Featured articles by staff, students, guests, professors, and any posts that are not “daily news digest”
A couple of years ago, former Liberian President and current war crimes indictee Charles Taylor converted to Judaism. Somehow I missed this astounding fact. From the perspective of Jews, could there be a less appealing candidate for conversion? It is likely that Taylor will be convicted in the next month for his responsibility for … Read more
As Odysseus was returning home from the Trojan War, he came to a narrow channel that enclosed two deadly monsters: Scylla and Charybdis. On one side – Scylla – a six-headed demon that devoured any sailors that came too close. On the other side – Charybdis – a kraken that would swallow massive amounts of … Read more
This blog post is the first in a series of three where I will be exploring the forthcoming changes of the European Human Rights system. In this post I intend to give an overview of the European Union. The second blog post will focus on the European Convention on Human Rights. Both these posts will … Read more
Upon reflection, two divergent themes emerged from Judge Xue’s lectures. Much of what she said made me realize that Western apprehension over China’s rapid ascension is somewhat misplaced and that the Chinese government is serious about using its power to improve the lives of its people. It gave me confidence that China is likely to … Read more
One argument against the unmanned drones that the United States currently uses in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and against terrorist targets in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia is that because the drone pilot sits thousands of miles away from combat, operating the drone remotely, killing is easier — more akin to a video game than … Read more
On September 11, 2011 Guatemalans casted their vote for their next President. Among the ten candidates, none is expected to garner an absolute majority to avoid a second runoff vote in November. One candidate in particular has critics concerned about the future direction of the country. That candidate is Otto Pérez Molina from the Partido Patriota. … Read more
On September 11, 2011 Guatemalans casted their vote for their next President. Among the ten candidates, none is expected to garner an absolute majority to avoid a second runoff vote in November. One candidate in particular has critics concerned about the future direction of the country. That candidate is Otto Pérez Molina from the Partido Patriota. … Read more
I am currently finishing an article on autonomous killer drones – military robots that can go out, identify and kill enemy combatants without human supervision. They don’t exist yet, but technology is inching us closer to that day. 54 countries are developing military robots and autonomy is a hot feature. My paper argues that autonomous … Read more
On August 2nd, a Guatamalan court convicted four former soldiers for the murder of 201 people during the Guatamalan civil war in the 1980s. The court sentenced the four to 12,060 years each, which represents 60 years per victim – 30 for murder and 30 for a crime against humanity. Contrast that sentence with that … Read more
Like sustainable development, Chinese promotion of human rights is seen as both a cause and a process – one that should be pursued at all times, but with an incremental approach resulting in changes that will be slow in coming. In the past three decades, China’s process of opening up has lifted 300 million people … Read more
The Denver Journal of International Law & Policy is one of the oldest international law journals in the United States and is ranked internationally. It is managed and edited by students at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.
