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Criminal Law and Criminology · Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Abolitionist discourse in Malta

In 2019, the Maltese Government issued a public consultation document for the reform of sex work and trafficking legislation. This post explores Maltese abolitionists’ arguments against the reform.

Interdisciplinary Study of the Law

Positive Complementarity and the Way Forward in the Situation of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

The importance of positive complementarity lies in its ability to leave a permanent legacy in the institutions of the State concerned whilst also preserving the ICC’s investigative and prosecutorial resources.

Public Law

Non-state actors and the fight for a sustainable future in a ‘neo-colonial’ investment system?

There is a need for a wholesale change to tackle the inherent imbalance, which harmfully impacts the environment and human rights.

Public Law

Reforming Technical and Financial Assistance for Environmental Protection: The Challenge of Plastic Pollution in the Ocean

Managing plastic waste is one of the biggest problems we face today, the severity and urgency of which is increasing. How can legal reforms, especially technical and financial assistance, address this?

Public Law

Time to level the playing field of multilateral trade: Rethinking the “differential” in Special and Differential Treatment

Public Law

Development Rights & Equitable Aid

Efforts to counterbalance neocolonialism have long been debated. Yet, colonial dynamics remain entrenched in the global aid system. Is human rights law the key to reform?