The bang-sensitive (BS) mutants of Drosophila are an important model for studying epilepsy. We recently identified a novel BS locus, julius seizure (jus), encoding a protein containing two transmembrane domains and an extracellular cysteine-rich loop. We also determined that jussda iso7.8, a previously identified BS mutation, is an allele of jus by recombination, deficiency mapping, complementa...

International law on the use of force has become increasingly contested. Such contestation also happens in form technologically-mediated state practices, for example via designing and using drones or weapon systems integrating autonomous Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies. Over time, such practices can deliberatively tacitly shape new norms. To make sense dynamics, article differentiates...

Abstract Recent decades have witnessed tremendous progress in artificial intelligence and the development of autonomous systems that rely on intelligence. Critics, however, pointed to difficulty allocating responsibility for actions an system, especially when system causes harm or damage. The highly behavior such systems, which neither programmer, manufacturer, nor operator seems be responsible...

Trata de uma revisão das primeira e segunda relectii Francisco Vitória sobre os direitos dos índios da guerra, respectivamente. O objetivo é proporcionar leitura organizada argumentos pontos essenciais levantados por no que diz respeito aos título alegados alegáveis pela coroa espanhola para a conquista do Novo Mundo; bem como sistematizar elementos guerra justa explorados pelo autor, acordo co...

Robert Sparrow (among others) claims that if an autonomous weapon were to commit a war crime, it would cause harm for which no one could reasonably be blamed. Since bear responsibility the soldier’s share of killing in such cases, he argues they necessarily violate requirements jus bello, and should prohibited by international law. I argue this view is mistaken our moral understanding sufficien...

We investigate the evolution of the legal institution of citizenship from a political economy perspective. We first present a median voter model of citizenship laws determination. Next we test the implications of the model on a new dataset on citizenship laws across countries of the world. We show that citizenship laws have responded endogenously to economic and institutional determinants. When...

Angeles Jaen1*, Elisabeth Buira2, Albert Giménez2, Tomás Pumarola3, Teresa Puig4, Jordi Niubó5, Mariona Xercavins6, Daniel Podzamczer5, Bonaventura Clotet4, Josep Maria Gatell3 and David Dalmau1,7 On Behalf of CHRN Group Study 1Fundació Docència i Recerca Mútua Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain 2Direcció General de Salut Pública, Barcelona, Catalonia Government, Spain 3Hospital Clinic-IDIBAPS de Barce...

The uncertain political status of America's millions of undocumented immigrants and their children has exposed deep and ongoing disagreement about how US citizenship should be accorded to foreign-born persons. I identify the principle of jus temporis, a law of measured calendrical time, that has worked in concert with jus soli and consent to construct citizenship law since the nation's founding...

Abstract The intriguing relationship between jus ad bellum and in bello has provoked perennial academic debates. This article examines this issue from Chinese perspectives offers a cultural critique of the well-entrenched norm / separation international humanitarian law. Based on its distinctive traditional perception world order meaning war, China embraces holistic understanding relationship. ...

Rita Floyd’s The Morality of Security: A Theory Just Securitization is an important and insightful book that delineates a theory just securitization (modified from the jus ad bellum in bello criteria war theory) involving three sets principles governing initiation securitization, conduct desecuritization. This much- needed addition to security studies literature. Here, I apply (JST) threat pose...