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MAR 12, 2019 Podcast

Global Ethics Weekly: The National Emergencies Act & Trump, with Andrew Boyle

As the debates about the Southern border continue, the Brennan Center's Andrew Boyle details the 1976 law behind Trump's February 15 emergency declaration. As he tells it, ...

MAR 11, 2019 Podcast

Censorship in China, with BuzzFeed's Megha Rajagopalan

After working in China for six years on many stories unfavorable to the Chinese government, in 2018 journalist Megha Rajagopalan's visa was not renewed, forcing her ...

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Humor, Ethics, and Dignity: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This essay explores humans’ unique ability to understand context, something that is evident in both humor and ethics, and something that AI lacks.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Introduction: Balancing Legal Norms, Moral Values, and National Interests

How do states reconcile national interests with legal norms and moral values? One answer lies in the concept of good international citizenship.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

A Christian View of Humanitarian Intervention

Even when humanitarian intervention violates the letter of international law, and even when it is motivated by self-interest, it may still be morally justified.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Secessionist Conflict: A Happy Marriage between Norms and Interests?

In secessionist conflicts, actors tend to choose norms that align with their interests. But there are important outlier cases that complicate this picture, writes Rafael ...

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Unresolved and Unresolvable? Tensions in the Refugee Regime

Advancing durable solutions does not necessarily mean overcoming the inherent tensions in the refugee regime between law, morality, and national interests.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Conflicting Norms, Values, and Interests: A Perspective from Legal Academia

This essay argues that norms, values, and interests do not inhabit different universes, but are interrelated concepts.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Humanitarian Diplomacy: The ICRC’s Neutral and Impartial Advocacy in Armed Conflicts

This essay argues that there is an important place for the ICRC’s style of “quiet” diplomacy alongside other “loud” forms of advocacy.

MAR 8, 2019 Journal

Could a United Nations Code of Conduct Help Curb Atrocities? A Response to Bolarinwa Adediran

Although a UN code of conduct may have little effect on Security Council decision-making, the proposals have already proven their worth in political and normative ...