorney, professor, and author. He holds the position of Law Professor at Seton Hall University...

Angelina Spilnyk
24 min read


Exploring Ukrainian Identity: In Conversation with Anastasiia Marushevska
Anastasiia Marushevska is Editor-in-Chief of Ukraїner International. Ukraїner, conceived by journalist and writer Bohdan Lohvynenko as a...

Nour Kachi
21 min read


An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women: Bringing a CEDAW Case Before the International Court of Justice
An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women: Bringing a CEDAW Case Before the International Court of Justice[1] In a tumultuous Afghanistan,...


Behind the Closed Doors of the Syrian Revolution: In Conversation with Wassim Hassan
Wassim Hassan is a Syrian political activist. He is a member of the The Syrian Women's Political Movement and the Mouatana Movement, a...

Nour Kachi
24 min read


Leave the Empire Windrush at the Bottom of the Ocean: In Conversation with Gus John
Gus John is an award-winning writer, education campaigner, and lecturer. His work spans the fields of education policy, management, and international development. Since the 1960s, John has been active in issues surrounding education and schooling in Britain’s inner cities, and he has worked in several universities including the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, the UCL Institute of Education, the University of London, and Coventry University. He is a respected public spea

Donari Yahzid
13 min read


Afrodescendants Claim Rights to Benin Bronzes—They Belong to All of Us
We are the Restitution Study Group (RSG), a New York-based non-profit founded in 2000 to campaign for innovative approaches to healing...

Deadria Farmer-Paellmann et al
8 min read


Don’t Debase My Desires: Examining the Links Between Adaptive Preference Formation and the Cultivation of Public Emotion
In our society and social theory, there is a fine line between a ‘right’ and a ‘wrong’ decision. While society uses moral justifications to determine a right or wrong choice, social theory relies on adaptive preference formation, the ‘unconscious altering of our preferences in light of the options we have available’.[1] Adaptive preference formation argues that individuals make decisions based on the options made available to them, thus if they have limited options, they may

Donari Yahzid
18 min read


A Journey through the Many Faces of Accountability: In Conversation with the Legal Advisors at eyeWitness to Atrocities
Anna Gallina is a Legal Consultant at eyeWitness to Atrocities. Julianne Romy formerly worked as a Legal Advisor at eyeWitness to...

eyeWitness to Atrocities
24 min read


Legitimising State Violence in Syria
‘It is authority and not truth that makes the law’[1] German philosopher Hannah Arendt says in her book On Violence : ‘The authority does...

Yara Bader
24 min read


A Just Sudan: In Conversation with Moneim Adam
Moneim Adam is a human rights attorney and the Gisa Group’s Program Director for the Sudan Human Rights Hub (SHRH). He began his career...

Solomon Njombai
24 min read


Where are the Women? An Insight into their Presence in International Law
This article discusses international agreements such as the Declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (DEVAW) and the...

Varda Saxena
14 min read


Justice Through Information: In Conversation with Francisco B González Centeno
Francisco B González Centeno is an officer for the International Criminal Court (ICC) from Buenos Aries, Argentina. He holds an MSc in...

Nour Kachi
15 min read


The Barriers to Family Migration: In Conversation with Helena Wray
Helena Wray is a professor of migration law at the University of Exeter. Her extensive experience in this area spans several...

Eleanor Taylor
31 min read


Ukrainian Heritage Held Hostage: Crimean Gold’s Long Way Home
I. Introduction 2014 was the beginning of a turbulent but crucial journey for the Ukrainian identity to gain a foothold. In February of...

Leila Kazimi
18 min read


Resistance in Babylon: Nurturing Hope and Creativity Amidst the Storm of the UK’s Immigration Challenges
Ali Ghaderi is a young refugee from Iran. He arrived in the UK five years ago through a family reunification scheme which was available...

Lerato Islam and Ali Ghaderi
15 min read


The Fight for Justice for Yazidi Women: In Conversation with Nadia Murad
Nadia Murad is a Yazidi human rights activist. In 2014, she was abducted from her hometown in Iraq, Kocho, by the Islamic State, as part of the Yazidi genocide. After her escape, she founded Nadia's Initiative, which advocates for survivors of sexual violence. In 2018, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize alongside Denis Mukwege for her fight to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war and armed conflicts. CJLPA : Throughout history and to present day, we see that w

Nadia Jahnecke
9 min read


Surviving Female Genital Mutilation: In Conversation with Marie-Claire Kakpotia Koulibaly
Marie-Claire Kakpotia Koulibaly is a feminist and activist fighting to end Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and forced marriages....

Nadia Jahnecke
22 min read
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