In the field

In the field

The Court System in Kenya: New Environment and First Impressions

By Maria Rodriguez Two weeks and a half have past since I arrived in Kenya but the experience has been so intense that...
May 25, 2015
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The Disconnect Between Universal Jurisdiction and Piracy

Kyle Best Hostis humani generis: “enemy of humankind.” The immense weight behind this Latin phrase is well known to those fascinated by either...
August 21, 2014
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Legal developments regarding Canadian mining

by Matthew Millman-Pilon Anecdotally, the Canadian flag is commonly found sewn on to the backpacks of our international travelers. The conspicuous yet modest...
August 17, 2014
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La antigua panaderia, la Sele et Ban Ki-Moon

Jacinthe Poisson Être stagiaire à la Cour interaméricaine des droits de l’homme, ça implique travailler des heures incalculables à décortiquer et analyser les...
August 14, 2014
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Private Maritime Security in West Africa

Kyle Best Private Maritime Security Companies (PMSCs) have proven to be an effective means by which ship owners can deter pirate attacks. In...
July 30, 2014
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Asile A et B

Iñaki Navarrete Je pris une profonde inspiration avant d’entrer dans l’arrière-cour de l’asile B. C’était le second établissement que nous visitions ce jour-là....
July 30, 2014
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Interns on Internships: Mise en abyme in Manila

by Katie Spillane The Ateneo Human Rights Center (AHRC) sprang to life in the summer of 1987 as the wake of the People...
July 18, 2014
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A Light Comment on Small Change

Matthias Heilke The stuff I have been working on the last couple weeks is a bit intense. Also, I already wrote a blog...
July 12, 2014
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Do you like football?

By Guilhem de Roquefeuil “Do you like football?” I asked one of my colleagues at the Institute for Human Rights and Development shortly...
July 2, 2014
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L’autre 50%

Suzanne Zaccour Lorsque j’ai décidé d’appliquer pour un stage à la CONGEH (Cameroun), plusieurs facteurs sont entrés en ligne de compte. Certains n’étaient...
June 28, 2014
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Legal Aid on the Tundra (or Amazing Race law)

By Martha Chertkow Working in the arctic is humbling. That’s the only word that I can think of right now, three weeks into...
June 26, 2014
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Commercial Contract Law as a Counter-Piracy Measure

Kyle Best 1,288 days. This is the unfathomable amount of time that 11 crewmembers of the MV Albedo were held hostage since Somali...
June 24, 2014