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  • Day 11: Munnar and tea plantations

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    The Southern coastal areas of present day Kerala (which we had left behind us once we boarded the train at Trivandrum) were never under the direct administrative control of the British Empire (or its predecessor, the British East India Company). The Kingdoms of Cochin (Kochi) and Travancore (whose capital was Trivandrum) were Hindu monarchies who…

  • COVID-19 and the Evolving Character of “Peace and Security” within the UN Charter

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    [This blog series was originally posted on the now-defunct website of American University, Washington College of Law’s Law and International Development Society in April 2021.] Over the past two decades, the world has seen a variety of epidemics (e.g., HIV/AIDs, SARS, MARS, and Ebola) as well as pandemics (e.g., COVID-19). Epidemics and pandemics result in serious consequences…

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  • Day 10: Travel to the Western Ghats

    rdraxter

    Our time in Trivandrum had come to an end. We were now going to begin our tour of other parts of Kerala with Kingston’s folks. That tour began with catching a 6:30am train ride, but this one was only for a 4 hour journey retracing our path north back to Kochi (also known as Cochin),…

  • Day 9: the Backwaters

    rdraxter

    Kingston and his folks came over to check out our resort on Day 9. As Mom was walking the grounds, she recalled walking through this former coconut plantation as a child. The plantation coconut field was her short cut to the local movie theater from her house (and this land route saved her the cost…

  • Fake It ‘Til You Make It: “Historic Title” as a Solution to the Legal Ramifications of Sea-Level Rise (Part III)

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    [This blog series was originally posted on the now-defunct website of American University, Washington College of Law’s Law and International Development Society in August 2020.] Under the provisions of the United Nations Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), States obtain territorial rights over the sea depending on baselines and the classification of landmasses within the sea. As sea…

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