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Dr Aoife Duffy: State Impunity and the Northern Ireland Conflict 

During the 30-year Northern Ireland conflict, which ended with the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, human rights violations were committed by a range of parties, including UK state forces. It has long been suspected that impunity protected this latter category of conflict actors, and that lack of accountability for serious harms, such as torture and killings, … Continue reading

Essex CAJI Presented: A discussion with KAKU Shun on the Legitimacy of International Law

On 26 February 2024, Shun, based in Japan, joined us here at CAJI via Zoom for a webinar in which he presented his thought provoking ideas on the relationship between political legitimacy at State level, the legitimacy of international law, and the autonomy of the individual within political processes. Shun, through analysis of the works … Continue reading