Harry Young
MPSA Blog: Top 10 Posts from 2016
Regardless of your research interests, your academic (or Alt-Ac) role, or your aspirations for the new year, there is something on this list of MPSA’s most popular blog posts from 2016 that is sure to pique your interest: Q&A with the Founder of Women Also Know Stuff Recommended Reading:…
Supranational Courts: Are they the New Legal Titans?
The Hague, Netherlands - August 2, 2016: The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial branch of the United Nations. Seated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. In October 2016, South Africa followed Burundi in withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC) asserting…
In the Shadow of Tragedies: Our Responsibility to Protect
“State sovereignty, in its most basic sense, is being redefined-not least by the forces of globalisation and international co-operation. States are now widely understood to be instruments at the service of their peoples, and not vice versa.” - Kofi Annan (1999), Former Secretary General of…