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Peace Review, 2020
As we move further away from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, their impact and lega... more As we move further away from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, their impact and legacy becomes a distant memory, losing importance, especially with youth (for this essay, youth is defined as generation Z, the demographic succeeding Millennials and preceding generation alpha. This is defined as people born in the mid to late 90's until early 2010s). The Cold War, not to mention World War II, has faded further into the midst of history and have been replaced by America’s Forever Wars starting in 2001. For this new generation, the legacy and impact of the atomic bombings were not part of their upbringing. Instead, this generation was shaped by the 9/11 attacks, 2008 financial crisis, climate change, increased terrorism around the globe, forever wars, and now a global pandemic. The absence of an emotional connection to the bombings, coupled with the fact that educational institutions largely fail to adequately teach students about the humanitarian impact of the atomic b...
The Arms Trade Treaty, enacted in 2013, aims to decrease human suffering by limiting the internat... more The Arms Trade Treaty, enacted in 2013, aims to decrease human suffering by limiting the international supply of conventional weapons. However, this treaty has not created a positive obligation on states to respect international humanitarian law due to competing interests, lack of enforcement, and ambiguity. This paper analyzes the proliferation of violence resulting in violations of both international humanitarian law and international human rights law attributable to the availability of conventional weapons supplied through the international arms trade. By analyzing the cases of Saudi-Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Sudan, this paper highlights the urgency of creating more legal obligations on States to stop the widespread availability of weapons. At the root of the problem is the fact that the weapons intended to provide security for the State and its civilians are being used by the very people that International Humanitarian Law seeks to protect.
Peace Review, 2020
As we move further away from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, their impact and lega... more As we move further away from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, their impact and legacy becomes a distant memory, losing importance, especially with youth (for this essay, youth is defined as generation Z, the demographic succeeding Millennials and preceding generation alpha. This is defined as people born in the mid to late 90's until early 2010s). The Cold War, not to mention World War II, has faded further into the midst of history and have been replaced by America’s Forever Wars starting in 2001. For this new generation, the legacy and impact of the atomic bombings were not part of their upbringing. Instead, this generation was shaped by the 9/11 attacks, 2008 financial crisis, climate change, increased terrorism around the globe, forever wars, and now a global pandemic. The absence of an emotional connection to the bombings, coupled with the fact that educational institutions largely fail to adequately teach students about the humanitarian impact of the atomic b...
The Arms Trade Treaty, enacted in 2013, aims to decrease human suffering by limiting the internat... more The Arms Trade Treaty, enacted in 2013, aims to decrease human suffering by limiting the international supply of conventional weapons. However, this treaty has not created a positive obligation on states to respect international humanitarian law due to competing interests, lack of enforcement, and ambiguity. This paper analyzes the proliferation of violence resulting in violations of both international humanitarian law and international human rights law attributable to the availability of conventional weapons supplied through the international arms trade. By analyzing the cases of Saudi-Arabia, Iraq, Syria and Sudan, this paper highlights the urgency of creating more legal obligations on States to stop the widespread availability of weapons. At the root of the problem is the fact that the weapons intended to provide security for the State and its civilians are being used by the very people that International Humanitarian Law seeks to protect.