Online Exclusive • 06/4/2015 • Essay
Response to Critics of The Thin Justice of International Law
In this, the final contribution to our online symposium, Ratner responds to critics of his book.
Online Exclusive • 06/3/2015 • Essay
Reflections on The Thin Justice of International Law: Peace, Justice, and Secession
I maintain contra Ratner that peace should not be characterized as a component (or, in his language, a pillar) of justice. This dispute over the ...
Online Exclusive • 06/3/2015 • Blog
Ukraine, Reforms, and "Doing the Right Thing"
The sad reality is that for much of its post-Soviet history, successive Ukrainian governments have postponed taking the hard steps needed to bring about real ...
Online Exclusive • 06/2/2015 • Essay
The Role of Ideal Theory in Developing an Applied Ethics of International Law
In his book, Steven Ratner impressively integrates the concerns and perspectives of international lawyers with a philosophically compelling normative analysis, demonstrating by example the importance ...
Online Exclusive • 06/1/2015 • Interview
Interview with Shefa Siegel on Liberia, Ebola, and the Cult of Bankable Projects
SHEFA SIEGEL AND ZACH DORFMAN It's not for lack of money that international organizations failed to prevent the disastrous spread of Ebola, says Shefa Siegel. ...
Online Exclusive • 06/1/2015 • Essay
Introducing The Thin Justice of International Law
Ratner describes the major themes and arguments of his new book, The Thin Justice of International Law, the featured work in a new joint EJILTalk-EIA ...
Online Exclusive • 05/13/2015 • Blog
What Thucydides Can Teach Us About Imperial Overreach
Athens’ history reminds us that military power and technological advancement do not guarantee safety or perpetual prosperity.
Online Exclusive • 04/25/2015 • Blog
Killer Robots: Toward the Loss of Humanity
Robots should not be allowed to make life and death decisions. These should stay firmly within the human purview.
Spring 2015 (29.1) • Essay
Ebola, Liberia, and the "Cult of Bankable Projects"
SHEFA SIEGEL Instead of addressing core issues of state failure, development aid continues pushing narrowly focused agendas that have little meaning in places where institutions ...
Online Exclusive • 04/14/2015 • Blog
Ethics and the Iran Talks
Have the participants negotiated in good faith, with an intent to execute faithfully any and all obligations undertaken?