The transition towards sustainable, healthy diets in Europe is necessary to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent by 2050 and achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. It is well established that meat production and consumption are unsustainable from environmental and health …

This research aims to examine how the EU and its Member States can advance its support for the ICC’s complementarity principle. The principle of complementarity is one of the ICC’s core principles and its paramount importance is acknowledged by the EU. Subsequently, the ICC is a court of last resort …

Food waste is a growing problem; 925 million people are living in starvation, while the total food loss worldwide could feed more than three billion people (Stop Wasting Food, n.d.). Food waste does not only impact society, it also impacts the environment; It is a waste of water, energy, and land (Engelsma, …

Like most ocean regions today, the European and contiguous seas experience cumulative impacts from local human activities and global pressures. They are largely in poor environmental condition with deteriorating trends. Despite several success stories, European policies for marine conservation fall short …

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is constantly gaining ground, both at domestic and international level. New forms of dispute settlement with a mix of public and private components are emerging in fields where this was not the case until recent times, as some contributions to this Zoom-out have attempted …

Ethnic minorities such as the Roma in Romania and the Indigenous peoples in Canada have struggled for centuries, suffering from discrimination and patronization by both their governments and society. In fact, they continue suffering from poor treatment. In order to address this, minority policies have …

The role of smart cities in order to improve older people’s quality of life, sustainability and opportunities, accessibility, mobility, and connectivity is increasing and acknowledged in public policy and private sector strategies in countries all over the world. Smart cities are one of the technological-driven …

The following research aims to determine feasible and effective recommendations on how to improve the United Nations zero-tolerance policy with respect to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN personnel. The UN has pursued a zero-tolerance policy since 2003, which means that any sexual contact between …

This qualitative research assesses the European Union’s (EU) democracy promotion, through the analysis of eight milestone policies, implemented between 1995 and 2014 in Tunisia. The idea is that these policies should be analyzed over an extended period, rather than separately. This is because the international …

The implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was the outcome of a long journey of nuclear disputes leading to the normalization of relations between Iran and the international community. This landmark agreement seems the first to have brought together historical antagonists to conclude …