Online Exclusive • 02/6/2017 • Blog
Upcoming Conferences of Interest 2017
We have compiled a list of upcoming conferences related to the fields of ethics and international affairs through the end of 2017. We hope you find ...
Online Exclusive • 01/25/2017 • Essay
Responsibility While Protecting (RwP) and the Intervention in Yemen
The Saudi-led coalition justified its intervention in Yemen with reference to its "responsibility" to protect the people of Yemen, yet the intervention has put more ...
Online Exclusive • 12/15/2016 • Interview
A Conversation on Effective Altruism with Jennifer Rubenstein
Professor Jennifer C. Rubenstein discusses the promises and pitfalls of Effective Altruism, including what she calls the movement's "hidden curriculum." Rubenstein's review essay on this ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Ending Statelessness Through Belonging: A Transformative Agenda?
The subject of belonging conjures up a realm of emotions. This essay explores statelessness through the prism of belonging, asking whether the United Nations Refugee ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Feature
Trials as Messages of Justice: What Should Be Expected of International Criminal Courts?
After more than a decade of work, the accomplishments of the International Criminal Court are highly contested. In this article, the authors ask, what can ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Introduction
The last few decades have seen a lively philosophical debate surrounding human rights. Allen Buchanan’s book The Heart of Human Rights constitutes an important ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Human Rights and Status Egalitarianism
In this essay, Miller throws doubt on Allen Buchanan's claim that to understand the system of international legal human rights, we must acknowledge not only ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Justifying International Legal Human Rights
In this essay, Tomalty argues that Buchanan's alternative account of the justification of ILHRs is problematic. Rejecting the "Mirroring View" does not entail the irrelevance ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
Human Rights: A Plea for Taking the Law and Institutions Seriously
Buchanan responds to some of the points made by each of the contributors to the symposium, making his case for taking international laws and institutions ...
Winter 2016 (30.4) • Essay
On Constitutional Democracy and Robust International Law
This essay focuses on the tension between robust international law (RIL) and democratic constitutions. The author argues that Buchanan is broadly correct about the nature ...