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Kathleen Cavanaugh

Kathleen Cavanaugh is a lecturer in international law at the Irish Center for Human Rights of the National University of Ireland.

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Europe Dispatch

In the post-September 11, 2001 landscape, the United States made clear its intent to go it alone—even if that meant operating outside the doctrines of international law and international institutions. While President Barack Obama, to some degree at least, endeavored to re-situate the United States w

Kathleen Cavanaugh • 6 min read

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Grave Breaches

There are several things that strike you when first entering Jenin refugee camp: images of the Star of David spray-painted on the walls, the exposed fronts of houses which had been bulldozed, half-set tables, children’s toys scattered and then, as you approach Hawashin, a strong sweet odor. The Hawa

Jamil Dakwar, Kathleen Cavanaugh • 12 min read

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The Cost of Peace

We know the images well: ethnic cleansing in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia, intra-communal violence in Northern Ireland, and competing claims to land rights spurring the forcible transfer of populations in Palestine and Israel. Claims to self-determination and minority rights, often found at the heart

Kathleen Cavanaugh • 10 min read