Cambridge Core BlogThe UK’s Closure of Investigations into Alleged Torture and Ill-Treatment in Iraq
The way a state responds to alleged war crimes and human rights violations says much about its approach to international law, transparency, and redress for victims.…
Social Sciences
May the force be with you: Antecedents and consequences of organizational resilience
Organizations have to strive in an uncertain and challenging environment, that is a fact. Then, why some organizations not only survive but emerge stronger, whereas others do not?…
Making Sense of Drug Scarcity in the Cuban Revolution
What do we mean when we talk about “scarcity”? Is it an absolute or relative condition? Observers of the 1959 Cuban Revolution have long relied on the category of scarcity to advance a variety of arguments.…
Technological advancement and job automation – What are employees’ perceptions of our future workplace?
Recently there has been growing attention internationally around potential job automation, and the future of work. This is because of advances in technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, and algorithms etc.…
Facing Uncertainty: An entrepreneurial view of the future?
‘No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.’ (Voltaire) ‘Uncertainty is the normal state.’ (Tom Stoppard, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead) Voltaire’s comment reflects a view apparently held by many others.…
A Special Issue of the IJLIC on Law, Liberty and Technology―Criminal Justice in the Context of Smart Machines
The criminal justice system has been something of a test-bed for new technologies―witness, for example, the use of CCTV surveillance and DNA profiling technologies.…
Do emojis pose a threat to the future of language?
Any headline that includes a yes/no question can usually be answered with an emphatic ‘no’. This is known as Betteridge’s law.…
Using social media to learn other languages: The potentials and pitfalls
With the growth of the Internet and social media, learning another language is no longer something we do only through books, in school, or on holiday abroad, but informally and often autonomously, apart from the guidance (or hindrance) of a teacher.…
How to Write A Great Peer Review
Reviewers often ask the editorial team at Law & Social Inquiry for tips on writing peer reviews. Here are what I see as four key attributes of reviewer reports that are most valuable to editors and authors.…
The People’s Right to Know and State Secrecy
Transparency is the mantra of democratic governance. It is cherished as a tool for curbing corruption and abuses of power, and achieving political accountability.…
The UN Guiding Principles Should Apply to Low Waged Workers in the United States: Case of App-Based Drivers
The New York Times headline, Why Are Taxi Drivers in New York Killing Themselves? should sound human rights alarms. Drivers who committed suicide shared with their families that they had a difficult time making a living as Uber began to dominate the ride-hailing, app-based taxi industry.…
Are shareholders the new champions of climate justice?
For several decades, individuals and communities affected by climate change – as well as the lawyers, advocates and civil society organizations who represent them – have been using litigation as a strategic tool to hold corporations accountable for climate change-related human rights harms.…