A lone Japanese woman stands proud, a dignified presence in the multitude of excited and excitable faces. Her tin pot and ladle in tune to chants of free, free Palestine. Her mind is not on the extremists or the ideals of high justice, and humanity’s many treaties to which only a few adhere. Her mind…
The ICJ, Preah Vihear, and Human Life
The sea of people in Hyde Park told a straightforward story even to the unbothered and uninitiated. A number of “Our Temple” emblazoned placards cast an unequivocal declaration of the Cambodian’s propriety over the Temple of Preah Vihear. One man’s hurriedly made poster looked ready for the recycling but its holder stood posed and dignified…
Access to Justice
The adversarial system is a game. It is a forum in which power and influence, and to a great extent, money, really shines. The game is won by those who can afford through networks and bank balances to have the best legal minds and the best for-hire experts bat for them. It’s simply bad luck…