Burma’s Struggle for the Future
Alan Doss, former Under Secretary General of the UN, provides a historical background of the crisis in Burma and outlines the way to a unified nation.
05/06/2022
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International law after the war in Ukraine: The crumbling cascade
This article discusses core challenges the Russian invasion posited for international law, exploring reforming the veto system of UN Security Council.
19/05/2022
International law after the war of Ukraine: Towards the post-bellum accountability
The crudity with which an open aggressive war trespasses on the core grounding principle of the United Nations has raised questions about how to prosecute war crimes or the crime of aggression.
19/05/2022
The ‘Do No Harm’ principle: So simple? So easy to misunderstand!
OXGS Fellow Frank Vibert examines the maxim ‘do no harm’, which enjoys a surge in popularity. Its deployment has now extended to areas including bioethics, education, the environment and internet ethics.
04/02/2022
Values, Principles, and Structures: the Sub-State Constitution of Wales and the Consequences
Sarah Nason of Bangor University, after referring to the Welsh government’s view that the present position cannot continue, shows how Wales is developing its own sub-state constitution and where that might lead.
31/01/2022
The View from Scotland of a Disunited Kingdom
Nicola McEwen of Edinburgh University, against a pluralist conception of nationhood, places under scrutiny the unity of the United Kingdom and identifies powerful forces of disunity threatening the whole.
31/01/2022