Australia-Türkiye’s unique COP31 Presidency: Shaping the Future of UN Multilateralism
Anthropogenic climate change poses an existential threat to humankind. Since the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was established, the Conference of the Parties (COP), the supreme decision-making...
Due Diligence in the Age of Government-Deployed AI
As artificial intelligence systems are increasingly embedded into government decision-making – from welfare eligibility checks to automated risk assessments – states face a familiar human rights question in a novel...
Law, Hegemony, and the Erosion of the Prohibition on the Use of Force: Part I
One of international law’s oldest and most hard-won achievements risks being dismantled in plain sight, and the legal community has apparently not yet reckoned with what that would mean in...
Normative Ambiguity of Jus Ad Bellum and the Limits of R2P
In February 2026, Iran-US-Israel conflict escalated into a full-scale armed confrontation after joint US-Israeli airstrikes were carried out as part of the so-called Operation Epic Fury, striking Iran’s leadership, command...
Who is a mother under international human rights law?
A new call for input has been advertised on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. Issued by Reem Alsalem, the Special Rapporteur on Violence...
From Magna Carta to Machine Learning: AI Without Borders, Laws Within
With the rapidly increasing era of new technology, particularly Artificial Intelligence (AI), a deep paradox exists due to complexity, insufficient precedent, and loopholes in laws that ideally should preserve the...
Climate Injustice: International Response to the Indigenous Women Experiences
Climate change is one of the most challenging threats humans face. It acts as a “threat multiplier,” intensifying social, political, and economic tensions in fragile and conflict-affected settings. As climate...
