Aleydis Nissen is an assistant professor of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (public law) at Universiteit Hasselt and an assistant professor of public international law at Universiteit Antwerpen. She is also affiliated with Université Libre de Bruxelles.
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Holding the Mirror Up (9/9)
Specialised ethical intra-muros committees are increasingly asked to make difficult judgements about external partnerships, and those decisions can feel weighty. Yet when a university takes the ethical world beyond its walls ...
Nuclear Threats Prevent South Korea from Ratifying the Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
Image description: Members of the South Korean army marching in formation
Last month, the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) fundamental Forced Labour Convention 29 of 1932 went into effect in the Republic of Korea, ...
Sweating in the Park or in the Factory: Beyoncé’s New Sports Wear Company and Respect for Human Rights
In April, Beyoncé released her album Lemonade. In May, she launched her sports clothing brand Ivy Park. The former was hailed as a ‘new civil rights movement’, while the latter was vilified as a ‘sweat shop’ brand by the media. ...
