Human Rights & IHL
Just over 70 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, putting into motion decades of efforts at the international level to secure rights for individuals. Nevertheless, the rise of populism and nationalism around the world now threaten the existence of the human rights' system.
Periods of insecurity or wartime constitute additional threats to the enjoyment and fulfilment of human rights.
In addition to human rights, in times of war, civilians are also meant to be protected under international humanitarian law (IHL), a separate body of law that was specifically adopted to render the conduct of war more humane.
BIICL provides training on international human rights law, as well as on humanitarian law, and seeks, through its research and publications, to clarify how these areas of law apply in practice.

ProjectsView All
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Identification of adults with lived experiences of modern slavery in the UK
16th September 2022
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Inter-state communications before UN human rights treaty bodies: awakening and potential
Rosana Garciandia | 7th June 2022
Courts and Tribunals+1 -
Addressing lack of access to legal advice for survivors of modern slavery
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 18th March 2022
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
Platform for Organising by Workers for Empowerment and Recognition (GLP-POWER)
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st March 2022
Human Rights and IHL+2
NewsView All
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Impacts of a lack of legal advice on adults with lived experience of modern slavery
23rd January 2023
Labour Rights+2 -
National implementation of human rights: Global survey of State implementation systems and processes
8th December 2020
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
New Publication: Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict
27th January 2020
Human Rights and IHL -
Cultural Heritage and the Security Council: Why Resolution 2347 matters
Kristin Hausler | 31st March 2018
Cultural Heritage+1
BlogsView All
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The Cuban tourism sector: mitigating the risk of labour exploitation in a holiday paradise...
Rosana Garciandia, Jean-Pierre Gauci | 6th March 2023
Business and Human Rights+2 -
A model law with the key elements for an EU Regulation to prohibit the import and export of products made or transported with forced labour
Irene Pietropaoli | 10th November 2022
Business and Human Rights+2 -
Trafficked persons on trial in the United Kingdom: Court of Appeal provides new guidance on abuse of process and available defences
Noemi Magugliani | 7th April 2022
Courts and Tribunals+2 -
Part 2: Responsible Exit from Russia: Business and Human Rights in a Global Governance Gap
Daniel Aguirre, Irene Pietropaoli | 22nd March 2022
Business and Human Rights+3
PublicationsView All
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Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions
Jack Kenny, Constantinos Yiallourides | 15th March 2023
Climate Change+3 -
Impacts of a lack of legal advice on adults with lived experience of modern slavery
Jean-Pierre Gauci, Noemi Magugliani, John Trajer | 23rd January 2023
Modern Slavery -
Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Jean-Pierre Gauci, Noemi Magugliani | 30th August 2022
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
Inter-state Complaints in International Human Rights Law
27th April 2022
Courts and Tribunals+2
Upcoming EventsView All
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Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Event Date: 20th September 2023
AI and Data Worlds+3 -
Short Course: Climate Change Litigation
Event Date: 21st September 2023
Climate Change+3 -
Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 21st September 2023
Business and Human Rights+8 -
Short Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 24th October 2023
Business and Human Rights+3
PeopleView All
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Dr Rosana Garciandia
Human Rights and IHL+3 -
Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci
Climate Change+7 -
Georgia Greville
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Jack Kenny
Cultural Heritage+1 -
Dr Noemi Magugliani
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Dr Irene Pietropaoli
AI and Data Worlds+3 -
Amrit Singh
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
Lise Smit
Business and Human Rights+1
Recent Books
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Armed Conflict and the New Law Vol. II (Effecting Compliance
Published Date: 1st January 1993