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The Shifting Parameters of Nationality

, political theory and moral philosophy. The ensuing conceptual, historical and multi-disciplinary account highlights the long pedigree of the idea of citizenship, the manifold conceptions of citizenship that ... ’ The notion of ‘citizenship’ has triggered a burgeoning literature from a wide variety of disciplines, including political theory, sociology, political philosophy, and law. Notwithstanding the divergent

Islandness and the European Court of Human Rights: Marooning Rights on Islands?

the UK which results in human rights black holes in British territories.46 ‘Local requirements’ operate as a Trojan Horse for political expediencies. As rightfully observed by Karel Vasak, 42 ECtHR ... Consultative Assembly that the words ‘local requirements’ might be understood as covering ‘political requirements’.47 From a legal point of view, the consideration of local requirements in the application of

A Heartfelt Commitment to the International Rule of Law? The United Kingdom and the International Court of Justice

Europe. Today, the rule of law is not only crucial to the correct functioning of the United Kingdom’s (UK) system of government, but also a defining element of the country’s political identity.2 Given ... international adjudication. It will do so through a political and legal analysis of the nature and extent of the country’s commitment to the most important judicial body operating at the international level, that

Solidarity as a Practical Reason: Grounding the Authority of International Law

, political, and legal philosophy in the first decades of 1 E.g., Vincente Marotta Rangel offers an interesting account of Vittoria’s take on solidarity as related to universitas christiana in Rangel ( 2012 ... person, a social group, or a political entity such as a state) claims that she acts in a certain way out of solidarity? More importantly, what does it mean when we say that (international) law is grounded

CAVV Symposium on Independent Advice on Public International Law

of bodies like the CAVV keeps Dutch political institutions on their toes. Alongside the ministries, Ms. Kamminga complimented the CAVV for having become a trusted agent for relevant and useful input in ... , but might be considered too academic by politicians. In Germany, the GWD is working in a field of tension between academic freedom, political accountability and administrative constraints. As the

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

Yeke Caaji, the Mongol-Oyirod Great Code of 1640: Innovation in Eurasian State Formation

Mongolian. Historically it marked one of the last political strategies of two divisions of the Mongol Empire, established by Chinggis Khaan in 1206, to remain free of external political authority. The ... his dismissal of the Great Code as important in any meaningful way. One year later, in 2006, a group of papers in Imperial Statecraft explored political forms and governance techniques in Inner Asia

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Affliction without Affliction: A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

A Translation of the Nakulapitāsutta and its Commentaries

sophisticated system of cross-references wisely intertwined with a bulk of original elucidations.  This combination illustrates some prominent aspects of Pali Buddhist philosophy and provides a precious series of

Tarōbō by Rohan Koda: translated into English by Tsutomu Nagata

his generation, he did not study abroad or receive Westernized higher education. His works are based on East Asian aesthetics and Buddhist philosophy rather than the European literary trends that

Disciplining Rules? Compliance, the Rules of Interpretation, and the Evaluative Dimension of Articles 31 and 32 of the VCLT

, custom, and congruence: rethinking the efficacy of law . In: Kramer M et  al (eds) The legacy of H.L.A. Hart: legal, political, and moral philosophy . Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp 45 - 65 Schreuer C ... standpoint, rules of interpretation are neither here nor there—they fail to constrain the interpreter in any real way because interpretation is inevitably and unavoidably political; rules of interpretation

‘The “Strongest” Climate Ruling Yet’: The Dutch Supreme Court’s Urgenda Judgment

obligations, a disproportionate burden, the role of the Paris Agreement, and the political issue doctrine. This case note analyses and discusses these issues. In addition it speculates what could or should ... ) rendered the world's '“Strongest” Climate Ruling Yet', according to a headline in the New York Times.1 It upheld a judgment that the Dutch State is obliged to reduce, by the end of Human rights; Political

Lessons Learned in Qatar: The Role of the Netherlands and Its Businesses in Addressing Human Rights Abuses in Mega-Sporting Events

spectators to the event itself, while billions of viewers around the world follow it from home. Other MSEs may not achieve that viewership scale but can still have significant social, political and economic ... citizens’ and spread the message ‘that broad obligations ought to come with hosting the Games’.18 HRW’s anti-Beijing Olympics campaign focused on discrimination in the form of political repression, detention

‘The willing women are standing waiting now’: British Women, the Second World War, and the Women’s Library at the London School of Economics and Political Science

various roles of government agencies, or the assumed viability and tenacity of political and military leaders. The role of gender in the experience of war was often a side-note, not a focus of research

Confiscating Russia’s Frozen Central Bank Assets: A Permissible Third-Party Countermeasure?

of Political and Economic Coercion against Developing Countries, UN Doc. A/76/310, 30 August 2021. 54 Communiqué of the Coordinating Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement in Rejection of Unilateral ... executive order sought to balance the humanitarian needs of Afghanistan with the moral and political imperative of allowing terrorist victims and their families the opportunity to have their claims to the

Fair and Equitable Treatment and Investor’s Due Diligence Under International Investment Law

pertinent to the proposed investment. In some cases, due diligence extends to an investor’s duty to assess the possible risks related to the broader economic situation and socio-political background of a host ... socio-political circumstances that influenced the state’s measure.23 In assessing the investor’s expectations, tribunals consider the economic and socio-political circumstances that have affected the

The Hague Case Law: Latest Developments

, Venezuela renounced the validity of this award as a ‘political transaction carried out behind Venezuela’s back and sacrificing its legitimate rights’.35 The course of the border has implications for the

The Due Diligence Standard and the Prevention of Racism and Discrimination

, political violence, sexual violence, xenophobia, and exclusion. The author does so with respect and solidarity. From the seminal standard of due diligence enunciated in Velásquez-Rodríguez (1988)2 by the ... , nationality, or origin. The principle of substantive equality, in this regard, has played a significant role during the last decades by opening the legal discussions to social, political, economic, and other

Competing Climate Change Responses: Reflections on EU Unilateral Regulation of International Transport Emissions in Light of Multilateral Developments

Collection Scheme. This raises questions under public international law as to the relationships between these competing measures. Amidst rising political pressures, this article considers the extent to which ... have more of a political than a legal weight for the EU, particularly as the latter is not an ICAO member. Nonetheless, the European Parliament was ‘deeply concerned’, ‘urging’ Member States to file