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15 Amsterdam L.F. [1] (2023)

handle is hein.journals/amslawf15 and id is 1 raw text is: AMSTERDAM L A W F ORUM Editorial Note WINTER ISSUE January 2023 First and foremost, the Amsterdam Law Forum Board Members and Team of Editors (ALF Team '22-'23) wish all valued readers of ALF a happy new year! May the beginning of 2023 bring you warmth, courage and protection all year through! As many of you are aware, the ALF Journal features articles that discuss, analyse and interpret current issues of international and transnational legal nature. So off to a good start, we are proud to present you this academic year's first publication, namely the Winter Issue. In this Issue, we feature the works of three young scholars who have raised questions on three different important topics of our time-one on climate change, one on freedom of expression, and one on intellectual property rights. While Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has caused a great deal of legal, economic and political turbulence last year, forcing millions of people to flee their homes and resettle not only in Europe but also globally, the turbulence continues as States and their respective citizens face other pressing global issues such as that of climate change. Apparently, the displacement of people is one of the adverse effects of climate change, especially those living in coastal areas and/or State islands who are threatened by rising sea levels unless they move out. The big question, however, is: where would they go? To address this question, Benjamin Hagiarian gives a nuanced view in the opinion article titled, The Daniel Billy vAustralia case; its semantics and the characteriation of a climate threat as a cause for migration Hagiarian tackles the issue of climate refugees in light of the recent Human Rights Committee (HRC) decision in the Daniel Billy v Australia case. The case concerns the displacement of indigenous people from Torres Islands, who claim that Australia has failed to fulfil its positive obligation to mitigate or adapt measures to reduce the State's greenhouse gas emissions, which led to the destruction of their lives and livelihoods. In the article, the author particularly focuses on the case's semantics and their implications for the concept of 'climate refugee'. Among others, the author considers factors to determine a climate refugee status, the responsibilities of States towards them, and the threat of climate change to human life. Notably, ALF also welcomes submissions from scholars all over the world because it matters in the international legal discourse to hear a variety of opinions, insights and/or interpretations of issues from different perspectives. But while freedom of expression is an inalienable right of human beings, it is not an absolute right. Inevitably, one man's rights could end where the other man's rights begin. This is the premise of the opinion article by Mofoluwawo Oluwapelumi Mojolaoluwa titled, Interrogating Einstein's proposition for tolerance as a safeguard to freedom of expression . Interestingly, the author explores an unconventional approach to freedom of expression, which is a topic of great debate in the face of media blackouts and 'cancel culture'. By tapping on social values, the author argues that without tolerance, fear and shame (which are potent tools of repression) can thrive and win over freedom of expression (which is the hallmark of democracy). Mojolaoluwa specifically highlights Albert Einstein's famous statement, Laws alone can not secure freedom of expression; m order that every man present his views without penalty there must be spirit of tolerance in the entire population. By connecting this classic declaration with current political developments, the article serves as a reminder that laws always take effect in a context of values, morals, and ideologies. Speaking of fundamental human rights, even intellectual property rights (which is another domain of law) show overlaps with human rights law as Article 27(2) of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states, Everyone has the Right to the protection of the moral and

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