Roslyn Fuller

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Dr. Roslyn Fuller is a lecturer in International Law based in Ireland. She is the author of Ireland’s leading textbook on International Law ‘Biehler on International Law: An Irish Perspective’ (Round Hall, 2013). In addition to her academic work, she has also writes for the Irish Times, The Irish Independent and The Journal on topics of law, politics and education.

Roslyn has been researching democracy for over a decade and is the author of “Beasts and Gods: How Democracy Changed Its Meaning and Lost Its Way” (October 2015, Zed Books). She tweets at @roslynfuller and can be reached at fullerr@tcd.ie.

Why a US presidential pardon for Edward Snowden is not such a crazy idea after all Opinion
This Friday, Oliver Stone’s film 'Snowden' hits theaters. The release will be accompanied by a campaign that is focused on procuring a presidential pardon for the whistleblower who revealed the NSA’s mass surveillance program in 2013.
Sep 15, 2016 09:36
The false choice of the Brexit referendum Opinion
As the Brexit referendum looms closer, British people probably feel that they have engaged in an exhausting level of public participation and that whatever the outcome of the referendum, democracy will have been served.
Jun 22, 2016 10:47
'Fantastically corrupt': Guess who decides? Opinion
The recent anti-corruption summit hosted by David Cameron in London has sparked a debate about just what corruption is, but hasn’t come up with any viable solutions.
May 14, 2016 11:14
3 false claims MSM is making about the Assange case Opinion
The mainstream media has fallen in line with the governments of the UK and Sweden to dispute the legitimacy and significance of the decision by the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention in favor of Julian Assange, but their claims don’t stack up.
Feb 6, 2016 17:05
In time of crisis, the world needs to unite for peace Opinion
Nearly one in every hundred people on Earth today has been forced to flee their home in search of safety elsewhere. The vast majority are running from entirely man-made disasters that have unfolded under the watch of an increasingly lethargic UN Security Council.
Aug 24, 2015 16:42
The Fuller Picture – The invisible war: Civil disobedience and the internet Opinion
As the US Senate debates the Patriot Act this week, we are at a crossroads for civil liberties and protest freedoms around the world.
May 22, 2015 14:52
The Fuller Picture - Iran, Russia and TPP: Obama tries to pivot to Asia Opinion
This week US relations with Saudi Arabia cool down, while heating up with Russia and Iran. Is the US considering a sweeping change to foreign policy?
May 15, 2015 15:27
The Fuller Picture - 2015 UK Elections: Voters abandoning parties or parties abandoning voters? Opinion
As the polls close in the United Kingdom's national elections, it's time to take a look at whether voting even really matters.
May 7, 2015 19:52
The Fuller picture - Europe: The Secret Superpower Opinion
China and India aren't the only growing superpowers. Europe has come a long way in a short time and the continent's relationship with democracy is more than a little shaky.
Apr 30, 2015 15:49
Europe’s turn back to the left: Today Greece, Tomorrow Spain? Opinion
A popular theory during the Cold War era demanded that no country could be allowed to adopt a communist government, as this would inevitably set off a chain of other states also becoming communist in a domino effect.
Feb 2, 2015 16:03

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