The Effect of the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Future of Global Climate Policy
The US is one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHGs) emitters historically. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump, on beginning his second term of office, signed a series of executive orders which...
United States Must Formally Apologize to the Republic of Marshall Islands
Between 1946 and 1958, the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, causing generations of health, environmental, and cultural damage to the Marshallese people. As a result...
The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 2
See Part 1 of this blog here: The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 1 | OHRH 1. Introduction This is the second part...
EU accession to the ECHR – a short reflection post-CJEU judgment in EU LEX KOSOVO Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P (KS and KD)
Article 6(2) of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty EUR-Lex – 12008M006 – EN establishes the following obligation: “The Union shall accede to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights...
The Role of Social Media in Russia’s War in Ukraine: Durov’s Arrest as a Catalyst for Global Social Media Accountability?
The recent arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, on charges of allegedly aiding and abetting criminal activities through the platform, has cast a renewed spotlight on social media platforms’...
Al Hassan Acquitted of Gender Persecution at the ICC
On 26 June 2024, the International Criminal Court (ICC) convicted Mr Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud (‘Al Hassan’) on eight counts of war crimes and crimes...
The Legal Protections of Displaced Rohingya in Malaysia
The alleged genocide of the Muslim minority Rohingya in Buddhist majority Myanmar has precipitated the largest refugee crisis in Asia today with approximately 1 million Rohingyas having been displaced since...
Pacific Island Countries Make Historic Submissions to the International Court of Justice Climate Change Advisory Opinion
March marks a major moment for the Pacific. After nearly a year since the General Assembly adopted a landmark resolution requesting an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice...
Holding Social Media Companies Accountable for Hate Speech in Times of Conflict and War: An Urgent Necessity
Imagine a world where the Nazis didn’t have a powerful propaganda tool like the newspaper Der Stürmer. Could the Nazis have perpetrated large-scale genocide without the help of media fuelling...
Statehood and Recognition in International Law: The Case of the so called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”
Image Description: A map highlighting the geographical location of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus This blog analyses the case of the so called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus” (“TRNC”) from...
