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Fake News in International Conflicts: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Post-Truth Era

Aug 03 2022

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Mar 25 2022

New Forum Article

When International Disasters Affect Technology Transfer: Where is International Law?

Mar 23 2022

Fake News in International Conflicts: A Humanitarian Crisis in the Post-Truth Era, Vol. 55

Fu Kwong-or Ricky

Introduction “World War III is coming,” is it ‘fake news’? On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, or “special military operation,” three days after Russia officially recognized the Donetsk People’s Republic and the Luhansk People’s Republic.  Shortly after the whole world witnessed the largest military conflict in Europe since World War…

Jul 2022

When International Disasters Affect Technology Transfer: Where is International Law?, Vol. 55

Federica Cristani

Natural disasters may have devastating impacts on human life, the economy, and environment of the affected states.  This article focuses on the economic consequences of natural disasters for affected states, particularly regarding technology transfers. In addition, this article examines the relevant regulatory framework of reference at the international level, with a mapping of technology transfer…

May 2022

Human Mobility and Human Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Revisiting the 14 Principles of Protection for Migrants, Refugees, and Other Displaced Persons, Vol. 54

T. Alexander Aleinikoff, Joanne Csete, Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, Ian M. Kysel, Petra Molnar, Kristin Bergtora Sandvik, Monette Zard

Building upon the 14 Principles – which set out how international law should protect migrants, refugees, and other displaced persons during the COVID-19 pandemic and have been endorsed by more than 1,000 scholars worldwide – a group of international law scholars have collaborated to create a series of short essays looking at a set of pressing legal…

Oct 2021