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The Undoing of Corporate Governance at Hyflux
Singapore-based corporate darling Hyflux made sure that it ticked all the right boxes when it came to governance and regulatory...

Andrew Leo
10 min read


‘Big Brother is Watching You’: The Use of Live Facial Recognition by Law Enforcement Agencies and International Human Rights Law
The voice came from an oblong metal plaque like a dulled mirror which formed part of the surface of the right-hand wall […]. The...

Udit Mahalingam
22 min read


Location, Location, Location: Jurisdiction and Enforcement in the Land where Location Does Not Exist
Introduction Legal dramas often focus on the climax of courtroom arguments and verdicts. In doing so, they gloss over crucial aspects...


On Rules-based Order
There is a certain irony in a prisoner of law receiving a prize given by lawyers. Something must have gone very wrong when one who...

Chow Hang-tung
17 min read


Jonathan Sumption’s Conceptual Gaps and Misconceptions on Historical Apologies and Judicial Diversity
I. Introduction Jonathan Sumption—once described by The Guardian as ‘the brain of Britain’—is a professional historian and former...

Alberto Alvarez-Jimenez
19 min read


Migrants in Tunisia—When Sovereignty Triumphs over Dignity
Preamble ‘Tunisia will remain a state that will fight for the oppressed (or stand with the oppressed) and prevail for the victims of...

Romdhane Ben Amor
30 min read


Conflict and Constitutionalism in Sudan: In Conversation with Abdelkhalig Shaib
Abdelkhalig Shaib is a Sudanese attorney and member of the American and New York Bar Associations, who specializes in constitutionalism...

Solomon Njombai
26 min read


Afghan Women’s Rights to Education and Health Care in a Culture of Impunity
In the aftermath of the Second World War, just over seventy-five years ago the international community embraced the Universal Declaration...

Sima Samar
15 min read


Advocacy for Afghan Women Judges: In Conversation with Marzia Babakarkhail
Marzia Babakarkhail, a former family law judge in Afghanistan during the 1990s, has dedicated her career to justice. In the wake of the...

Angelina Spilnyk
11 min read


The Airspace Tribunal and the Right to Live Without Physical or Psychological Threat from Above: In Conversation with Shona Illingworth and Nick Grief
Shona Illingworth is a Danish-Scottish artist and Professor of Art, Film and Media at the University of Kent, UK. Her work examines the...

Aidan Johnson
20 min read


Making the Case for Prosecuting the Taliban for Crimes Against Humanity and Gender Apartheid in the ICC for the Unlawful Imprisonment of Afghan Women and Girls
Since 15 August 2021, the Taliban Government continues to suppress the progression of women’s basic human rights in Afghanistan,...

Kimberley Motley
20 min read


Children as a Vehicle of Genocide
Introduction The epitome of the 21st century’s Russian war against Ukraine manifested itself in Vladimir Putin’s speech on the morning...

Iryna Zaverukha
34 min read


Potemkin Judges: Critical Reflections on the Continued Presence of Hong Kong’s Overseas Non-Permanent Judges
Introduction On 30 June 2020, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in Beijing imposed its ‘National Security Law’...

Alvin YH Cheung
19 min read


Exposing Torture Crimes in Russian Prisons: In Conversation with Vladimir Osechkin
Vladimir Osechkin is a Russian-born human rights activist and founder of Gulagu.net, an NGO that documents and exposes crimes committed...

Nadia Jahnecke
11 min read


Refugees in Europe from an International Criminal Law Perspective
This time, it feels like it is finally happening—until Abu Salah comes home with the dreaded news: ‘Wait another two days until the...

Jens Dieckmann and Teresa Quadt
30 min read


Human Rights between Universality and Indivisibility: In Conversation with François Zimeray
François Zimeray is a prominent French diplomat, lawyer, former politician, and human rights activist. Zimeray previously served as...

Nadia Jahnecke
18 min read


People Not Boats: Sacrificing Human Rights on the Altar of the Hostile Environment in the UK
If you tolerate this, your children will be next! Manic Street Preachers, 1998 Introduction The issue of immigration and human rights...

Zrinka Bralo
27 min read


Harmonizing International Law and Political Power: In Conversation with Luis Moreno Ocampo
Luis Moreno Ocampo is an Argentine Lawyer and prosecutor who played a critical role in the Trial of the Juntas during Argentina’s...

Aidan Johnson
13 min read


Lebanon, Ukraine, Gaza / Palestine / Israel, and the Rule of Law
International law faces two profound issues. Each involves Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations prohibiting the use of force by...

Sir David Baragwanath
44 min read


Ammar and His Art: Death and Life at Guantanamo Bay
In January 2018, veteran actress Caroline Lagerfelt stepped into the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. She was there...

Alka Pradhan
20 min read


Hunting Monsters: In Conversation with Eric Emeraux
Eric Emeraux is the former Head of the Central Office for Combating Core International Crimes and Hate Crimes (OCLCH), France’s war...

Anaëlle Drut-Desombre
20 min read


Directing The Mauritanian: In Conversation with Kevin Macdonald
Over his career, Kevin Macdonald has directed a plethora of documentaries and films which have garnered critical acclaim and popular...

Fabienne Marshall
13 min read


The Obligation to Undress and the Destruction of Personal Belongings: The Lesser Evil
1. The Obligation to Undress and the Destruction of Personal Property: Related Violations 1.1. Evidence of Confiscation and Destruction...


Complementarity and Cooperation in International Criminal Law: In Conversation with Elsa Taquet
Elsa Taquet has been serving as a Senior Legal Advisor for TRIAL International’s program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since...

Nadia Jahnecke
28 min read
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