The American drone programme and the responsibility of its partners
Since 2001, the Bush administration has taken the American drone program – to use automated weapons to kill ...
Conflict and Human Rights
“The Interests of Justice” – The ICC and the Case of Afghanistan
In April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court rejected the request to authorise an ...
Sexual Violence in Conflict 2019: Insights from Sudan and Algeria
The 19th of June is celebrated as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. In ...
Sudan’s Elusive Justice: Do Heads of States Enjoy Immunity from International Crimes?
With the worsening situation in Sudan and the government’s systematic violations against the people of Sudan, ...
Arm Sales to Saudi Arabia: Evaluating the Clear Risk of Violations of IHL
On Thursday 20 June, the Court of Appeal issued its open judgment in the appeal concerning the lawfulness of the ...
Kimathi and Others v Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Kimathi and Others v Foreign & Commonwealth Office [2018] EWHC 2066 (also known as the ‘Mau Mau litigation’, ...
Expectations of the Victims of Radovan Karadžić
The Appeals Chamber of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (MICT) recently delivered the ...
A Year of Gaza’s Marches of Return: War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity Targeting Protected Groups
The independent international commission of inquiry on the protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, ...
The 40th Session of the Human Rights Council: Some Observations on State Behaviour
The UN Human Rights Council, which was created in 2006, is currently holding its 40th Session. The HRC is the UN’s ...
Trump’s Invocation of Emergency Powers over Border Wall: Is It Legal?
In recent weeks, President Trump has sent signals that he is prepared to declare a national emergency in order to ...
Universal jurisdiction to the rescue: a way forward for victims of Franco-era crimes of gender-based violence?
Between the years of 1960 and 1974, Spanish lawyer and feminist activist Lidia Falcón O’Neill was detained seven ...
ECOWAS Court Rules that use of Military Tribunals to Prosecute Civilians in Nigeria Violates Right to Fair Trial
On 29 June 2018 the Court of Justice for the Economic Community of West African States (‘ECOWAS Court’) handed ...
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