By Amnesty International
The Trump administration’s escalating campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC) is reaching far beyond the judges, prosecutors, and human rights groups it has sanctioned, chilling civil society engagement with the Court and undermining victims’ access to justice, Amnesty International, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and 36 other Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) said […] The post 38 Global Civil Society Organizations file joint brief in US lawsuit challenging legality of Trump’s ICC sanctions appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Xavier Boniface, Professeur d'histoire contemporaine, Université de Picardie Jules Verne (UPJV)
Young people, the challenges of AI and European affairs are set to head the agenda of the pope’s first official visit to France, from September 25 to 28.
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By Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
The most sustainable smartphone is the one you currently own. An estimated 80% of your phone’s negative impact on the environment happens before the first minute of use – before it is even unboxed.
One smartphone contains more than 70 raw materials and more than 50 metals. Many of these need to be mined…
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By Melissa Avdeeff, Lecturer in Digital Media, University of Stirling
AI performers finding success are not disrupting the conventions of their genres, which may be why audiences have been more willing to accept them.
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By Charlotte Pughe, Postdoctoral researcher in Horticulture, Nottingham Trent University
Humans have an innate connection to nature – a concept known called biophilia.
Studies have shown the biophilic connection we experience being surrounded by plants improves our mental state and may even slightly shorten hospital recovery rates. This connection has driven the desire for greenery throughout history, with the Victorians even renting rare houseplants…
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By Matthew Alford, Lecturer in the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath
From the beginning of his brutal reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein could claim an unusual credit: film producer. After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in The Long Days. The film dramatised his role in a failed 1959 attempt to assassinate Iraq’s then-prime minister, Abdul-Karim Qasim.
The film presented the new dictator as a hero. A few minutes in, a young Saddam calmly removes a bullet from his leg using a razor blade sterilised with fire. In his 2000 biography of Saddam, journalist Saïd Aburish called…
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By Joe Greenwood-Hau, Youth Poll Lecturer, John Smith Centre, University of Glasgow
Alison Phipps, Professor of Political Sociology, York St John University
Ana Isabel Nunes, Senior Lecturer in Social and Political Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
Anna Thew, Research Fellow in Public Policy, Northumbria University
Francine Morris, Professor of Business, Associate Dean Research and Knowledge Exchange, University of Salford
Harry T Dyer, Associate Professor in Education, University of East Anglia
Matthew Allen, Lecturer in Economics, Salford Business School, University of Salford
Najma Yusufi, Visiting Fellow and Lecturer, Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics, University of Brighton
Zoe Stephenson, Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Birmingham
Amid a cycle of divided parties, political fragmentation and the UK going through a record number of prime ministers in recent years, young people could be forgiven for tuning out of politics altogether. Our experts have recommended nine books to strike teenagers and young adults’ interest in thinking politically.
1. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman (2001)
Noughts and Crosses makes the consequences of racial injustice,…
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By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
Having satisfied the party membership and erstwhile Labour voters over Israel, Andy Burnham may find it harder to do so over his meeting with Donald Trump.
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By Robert A. Strong, Senior Fellow, Miller Center, University of Virginia
Two 19th-century elections are a reminder that a sizable midterm shift, like the one expected in November, can signal long-lasting changes in American politics that set the country in a new direction.
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By Robert Glover, Associate Professor of Political Science and Honors, University of Maine
A midterm election is coming. In the face of wavering voter trust – some of it driven by forces outside their control – what can election officials actually do to keep elections credible?
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