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Helin Laufer | 24th November 2025
Evolving Standards of Investment Protection – Reflections Following the Forty-Fourth ITF Public Conference
Introduction and Background On 10 October 2025, the Forty-Fourth ITF Public Conference on…
Arbitration+1
Sofia Gonzalez De Aguinaga | 21st November 2025
UK Businesses can and should seek to collaborate with competitors to address systemic human rights risks in global supply chains
Collective action across industry actors is needed to address systemic human rights risks in global…
Business and Human Rights+1
Iris Anastasiadou, Jean-Pierre Gauci | 27th October 2025
Smart Technology and Access to Justice for Under-Served Communities
The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has published a new report, Bridging…
Artificial Intelligence+1
Iris Anastasiadou | 16th September 2025
AI Fabricated Citations and the Legal Profession: Lessons from the High Court
In June 2025, the High Court of England and Wales issued a clear warning to legal practitioners…
Artificial Intelligence+1
Irene Pietropaoli, Sara Razai | 24th July 2025
Privatised Food Delivery in Gaza and Violations of International Humanitarian Law
The ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza constitutes a stress test for the core protections under…
Human Rights and IHL
Irene Pietropaoli, Giuseppe Di Vetta | 16th July 2025
The Future of Corporate Liability: Why the 'Failure to Prevent' Model Matters for Human Rights Due Diligence Regulation
The 'failure to prevent' model is a legal construct under which a corporate entity can be held…
Business and Human Rights
