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Muhammad Farrel Abhyoso

JUN 9 2025

The AI and Automation Takeover: What Can (and Should) the U.S. Government Do for Its Workers under Domestic and International Law?

The rise of AI and automation in the 21st century threatens to put millions out of their jobs over the next few decades, including in the United States, where so many companies pushing forward AI and automation arose. In encouraging technological progress, the U.S. is at risk of leaving millions of its own people behind.

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Tiago Matos

JUN 5 2025

AI and Legal Responsibility: Rethinking Civil Liability in the Age of Autonomous Systems

The growing use of AI across both private and public sectors raises complex questions about legal responsibility when harm occurs. This article investigates whether existing civil liability frameworks are adequate to address the harms caused by autonomous systems.

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Elisha Gunaratnam

MAY 26 2025

The ICAO Council Found Russia Responsible for Downing Flight MH17: What Are The Implications of its Ruling?

On May 12 2025, the council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) ruled that the Russian Federation was responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. The council specifically referred to Article 3(a) of the Convention on International Civil Aviation in its decision, highlighting that Russia failed to uphold its obligation to “refrain from resorting to the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight”. This paper examines the implications of the ICAO’s ruling.

Game Character Creation

Martine Mussies

MAY 26 2025

AI, Fanart and Intellectual Property – an Analysis of Ownership in The Age of Machine Creativity

This article examines AI-generated fanart as a critical testing ground for the evolving contours of intellectual property—where law, culture, and computation intersect in ways both exhilarating and destabilizing—this paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of authorship in the digital age.

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Andrei-Ioan Muresan

MAY 23 2025

The Clash of Free Movement of Goods and Human Rights Policies: an Analysis of Schmidberger Case and The Following Unsolved Competition Problems Between Italy and Austria

This article examines the long-standing conflict between the EU’s free movement of goods and human rights, focusing on the Schmidberger case, where an environmental protest in 1998 blocked the Brenner Pass, triggering legal debate between Austria and Italy.

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Tycho De Vriendt

MAY 23 2025

Precaution or Automation? Evaluating AI-Based Targeting Under the IHL Precautionary Principle

This article examines whether AI-based targeting systems can comply with the principle of precaution in attack under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). As armed forces increasingly integrate algorithmic tools to identify and engage targets, significant questions arise about whether these technologies can fulfill the requirement to take “all feasible precautions” to protect civilians and civilian objects, as outlined in Article 57 of Additional Protocol I.

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Olivia V. De Rita

MAY 14 2025

Governing Algorithms That Govern Us: Addressing Social Safety and Security Risks in Dutch Law Enforcement

Institutions today struggle to keep pace with the rapid, at times unregulated, development of AI. Among these institutions are governments. The widespread adoption of AI systems across societal sectors such as healthcare, law enforcement, and education, has brought about concern surrounding ethics, social safety and security.

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Tiago Matos

MAY 5 2025

Enforcement At The Regional Level: A Critical Examination Of The European And African Human Rights Systems

The accelerated digital transformation of the labour market, driven notably by the COVID-19 pandemic, has brought remote work to the forefront of socio-economic and legal debate across the European Union.

Pillars of Justice

Elena Cherio

APR 21 2025

Enforcement At The Regional Level: A Critical Examination Of The European And African Human Rights Systems

Three regional systems have been established to protect human rights at the local level. This brief article will examine two of them, the European and African one, with some of the characteristics, differences, strengths and weaknesses, with a particular focus on their human rights enforcement mechanism.

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Martine Mussies

APR 14 2025

Stalked by Code: Navigating the Psychological and Legal Landscapes of Online Harassment

Cyberstalking is a pervasive form of digital violence that exploits technological infrastructures to inflict psychological harm. This article examines the phenomenon through an interdisciplinary lens, combining neuropsychology, legal analysis, and autiethnographic narrative to explore the lived realities of victims—particularly neurodivergent individuals.

Saar Boter

APR 8 2025

Tracking Norms and Values: Mapping the Value Shift Introduced by Surveillance Technologies in the Sphere of the Family

This paper argues that companies behind applications like Life360 are pushing for a shift in values relevant to parental care. Companies do this by attempting to change the definition of certain values. The utilisation of Life360’s surveillance tools has clear negative effects on individual children, but more importantly, its value shift normalises surveillance in both family environments and national and global contexts.

Sofia Mihaliková

APR 8 2025

AI and Diplomacy: A New Era of International Relations

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping diplomacy by enhancing decision-making, automating negotiations, and analyzing global trends. While AI presents opportunities for more efficient and data-driven diplomacy, it also raises concerns about bias, misinformation, and cybersecurity risks. This article explores the impact of AI on international relations, highlighting both its potential and the challenges it brings to global stability.

Politicians

Andrea Conde Alkon

APR 6 2025

The Rise of Populism: How Extremist Ideologies Shape Latin America and Europe

Since 2017, people in Latin America and Europe have voted for extremist left-wing and right-wing ideologies. Political parties of both branches focus on populist discourse. To know what populist discourse is, it is necessary to first define populism.

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Uilson Jones

APR 3 2025

Staring Down the Barrel: Threats to a Lasting Ukrainian Peace Deal

On recent attempts by the new US administration to reach a tentative peace without Ukraine at the table. Covering ongoing Saudi Peace Talks and evaluating likelihood of success.

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Elena Cherio

MAR. 31 2025

The Dilemma of Child Soldiers: International Legal Frameworks and Emerging Debates

This article examines key international legal instruments addressing the issue of child soldiers and explores the debates arising from their participation in conflicts.

Data Processing

Giulia Bassini

MAR. 28 2025

Lights and Shadows of The First-Ever Legal Framework on AI Worldwide

The Regulation (EU) 2024/1689, which aims to harmonize rules on artificial intelligence, came into effect on 1st August 2024. Since then, legal experts around the world have been carefully interpreting this European Union’s Act to understand its juridical impact. However, what are the doctrine’s misgivings on the subject?

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Leonardo Gioia

MAR. 24 2025

Is International Law a Tool of Power? Lessons from the Israel-Hamas Humanitarian Crisis

This article examines the extend to which international law functions as a genuine regulatory framework for international relations or merely serves as an accessory to power dynamics. By analyzing the gray areas of the international order exposed by this conflict, the study sheds light on the challenges and limitations of international legal mechanisms in addressing protracted and highly politicized disputes.

Judge Gavel

Elisha Gunaratnam

MAR. 17 2025

Sudan Has Accused the UAE of Being Complicit in Genocide – How the Impact of the Case Could Extend Beyond the Courtroom

On March 6, 2025, Sudan instituted proceedings against the UAE before the International Court of Justice, alleging that the UAE is complicit in genocide through its direction of and provision of support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Shwetha Rao

MAR. 14 2025

The Influence of Media Literacy on Online Violent Extremism

In our highly digitized world of social media and insufficient content controls, many social media platforms have become breeding grounds for hate speech and extremist content, often fueled by a lack of media literacy leading to widespread disinformation.

Law

Theodore Hunt

MAR. 6 2025

An Analysis of the Human Rights Corpus: The Impulse to Universalise and the Dangers of Eurocentrism

Contending that the movement to universalise human rights is characterised by coloniality; a matrix of cultural and epistemological production woven into our social infrastructure that revives the vestiges of colonialism.

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Sofia Mihaliková

MAR. 5 2025

The Interplay of Security, Territory, and Population in State Stability

State stability is one of the most critical indicators for assessing a country's ability to face both external and internal challenges. In today’s global environment, increasingly influenced by technological advancements, geopolitical tensions, and social changes, state stability is a key factor for peace, development, and prosperity

Reviewing the Laws

Ashwini Singh

FEB. 21 2025

Artificial Intelligence in the Courtroom: A Marvel or a Menace?

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization expressed that although AI is being explored by judicial systems worldwide, there are challenges that arise from the use of AI during judicial proceedings.

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Milena Fahr

JAN 20 2025

The Dynamics of Juvenile Delinquency: Pathways to Persistence or Desistance in Adulthood

Juvenile delinquency is a complex phenomenon influenced by neuropsychological traits, social environments, and developmental processes. While adolescence is marked by a peak in crime rates, the pathways of juvenile delinquency vary significantly.

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Milena Fahr

JAN 20 2025

The Role of Criminological Theories in Explaining Far-Right Extremist Radicalisation in Online Spheres

Far-right extremist radicalisation is a multifaceted phenomenon that requires a nuanced approach to understand its causes and mechanisms. In recent years, the integration of criminological theories has proven essential for explaining how individuals become involved in far-right ideologies.

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