On Ukraine and Russia: The outcome of “imposing” international law – Part 2
By Ryan Mitra Part I of this two-part series may be found here. Russia’s escalatory behaviour in Europe has rockedContinue Reading
Tag: International Law
On Ukraine and Russia: The True Value and Application of International Law – Part I
By Ryan Mitra The tragedy of war, violence, and bloodshed has often been romanticised with little consideration to the realitiesContinue Reading
Black Flowers of Civilization: Violence, Colonial Institutions, and the Law in Coetzee’s Waiting for the Barbarians
Law derives its legitimacy from a specific way of exercising war: the colonial western state. In this essay, I argue that this specific way of waging war – and the institutions created to sustain it – underpin law’s authority in the western imagination.
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