Spring 2016 (30.1) • Review
The Assault on International Law
Jens David Ohlin seeks to expose the shaky social scientific and philosophical foundations of what he calls “New Realism,” which questions whether international law can ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Response
Jus ad Vim: A Rejoinder to Helen Frowe
Frowe argues from the revisionist just war position, accepting that this is the correct interpretation of just war principles. This view misses something important about ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Response
On the Redundancy of Jus ad Vim: A Response to Daniel Brunstetter and Megan Braun
The set of principles proposed by Brunstetter and Braun to comprise jus ad vim is redundant, and the project stems from a largely implausible understanding ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Feature
Robots and Respect: Assessing the Case Against Autonomous Weapon Systems
There is increasing speculation within military and policy circles that the future of armed conflict is likely to include extensive deployment of autonomous weapon systems. ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Feature
Democracies and the Power to Revoke Citizenship
This article assesses the justifications given for the claimed power to revoke citizenship in democratic states and concludes that, ultimately, such a power is incompatible ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Essay
Death of the Statesman as Tragic Hero: Hans Morgenthau on the Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, Morgenthau came to see the growth of the national security state and the unaccountable exercise of executive power as a twin ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Essay
Hans Morgenthau and The Purpose of American Politics
When read next to his Scientific Man vs. Power Politics, published in 1946, The Purpose of American Politics reveals a significant shift in Morgenthau’s intellectual ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Essay
Hans Morgenthau and the National Interest
In order to understand Morgenthau’s views on the concept of “the national interest,” it is critical to understand the political context within which he ...
Spring 2016 (30.1) • Essay
Defining Down Sovereignty: The Rights and Responsibilities of Nations
The international community should spell out the kinds of failures to protect civilians that can justify armed interventions by other states, and should establish a ...
Online Exclusive • 02/29/2016 • Blog
Libya and the First Human Right
We tend not to think of the fact that chaos is the biggest violator of human rights. The core right to life—the first human ...