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The emergence of blockchain technology is creating solutions to key issues that stateless people face. Stateless people and their...

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...

I. Introduction Jonathan Sumption—once described by The Guardian  as ‘the brain of Britain’—is a professional historian and former...

In the aftermath of the Second World War, just over seventy-five years ago the international community embraced the Universal Declaration...

Shona Illingworth is a Danish-Scottish artist and Professor of Art, Film and Media at the University of Kent, UK. Her work examines the...

Since 15 August 2021, the Taliban Government continues to suppress the progression of women’s basic human rights in Afghanistan,...

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

Introduction   On 30 June 2020, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) in Beijing imposed its ‘National Security Law’...

This time, it feels like it is finally happening—until Abu Salah comes home with the dreaded news: ‘Wait another two days until the...

François Zimeray is a prominent French diplomat, lawyer, former politician, and human rights activist. Zimeray previously served as...

Luis Moreno Ocampo is an Argentine Lawyer and prosecutor who played a critical role in the Trial of the Juntas during Argentina’s...

International law faces two profound issues. Each involves Article 2 of the Charter of the United Nations prohibiting the use of force by...

This article explores an uncomfortable reality that locates international humanitarian and development organisations as sometimes...

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

Elsa Taquet has been serving as a Senior Legal Advisor for TRIAL International’s program in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since...

Moral considerations in confiscating Russian assets Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has been going on for almost two years....

1. Historical Overview of Wartime Collaboration   In situations of armed conflict, it is almost inevitable that there will be instances...

Téa Braun is the Chief Executive of the Human Dignity Trust. She oversees all of the core legal work of the Trust and has been involved...

Anabela Alves is a Portuguese lawyer having served as Legal Advisor to Chambers at the ICTY and later as Legal Advisor to the Presidency...

On 15 August 2021, the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. The ‘Apagan’ operation initiated an airlift that successfully evacuated...

І. Sexual violence as Russia’s weapon in the war against Ukraine: History and the present   On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an open...

Raji Sourani is a Palestinian human rights lawyer and Founder and Director of the Palestinian Centre of Human Rights. He was an Amnesty...

Oleksandra Matviichuk is a prominent human rights defender, currently leading the Center for Civil Liberties and coordinating the...

An Avenue to Justice for Afghan Women: Bringing a CEDAW Case Before the International Court of Justice[1]   In a tumultuous Afghanistan,...