Ben Warwick

Dr Ben Warwick is a Lecturer in Law at Birmingham Law School, University of Birmingham. He predominantly researches the international system(s) of protection for human rights, with a particular focus on how these rights interact with resource questions. He can be contacted at b.t.warwick@birmingham.ac.uk and tweets @btcwarwick.

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Cuts to the UN Human Rights Bodies? We Know What This Leads To

Cuts to the UN Human Rights Bodies? We Know What This Leads To

The global populist backlash against multilateralism and rights is reaching the UN treaty bodies. These reactionary politics are manifesting in States’ refusal to pay their dues to the UN (the USA owes the UN $2182m), resulting in  ...
Djazia and Bellili v Spain: Eviction and Homelessness under the OP-ICESCR

Djazia and Bellili v Spain: Eviction and Homelessness under the OP-ICESCR

When the private housing sector fails the State must use its resources to provide alternative housing, according to the latest case concluded by the CESCR. The Committee also makes its strongest finding of non-retrogression yet after ...