Lys Kulamadayil reflects on the concept of starvation in international law, and argues that contemporary understandings have been distorted by the classification of “famine” in purely technical terms, obscuring the intentional use of starvation as a tactic of war, erasure and genocide.
Obiora Chinedu Okafor discute el futuro de la solidaridad internacional en la protección de refugiados. Argumenta que el desarrollo de la protección de refugiados probablemente no siga un camino lineal, sino que involucrará una serie de corrientes contradictorias. El autor predice que habrá tanto aspectos positivos como negativos en este desarrollo, pero en general tendrá efectos significativos en la vida de millones de personas, particularmente en el Sur Global, que buscan refugio desesperadamente.
Kalika Mehta explores the limitations of international law in addressing corporate atrocities. The author argues for a strategic approach to international criminal law that challenges systemic biases and promotes justice for marginalized communities.
Felicia Andryanti challenges the dominant Western epistemology, arguing that knowledge is not objective but shaped by cultural perspectives and historical contexts. The author, through a unique voice, invites us to consider alternative ways of knowing and living.
Binish Ahmed provides clarity into the ways racism functions to dehumanize, discriminate against, and erase Kashmiris and their narratives.
The 2024 TALS Academy will be held between 18 – 22 November 2024. Preference will be given to legal scholars and doctoral students based in Universities in the Global South. Applications are due by 26 July 2024.
This book review by Malini Chidambaram dives into Joel Bakan’s critique of modern corporations, especially those that cloak themselves in social responsibility.
Sumedha Choudhury delves into the nuanced history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its impact on minority rights. The author argues how minority oppression is not an aberration but rather a by-product of international law.
A letter from the Tamil Feminist Collective: we affirm that from water to the water, we will all be free.
Abdelghany Sayed examines how the International Criminal Court has abandoned its own sequenced approach of prioritizing cases according to their gravity — instead deeming cases against ‘both sides’ in the situation in Palestine equally grave, despite quantitative and qualitative assessments showing otherwise.