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John Trajer
Research Fellow in Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy
Biography John Trajer is a Research Fellow in Anti-Trafficking Law and Policy at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). In this role, he is working on a project that assesses the impact of access to legal advice on people with lived experiences of modern slavery. John holds a BA from the University of Oxford, a joint MA from the universities of Göttingen and Groningen, and an LLM from the European University Institute. He has also acquired professional experience…
Human Rights and IHL+2Lise Smit
Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights and Director, Human Rights Due Diligence Forum
Biography Lise Smit is Senior Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights, and joined BIICL in March 2015. She conducts research on corporate human rights due diligence and other aspects of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. Prior to joining the Institute, Lise was a practicing advocate at the Cape Town Bar in South Africa. She has worked on business and human rights issues for the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre and the UN Global Compact Office.…
Business and Human Rights+1Amrit Singh
Honorary Senior Fellow
Biography Amrit Singh has been a practising human rights lawyer for the last two decades. Her work focuses on using legal tools to resist contemporary authoritarianism around the world. More specifically, her current research focuses on judicial impartiality viewed in international and comparative perspective. She previously served as Director of the Accountability Division at the Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) in New York. During her tenure at OSJI, she authored several human rights…
Human Rights and IHL+1Irene Pietropaoli
Senior Fellow in Business & Human Rights
Biography Dr Irene Pietropaoli is a Senior Fellow in Business and Human Rights and joined BIICL in October 2018. She conducts research on corporate human rights due diligence, other aspects of implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on business and human rights, and legislation on modern slavery in supply chain. Irene is also leading BIICL's work on Artificial Intelligence and its links with business and human rights. Prior to joining BIICL, Irene worked with international organisations…
AI and Data Worlds+3Lucy Moxham
Senior Fellow, Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Biography Lucy Moxham joined the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law at BIICL in January 2012. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the Rule of Law and leads the Bingham Centre's programme of work on Government and the Rule of Law. At the Bingham Centre, Lucy has worked extensively on Rule of Law and human rights issues, including as part of the RECONNECT research project on 'Reconciling Europe with its Citizens through Democracy and the Rule of Law' (www.reconnect-europe.eu), which has received…
European Law+2Noemi Magugliani
Research Fellow in Anti-trafficking Law and Policy
Biography Dr. Noemi Magugliani is a Research Fellow in Anti-trafficking Law and Policy at BIICL. Noemi holds a PhD in Law from the National University of Ireland Galway, where they conducted research that focussed on trafficked adult men, gendered constructions of vulnerability, and access to protection. Noemi also holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law and Policy from University College Cork and a BA in International Relations from the University of Milan. Beyond their work at the…
Human Rights and IHL+2Jack Kenny
Research Fellow in International Law
Biography Jack is a Research Fellow in International Law at BIICL and a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His DPhil thesis at the University of Oxford, The Principle of Sovereignty and State Cyber Operations, was supervised by Professor Catherine Redgwell and Dr. Efthymios Papastavridis and supported by UKRI funding. In addition to his doctorate, he holds an LL.B degree in Law with European Study and an LL.M degree in International and European Law. Jack…
Cultural Heritage+1Kristin Hausler
Dorset Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director, Centre for International Law
Biography Kristin Hausler is the Dorset Senior Fellow and Director of the Centre for International Law. Since joining the Institute in 2007, she has developed and led several research projects on international human rights law, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law, areas in which she also provides training at the Institute. Her most recent projects focused on cultural heritage protection, in particular in situations of conflicts. Currently, she is leading…
Centre for International law+4Georgia Greville
Researcher in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights
Biography Georgia Greville joined BIICL as Researcher in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights at BIICL in January 2022. She first joined BIICL as a volunteer researcher, part of the MOU with Melbourne Law School in 2021. Previously, Georgia has worked as a researcher at the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, and as a research assistant in public international law, specialising in business and human rights issues and international labour law. She has also completed internships with several…
Human Rights and IHL+2Jean-Pierre Gauci
Arthur Watts Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training
Biography Dr. Jean-Pierre Gauci is Senior Research Fellow in Public International Law and Director of Teaching and Training at BIICL. Recruited in 2014 as a research coordinator for the British Influences on International Law Project, his role was extended to that of research fellow in August 2015 and associate senior research fellow in 2017. Jean-Pierre holds a PhD in Law from King's College London with research that focused on trafficking based asylum claims. He also holds a Doctor of Laws…
Climate Change+7Rosana Garciandia
Research Fellow in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights
Biography Dr Rosana Garciandia is Research Fellow in Labour Exploitation and Human Rights at BIICL. She conducts research on the international law response to human rights challenges, including labour exploitation and all contemporary forms of slavery. Her focus is on the responsibility of States and businesses, and on the potential of existing human rights mechanisms to protect victims from abuses. Rosana is also a Visiting Lecturer in Public International Law at King's College London. Prior…
Human Rights and IHL+3Ivano Alogna
Research Leader in Environmental and Climate Change Law
Biography Dr Ivano Alogna is Research Leader in Environmental and Climate Change Law at BIICL and leads its rapidly developing environmental and climate change law programme. He is an Associated Member of the Sorbonne Research Institute in International and European Law (IREDIES), Sorbonne Law School, a member of the European Law Institute (ELI) project on "Ecocide", and is currently a Glasgow Law Fellow at the University of Glasgow, School of Law. Ivano is a member of the World Commission…
Climate Change+4Short Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 24th October 2023
TRAINING Short Course: International Labour Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline International Labour Law is a constantly evolving field of law and one which has a direct impact on governments, businesses, civil society organisations and workers. It influences the way in which…
Business and Human Rights+3Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 21st September 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Business and Human Rights+8Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Event Date: 20th April 2023
EVENTS Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location This course is delivered in partnership with Course Outline This course provides participants with an understanding of the legal, regulatory and ethical issues arising in the context of artificial intelligence; an…
AI and Data Worlds+3Public International Law in Practice (in person participation)
Event Date: 3rd April 2023
TRAINING Public International Law in Practice (in person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Business and Human Rights+7Public International Law in Practice (online participation)
Event Date: 3rd April 2023
TRAINING Public International Law in Practice (online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Business and Human Rights+7Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (Hybrid)
Event Date: 3rd April 2023
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (Hybrid) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme…
Business and Human Rights+7Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions
15th March 2023
On 1 February 2023, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) and the Institute of Small and Micro States co-organised a webinar on 'Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions'. The event was a follow-up to the BIICL web series on 'Rising Sea Levels: Promoting Climate Justice through International Law' (3-24 March 2021). The series explored rising sea levels as a global problem of shared concern and…
Climate Change+3The Cuban tourism sector: mitigating the risk of labour exploitation in a holiday paradise...
6th March 2023
Have you ever been to Cuba and enjoyed the hospitality and warmth of its people? If you have, you may have stayed in a European hotel branch in Havana or enjoyed the pleasures of the island in a foreign cruise, now that the presence of multinational corporations is part of the Cuban economic landscape. What you may be less aware of is the risk of labour exploitation associated with the tourism and hospitality sector in the island. Some of the waiters or kitchen personnel in those hotels, or…
Business and Human Rights+2Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law
Event Date: 3rd March 2023
TRAINING Short Course: Foundations of Public International Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Outline This short course provides participants with an in depth understanding of the basic tenets of public international law. Bringing together a distinguished cohort of international law experts from…
Business and Human Rights+7Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions
Event Date: 1st February 2023
EVENTS Promoting Climate Justice through International Law: Climate Litigation & Climate Advisory Opinions Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by Event Details In September 2022, in a landmark decision, the UN Human Rights Committee found that Australia's failure to adequately protect indigenous…
Climate Change+3HRDD Forum: Forced Labour Import Ban Developments
Event Date: 31st January 2023
EVENTS HRDD Forum: Forced Labour Import Ban Developments Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details In September 2022, the EU Commission proposed a regulation to ban from the EU market products that were produced with forced labour. US customs authorities had already been implementing import…
Business and Human Rights+2Small States Conference
Last Updated: 23rd January 2023
Small States Conference Learn more about our Small States event series Share LinksBIICL engages in various pieces of work of direct or indirect relevance to Small States. In particular, BIICL, working with the Institute of Small and Microstates co-convenes annual conferences on small states and various international law issues. In 2022, the seventh edition of the conference was held. BIICL and ISMS signed a memorandum of understanding in 2019. Beyond…
Cultural Heritage+3Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Poland
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Poland Marta ZAMORSKA is a PhD Candidate at the University of Lausanne Law School, and one of the coordinators of the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Climate Change at the University of Lausanne. Her field of research is corporate liability for climate change. International Expert Group Poland Marta is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Philippines
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the Philippines Professor Michael TIU is an Assistant Professor of the University of the Philippines College of Law. He is also a consultant on matters involving international human rights standards and he is a member of the Philippine Working Group on Business and Human Rights. Professor Tiu will lead and coordinate the research for the Philippines. Franco LOPEZ is a JD candidate at the University of the Philippines College…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Norway
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Norway Dr Rosa MANZO International Expert Group Norway The Norway Rapporteur will be supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession: Professor Dr Christina VOIGT Return to Toolbox homepage
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Nigeria
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Nigeria Dr Uzuazo ETEMIRE is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Port Harcourt. He has published widely on climate change litigation and was the National Rapporteur for Nigeria on C2LI, the Climate Change Litigation Initiative UK project. Etemire holds a PhD in Environmental Law from the University of Strathclyde. International Expert Group Nigeria Dr Etemire is supported by the following experts in…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Netherlands
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the Netherlands Professor Elbert DE JONG is professor of private law at the Utrecht Center for Accountability and Liability Law (Ucall) and the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law. He is also director of Ucall. He is an expert in contract law and liability law and his research considers the relationship between tort law, innovation, climate change, and the environment. Professor de Jong will lead the research team for the Netherlands. Daan…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Japan
Last Updated: 14th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Japan Professor Hitoshi USHIJIMA is Professor of Law at Chuo University, Tokyo. His main fields of research are administrative law and regulatory policy, environmental and climate change law, comparative/transnational law, and multi-layered legal systems and governance. Professor Ushijima will lead the research for Japan. Dr Masako ICHIHARA is a researcher at the Local Climate Change Adaptation Center in Kyoto, where the main…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG UK
Last Updated: 13th December 2022
National Rapporteur for the UK Dr Kim BOUWER is an Assistant Professor of Law at Durham University. Her main fields of research are energy and climate change law, and private law and she is currently engaged in research on climate litigation and its relationship with activism. International Expert Group UK Dr Bouwer is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession:…
Climate Change+4Cultural Heritage Governance: Who Should Participate?
Event Date: 13th December 2022
EVENTS Cultural Heritage Governance: Who Should Participate? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This year, the International Law Association adopted recommendations pertaining to Participation in Global Cultural Heritage Governance. This was the culmination of four years of work led by Dr Jakubowski…
Cultural Heritage+1Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Kenya
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Kenya Dr Omondi OWINO is a Senior Lecturer at JKUAT School of Law, Nairobi. He is a member of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law and is the climate change rapporteur for Kenya at the Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law. Dr Owino leads the Environment, Energy and Climate Change Law department at Acorn Law Advocates, Nairobi. International Expert Group Kenya Dr Owino is supported by the following experts…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG India
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for India Professor Dr Madhuri PARIKH is Director and Dean of the Institute of Law, Nirma University. Her areas of interest are Environmental Law, Forest Law, Legal Research, and Tort Law. Her current research involves public engagement in the implementation of sustainable development goals and in the environmental decision making process in India. International Expert Group India Professor Parikh is supported by…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG USA
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for the USA Dr Lisa BENJAMIN is an Associate Professor at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. Her research focuses on climate justice and climate risk, and how these issues intersect with energy law and administrative law. Dr Benjamin will lead the research for the USA. Alexandra GUILLOT is an International Law Research Fellow at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland Oregon. She will assist Dr Benjamin with research…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Germany
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for Germany Prof Dr Marc-Philippe WELLER is Vice-Rector for International Affairs at the University of Heidelberg. In 2021 he co-authored (with Prof Dr Wolfgang Kahl) and published Climate Change Litigation - Liability and Damages from a Comparative Perspective. Professor Weller will coordinate the report for Germany, assisted by his research team. Christine HEIDBRINK is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Comparative…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG France
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteurs for France Professor Pauline-Marie ABADIE is Associate Professor of Law and Member of IDEP (Institute of Ethical Heritage Law) at Paris-Saclay University. Professor Mathilde HAUTEREAU-BOUTONNET is Professor of Private Law and Researcher in Environmental Law at Aix-Marseille University. She is also a Visiting Research Fellow at BIICL. International Expert Group France Professor Abadie and Professor Hautereau-Boutonnet…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG China
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for China Professor Dr Tianbao QIN is Luojia Professor of Law, and Director of the Research Institute of Environmental Law (RIEL) at the School of Law, Wuhan. Professor Qin is also a member of the project's Core Group of experts. International Expert Group China Professor Qin is supported by the following experts in the field of climate change, drawn from academia, science, and the legal profession: Professor Jolene…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Canada
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Canada Professor Hassan AHMAD is an Assistant Professor at the Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. He writes and researches on topics related to transnational tort law, the interaction of domestic jurisdiction and liability principles with international law, business and human rights law, and the emerging field of law and political economy. International Expert Group Canada Professor Ahmad is…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Brazil
Last Updated: 12th December 2022
National Rapporteur for Brazil Dr Caio BORGES is a qualified lawyer in Brazil. He leads the Law and Climate Portfolio at the Institute for Climate and Society. He holds a PhD from the Law School of the University of São Paulo and a Master's Degree from the Getulio Vargas Foundation. He is a non-resident fellow of the Fudan Development Institute at Fudan University (Shanghai, China). International Expert Group Brazil Dr Borges is supported by…
Climate Change+4Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics - IEG Australia
Last Updated: 28th November 2022
National Rapporteurs for Australia Professor Dr Jacqueline PEEL is Professor of Law at Melbourne Law School and Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, the University of Melbourne's climate change initiative. She is also Lead Author of WGIII IPCC 6th AR. Professor Peel will lead the research team for Australia. Rebekkah MARKEY-TOWLER is a PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School, and Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures. Rebekkah…
Climate Change+4Short Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 14th November 2022
EVENTS Short Course: International Labour Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details International Labour Law is a constantly evolving field of law and one which has a direct impact on governments, businesses, civil society organisations and workers. It influences the way in which governments…
Business and Human Rights+3A model law with the key elements for an EU Regulation to prohibit the import and export of products made or transported with forced labour
10th November 2022
This research was commissioned by Anti-Slavery International, the European Center for Constitutional Human Rights (ECCHR) and the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament. The legal analysis and drafting were conducted by Dr Irene Pietropaoli, Lise Smit, and Dr Julinda Beqiraj, of BIICL. The legal analysis and drafting were co-funded by the Greens/EFA Group and Freedom Fund. In September 2022, the European Commission published a Proposal for a Regulation on prohibiting products made with…
Business and Human Rights+2Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (In person participation)
Event Date: 25th October 2022
EVENTS Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (In person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this event, speakers will share insights from their research around climate change and inequality. The discussion will focus on the existing research - and lack thereof…
Business and Human Rights+2Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (online participation)
Event Date: 25th October 2022
EVENTS Climate Change and Inequality: Insights from Research (online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this event, speakers will share insights from their research around climate change and inequality. The discussion will focus on the existing research - and lack thereof - around…
Business and Human Rights+2Global Perspectives on Corporate Climate Legal Tactics
Ivano Alogna | 12th October 2022
Research project examining the unique aspects of climate litigation across the corporate world leading to the production of a toolbox for the effective implementation of climate law. With research from 17 different legal systems, the project will analyse and compare best practices from those jurisdictions and provide recommendations to relevant stakeholders in order to facilitate continuous improvement in the implementation of climate change law. The toolbox will contain an inventory…
Climate Change+4Identification of adults with lived experiences of modern slavery in the UK
16th September 2022
Research project examining how to improve the identification of adult survivors of modern slavery Despite the numbers of people identified as 'potential victims of modern slavery' growing year on year, there is room for improvement. In 2021, 12,727 people were referred to the UK's National Referral Mechanism (NRM), the highest number of referrals since the NRM began. In the same year, the Home Office received 3,190 reports of adult potential victims via the 'Duty to Notify' process -…
Human Rights and IHL+2Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 15th September 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Course Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Business and Human Rights+7Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts
30th August 2022
The 'Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts' Project assesses the links and sequencing of specific factors that have yielded improved political will and capacity in national governments to address trafficking in persons and which have led to sustained and comprehensive anti-trafficking efforts. It sought to do so through a review of available literature, a quantitative analysis of existing data sets, a series of over 50 interviews with stakeholders at the international and regional…
Human Rights and IHL+1Inter-state communications before UN human rights treaty bodies: awakening and potential
Rosana Garciandia | 7th June 2022
Inter-state communications before UN human rights treaty bodies were incorporated into UN human rights treaties or optional protocols decades ago, but only three inter-state communications have ever been initiated. This occurred in 2018 before the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Palestine v Israel, Qatar v UAE, Qatar v Saudi Arabia) and has been seen as the awakening of this mechanism and as a new opportunity to enhance State responsibility for human rights violations.…
Courts and Tribunals+1Determinants of Anti-trafficking Efforts
Event Date: 26th May 2022
EVENTS Determinants of Anti-trafficking Efforts Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This event is the culmination of a two and a half year research project undertaken at BIICL, which analysed the determinants of anti-trafficking efforts. Determinants are understood as factors shaping governments'…
COVID-19+3The International and Comparative Conference on the Legislation and Practice of Individual Insolvency (In person participation)
Event Date: 20th May 2022
EVENTS The International and Comparative Conference on the Legislation and Practice of Individual Insolvency (In person participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by Event Details China, the second largest economy in the world, enacted its 'Enterprise Bankruptcy Law' in 2006, a law…
Business and Human Rights+3The International and Comparative Conference on the Legislation and Practice of Individual Insolvency (Online participation)
Event Date: 20th May 2022
EVENTS The International and Comparative Conference on the Legislation and Practice of Individual Insolvency (Online participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-Organisers Event Details China, the second largest economy in the world, enacted its 'Enterprise Bankruptcy Law' in 2006, a law that covered…
Business and Human Rights+3Harry Weinrebe Annual lecture: Right to a Fair Trial
Event Date: 17th May 2022
EVENTS The Annual Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Defending the Right to a Fair Trial Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by The Dorset Foundation and sponsored by Event Details Although it has long been enshrined in international…
Courts and Tribunals+2Inter-state Complaints in International Human Rights Law
27th April 2022
The possibility to complain about human rights violations before supra-national bodies is an essential element towards the effective implementation of international human rights law. Beyond the possibility of individuals bringing complaints before United Nations ('UN') Treaty Bodies or regional human rights courts, various human rights treaties and regional human rights conventions establish inter-state complaint mechanisms. Inter-State cases have not been the most utilized mechanism…
Courts and Tribunals+2Displacement in and from Ukraine: Risks, Responses, and Legal Dimensions
Event Date: 19th April 2022
Events Displacement in and from Ukraine: Risks, Responses, and Legal Dimensions Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues, displacement within and from Ukraine continues unabated. This event seeks to unpack and critically engage with some…
Human Rights and IHL+2Human rights responsibilities of multinational enterprises and States in the Cuban tourism sector
13th April 2022
The tourism and hospitality sector has been key to the development of the Cuban economy for decades. It is one of the essential economic pillars in the Cuban system, and one where foreign multinational corporations operate in partnership with State-owned companies to provide their services. As in many other geographical contexts, the Cuban tourism and hospitality sector has been associated with risks of labour exploitation, discrimination, and other human rights concerns. This report…
Business and Human Rights+3Trafficked persons on trial in the United Kingdom: Court of Appeal provides new guidance on abuse of process and available defences
7th April 2022
Section 45 of the 2015 Modern Slavery Act (MSA) established a statutory basis for the principle of non-punishment of trafficked persons, understood as the principle according to which a trafficked person shall not be punished for unlawful acts committed as a result of their trafficking experience. Despite its narrow construction, it is an important protection for trafficked persons - as recognised in European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) judgment in VCL and AN v UK, which found…
Courts and Tribunals+2ICLQ Annual Lecture 2022 (In Person Participation)
Event Date: 4th April 2022
EVENTS ICLQ Annual Lecture 2022 (In Person Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by Event Details This year's ICLQ Annual Lecture will be given by Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner and Dr Michelle Rourke and is based on their article 'Arguments Against the Inequitable Distribution of Vaccines…
Human Rights and IHL+1ICLQ Annual Lecture 2022 (Online Participation)
Event Date: 4th April 2022
EVENTS ICLQ Annual Lecture 2022 (Online Participation) Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored By: Event Details This year's ICLQ Annual Lecture will be given by Dr Mark Eccleston-Turner and Dr Michelle Rourke and is based on their article 'Arguments Against the Inequitable Distribution of Vaccines…
Human Rights and IHL+1Part 2: Responsible Exit from Russia: Business and Human Rights in a Global Governance Gap
22nd March 2022
This is a two-part blog series. In Part 1 Dr Irene Pietropaoli discusses whether foreign companies have a responsibility under international law to leave Russia. In Part 2, Dr. Irene Pietrapaoli and Dr. Daniel Aguirre discuss responsible exits from Russia. Hundreds of multinational companies have left Russia since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine. While this voluntary divestment - most are not subject to sanctions - may be an effective economic weapon in response…
Business and Human Rights+3Destruction of Ukrainian cultural heritage vis-a-vis military necessity and lasting peace
21st March 2022
Almost four weeks into the Russian invasion, important Ukrainian heritage sites have suffered destruction or damage, including the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre and the Philharmonic in Kharkiv, as well as the museum of local history in Ivankiv, where the losses have included works by the celebrated Ukrainian folk artist, Maria Prymachenko. Plenty more is at risk, including Ukraine's seven World Heritage Sites designated pursuant to the World Heritage Convention (1972) and…
Cultural Heritage+2Addressing lack of access to legal advice for survivors of modern slavery
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 18th March 2022
Adequate, timely, and effective access to quality legal assistance remains a critical concern for people with lived experience of modern slavery, despite recognition of the transformative impact of legal advice on access to protection and recovery. BIICL's project, in partnership with Unseen UK, seeks to assess the impacts on access to protection and recovery of the inability for people with lived experiences of modern slavery to access adequate and timely legal advice. The project report…
Human Rights and IHL+1Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and International Law: Questions and Answers
17th March 2022
Authors: Prof. Yarik Kryvoi (YK), Kristin Hausler (KH), Iris Anastasiadou (IA), Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci (JPG), Dr Noemi Magugliani (NM), Dr Irene Pietropaoli (IP), Dr Berenika Drazewska (BD) In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has prepared a list of relevant questions and answers, which the general public may have. In addition to answers prepared by BIICL's experts in the relevant…
Business and Human Rights+4Part 1: Do foreign companies have a responsibility under international law to leave Russia?
14th March 2022
This is a two-part blog series. In Part 1 Dr Irene Pietropaoli discusses whether foreign companies have a responsibility under international law to leave Russia. In Part 2, Dr. Irene Pietrapaoli and Dr. Daniel Aguirre discuss responsible exits from Russia. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on 24th February, over 300 multinational companies have decided to leave Russia or suspend their operations there. Do they have an obligation under international law to do so? Foreign companies have…
Business and Human Rights+3Platform for Organising by Workers for Empowerment and Recognition (GLP-POWER)
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st March 2022
BIICL is delighted to be joining forces with Solidar Suisse and Pragya in a project aimed to assess and promote new and innovative modes of organising for marginalized informal/precarious workers in Asia. GLP-Power seeks to enhance workers' agency and effective bargaining, increase the visibility of workers' causes, and support regional solidarity and inclusion while overcoming the impediments and restricted democratic space in their environments. Project - Tags The…
Human Rights and IHL+2Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics
Event Date: 24th February 2022
EVENTS Short Course: Artificial Intelligence, Law and Ethics Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location This course is delivered in partnership with Course Details This course provides participants with an understanding of the legal, regulatory and ethical issues arising in the context of artificial intelligence; an…
AI and Data Worlds+3Beyond The UK Supreme Court judgment on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Reflections on the Continuing Human Rights Journey in Scotland
Event Date: 8th February 2022
EVENTS Beyond The UK Supreme Court judgment on the UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill: Reflections on the Continuing Human Rights Journey in Scotland Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by 196 countries around…
Courts and Tribunals+3Migrant Crossings in the Channel: Non-Assistance, Securitisation, and Accountability Under International Law
17th January 2022
On Wednesday, 24 October 2021, 27 people lost their lives in the maritime area between the UK and France. A survivor provided a reconstruction of that night's events. Although several calls were made to both the French and the British Coastguards from the boat in distress, no rescue operation was promptly launched nor completed. Instead, French authorities continued to argue that the boat was in British waters, while British authorities consistently denied it. The result was that no authority…
Human Rights and IHL+1The Duty of States to Cooperate in International Law: 30th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop
Event Date: 29th November 2021
EVENTS The Duty of States to Cooperate in International Law: 30th Annual SLS/BIICL Workshop Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised with the Society of Legal Scholars Event Details This year's annual BIICL/SLS Workshop on the Theory of International Law will focus on the duty of States to cooperate…
Climate Change+3Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability
Event Date: 24th November 2021
EVENTS Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The NOVA Centre on Business, Human Rights and the Environment is organising its First Annual Conference on Business, Human Rights and Sustainability organised in partnership with PLMJ ,…
Business and Human Rights+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 7th October 2021
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The Public International Law in Practice course offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The programme focuses…
Business and Human Rights+9Inter-State Complaints in International Human Rights Law
Event Date: 4th October 2021
EVENTS Inter-State Complaints in International Human Rights Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by: Event Details The possibility to complain about the violation of human rights before a supra-national body is an essential element towards the effective implementation of international human rights…
Courts and Tribunals+2State responsibility: Where are we and where to next?
Event Date: 30th September 2021
EVENTS State responsibility: Where are we and where to next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Sponsored by: Event Details It has been 20 years since the International Law Commission completed its work on state responsibility, culminating in the United Nations General Assembly deciding to take note of the…
Arbitration+3Annual Grotius Lecture 2021: What is to become of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body system?
Event Date: 28th September 2021
EVENTS Annual Grotius Lecture 2021: What is to become of the UN Human Rights Treaty Body system? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The UN human rights treaty system has grown piecemeal over many years. For over 20 years it has been the focus of many 'reform' or 'strengthening' processes,…
Human Rights and IHLHRDD Forum: Covid-19 and Value Chains: Three recent studies
Event Date: 9th September 2021
EVENTS HRDD Forum: Covid-19 and Value Chains: Three recent studies Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details At this thematic session, speakers will present their recent findings on the impact of Covid-19 in value chains, all the way from the agricultural fields, through the garment supply…
Business and Human Rights+4The Non-Punishment Principle in Trafficking In Persons
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 2nd July 2021
BIICL is delighted to be working with the International Bar Association (IBA) on a new research project on the application of the non-punishment principle in law and practice across different jurisdictions. The overall goal of the project is to provide concrete recommendations towards improving the legislative provision and practical implementation of the non-punishment principle. The project will also develop a pilot multi-disciplinary program to build the capacity of lawyers…
Human Rights and IHL+1Inter-State Complaints in International Human Rights Law
Event Date: 30th June 2021
EVENTS Inter-State Complaints in International Human Rights Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The possibility to complain about the violation of human rights before a supra-national body is an essential element towards the effective implementation of international human rights law. Beyond…
Business and Human Rights+9Inclusivity and the law: do we need to prohibit class discrimination?
29th June 2021
Abstract This article argues that national, regional and international human rights and equality laws have proven insufficient protection against discrimination on the basis of class, birth and social origin. It demonstrates that class is still an important area of discrimination, but that class remains largely invisible to law. It provides evidence that class discrimination is no more difficult to define than disability, gender, and age and the other forms of prohibited discriminations.…
Human Rights and IHLHuman Rights Responsibilities of Multi-National Enterprises Working in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector in Cuba
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 15th June 2021
Companies, including foreign companies, operating in the tourism and hospitality sector in Cuba have the responsibility to respect the human rights of workers. This includes the duty to set up policies and due diligence processes to assess the risk of labour exploitation in their supply chains, to identify exploitation cases, and to take steps to ensure access to remedy for those workers whose rights may have been abused. States where those companies are domiciled also have obligations…
Business and Human Rights+3When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees
10th June 2021
Policy Notes Theme 6: Advocating for improved protection responses When Private Vessels Rescue Migrants and Refugees A Roadmap for Advocacy, Policy Development, and Programming Protection in Mixed Movements along the Central and Western Mediterranean Routes 2021 is an edited volume that presents key recommendations from more than 40 researchers, protection actors, policy-makers and people with a displacement experience from North, West, East and the Horn of Africa as well as Europe…
Human Rights and IHL+1International Criminal Responsibility: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives
Event Date: 12th May 2021
EVENTS International Criminal Responsibility: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This webinar will focus on individual criminal responsibility in international law, including the interpretation of the intricacies of Article 25 of the…
Courts and Tribunals+2Class, Intersectionality, the Right to Housing and the Avoidable Tragedy of Grenfell
5th May 2021
The avoidable tragedy of Grenfell Tower starkly raises the issues of class and intersectionality, an area which has, until now, received insufficient analysis. This chapter excavates, inter alia, three issues surrounding class, intersectionality and the Grenfell Tower tragedy: the nature of class as a concept; its implications in constituting a ground of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010; and its relationship with intersectionality. The reasons behind the insufficient attention…
Comparative Law+5EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Conversation with European Commission Vice President Schinas
Event Date: 22nd April 2021
EVENTS EU Pact on Migration and Asylum: Conversation with European Commission Vice President Schinas Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Image courtesy of European Parliament Event Details This event will involve a conversation between Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President for Promoting our European…
European Law+2Latest Developments in the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law
Event Date: 15th March 2021
EVENTS Latest Developments in the Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details The question of whether and to what extent human rights obligations apply extraterritorially, notably in situations of armed conflict, continues to be hugely contested.…
Courts and Tribunals+1Power and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Event Date: 24th February 2021
EVENTS Power and the COVID-19 Pandemic Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Hosted by the Verfassungsblog and supported by Democracy Reporting International, RECONNECT and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Event Details One year on how has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the law and the way…
COVID-19+2Civil Remedies and Human Rights in Flux
21st January 2021
On 22-26 October 2020, the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights (Faculty of Law, University of Oxford) hosted an online roundtable to discuss challenges and opportunities for using civil claims against state and non-state actors as a mechanism for human rights accountability ("Roundtable"). This Roundtable was part of the research project funded by the Oak Foundation to conduct a comparative study of civil liability for human rights violations across several jurisdictions in the Global…
Business and Human Rights+1Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Inclusivity and the Law
Event Date: 10th December 2020
EVENTS Annual Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture: Inclusivity and the Law: Do We Need to Prohibit Class Discrimination? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details This year, the Harry Weinrebe Memorial Lecture will celebrate Human Rights Day by highlighting the key cross-cutting human right:…
Courts and Tribunals+2National implementation of human rights: Global survey of State implementation systems and processes
8th December 2020
New study into implementation of human rights commitments It was announced today that The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, at BIICL, the Universal Rights Group, the University of Bristol and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer are starting a new project to conduct, for the first time, a global survey to understand the systems and processes that States have put in place to implement their international human rights commitments. The project will focus on decisions and recommendations emanating…
Human Rights and IHL+1Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court?
2nd December 2020
On the 20th of November 2020, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) hosted a webinar titled: 'Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court?'. Chaired by Shehzad Charania MBE, the webinar examined the Independent Expert Review (IER) of the International Criminal Court (ICC), a review which had been commissioned by the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP) and which submitted its report on the 30th of September 2020. The overall mandate…
Courts and Tribunals+2Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court?
Event Date: 20th November 2020
EVENTS Reviewing the Review: What Needs to Change at the International Criminal Court? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details On 30 September 2020, the Independent Expert Review (IER) of the International Criminal Court submitted its final report assessing the work of the Court, a review which had…
Courts and Tribunals+2Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy
Event Date: 12th November 2020
EVENTS Human Rights and Small States: Challenges, Resilience, and Advocacy Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event partners Event Details Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, the Institute of Small and Micro States(ISMS), and BIICL will host a two-day conference on human rights as…
Climate Change+2The UK, European Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Seventy Years of the ECHR and Twenty Years of the HRA - A Time for Celebration?
Event Date: 11th November 2020
WEBINAR The UK, European Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Seventy Years of the ECHR and Twenty Years of the HRA - A Time for Celebration? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised with Event Details This webinar is being held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human…
Courts and Tribunals+3Trade, Tech, and Artificial Intelligence: Exporting British Values?
Event Date: 15th October 2020
EVENTS Trade, Tech, and Artificial Intelligence: Exporting British Values? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Organised in conjunction with Event details The UK industrial strategy sets out grand challenges to put UK business at the forefront of the industries of the future. It has set Artificial Intelligence…
AI and Data Worlds+2Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 22nd September 2020
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The…
Arbitration+5Peace Day 2020 Live Global Digital Experience
Event Date: 21st September 2020
ONLINE Peace One Day Live Global Digital Experience Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Supported by The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law Event Details This full-day online experience celebrating peace will be a global event, bringing together artists, thought leaders and international speakers.…
Human Rights and IHL+1Protecting Education in Conflict
Event Date: 20th July 2020
EVENTS Protecting Education in Conflict Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Education is not only an important end in itself; it enables access to other human rights, to meaningful participation in society, and to the promotion of universal respect for the dignity of all. This is…
Human Rights and IHL+1Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage
Event Date: 16th July 2020
EVENTS: Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Watch the recording Toppled Statues and Monuments: Perspectives on the Global Movement Confronting Heritage Event Details On the 7th of June 2020, the statue of Edward Colston,…
Cultural Heritage+1Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next?
Event Date: 14th July 2020
WEBINAR Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next? Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location 140720 recording of Human Trafficking and COVID-19: What Next? Event Details COVID-19 has impacted all areas of life and human trafficking is no exception. Early research and data indicate that COVID has a strong…
COVID-19+2The Ratline: on international crimes and justice
Event Date: 9th June 2020
WEBINAR The Ratline: on international crimes and justice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Recording of the webinar Recording: The Ratline: on international crimes and justice Event Details Rebecca Abrams talks to Philippe Sands, author of The Ratline With the publication of Philippe…
Courts and Tribunals+2European Parliament in-depth analysis on Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation
Ivano Alogna | 1st April 2020
This In-Depth Analysis on "Sustainable Consumption and Consumer Protection Legislation", authored by Bert Keirsbilck, Evelyne Terryn, Anaïs Michel (KU Leuven) and Ivano Alogna (BIICL), was commissioned by Policy Department A at the request of the European Parliament's Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO), in order to provide the Members of the European Parliament with evidence and recommendations for the own-initiative report entitled "Towards a more sustainable…
Climate Change+2Law, Culture and Human Rights in Asia and the Middle East
Event Date: 14th February 2020
EVENTS Law, Culture and Human Rights in Asia and the Middle East Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Co-organised by Event Details The 4th Annual International Conference of the Asian Yearbook on Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, jointly organised by the British Institute for International and Comparative…
Cultural Heritage+1New Publication: Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict
27th January 2020
Today we are pleased to announce the release of the second edition of Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook. The publication is the result of the collaborative project between BIICL and Education Above All Foundation (EAA) through its Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC) programme. The second edition, fully updated with the recent legal developments and relevant case-law, provides a comprehensive overview of current…
Human Rights and IHLProtecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition).
27th January 2020
Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition). This Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the relevant provisions of international law that protect education in situations of insecurity and armed conflict. Published in January 2020 this is the Second Edition of the Handbook, with the first one having been published in 2012. The Handbook was authored by BIICL, in cooperation with Protect Education in Insecurity…
Centre for International law+1Short Course: Public International Law in Practice (November 2019)
Event Date: 28th November 2019
EVENTS Short Course: Public International Law in Practice Event - Tags Share Links Event - Timings and Location Event Details Short Course Public International Law in Practice offers a dynamic introduction into applied public international law from the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.…
Arbitration+6Determinants of Anti-Trafficking Efforts
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 1st October 2019
The outputs of this project are available here. BIICL is delighted to be undertaking a large scale project on determinants of anti-trafficking policies around the world. The overall goal of the project is to improve national governments' anti-trafficking efforts. It will assess the links and sequencing of specific factors that have yielded improved political will and capacity in national governments to address trafficking in persons and which have led to sustained and comprehensive…
Human Rights and IHL+1The EU Engagement in International Migration Policies
1st September 2019
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and International Organization for Migration (IOM): The EU Engagement in International Migration Policies' Book chapter in R Wessel and J Odermatt, Research Handbook on the European Union and International Organizations (Edgar Elgar 2019) Over the years, the European Union has developed relationships with other international institutions, mainly as a result of its increasingly active role as a global actor and the transfer of competences…
European Law+2Prime Minister announces new Modern Slavery Centre to be led by the Bingham Centre
9th July 2019
Prime Minister announces new Modern Slavery Centre to be led by the Bingham Centre The Prime Minister has today announced the investment of £10 million of public funding from UK Research and Innovation's Strategic Priorities Fund to create an ambitious new Policy and Evidence Centre on Modern Slavery and Human Rights. The Centre's job will be to bring about a step change in our understanding of modern slavery and to transform the effectiveness of the legal and policy framework which is designed…
Human Rights and IHLAnnual Grotius Lecture 2019
Event Date: 12th June 2019
Time: 17.30-19.00 (registration from 17.00) Event followed by a drinks reception Venue: Bank of England, Threadneedle Street, London, EC2R 78AH. Sponsored by: THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED 2019 marks centenary of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919, which paved the way for women to become lawyers for the first time. It is, therefore, fitting that this year's lecture is entitled "Women's Rights Worldwide" and will be delivered by Baroness Hale of Richmond, the current - and first woman…
Human Rights and IHL+1Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law invite submissions
10th June 2019
Today BIICL announces a call for submissions to the Asian Yearbook of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (AYBHRHL) volume V to be published in 2021 on the subject of Culture and Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Middle East, addressing culture and cultural heritage in times of peace and armed conflicts in the region. The authors of papers being included in the yearbook will be invited to be present their paper at the 2020 conference to be held on 14th February 2020. More details about the conference…
Human Rights and IHLMedia Professionals and International Humanitarian Law
11th November 2018
In November 2018 the British Red Cross launched the field guide and handbook Media Professionals and Armed Conflict: Protection and Responsibilities Under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) these publications will provide information to members of the media about their legal position under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The handbook and field guide were the result of a project begun in September 2012, by BIICL and commissioned by the British Red Cross, undertaking research into…
Human Rights and IHLMedia Professionals and Armed Conflict Handbook and Field Guide
11th November 2018
In November 2018 the British Red Cross launched the field guide and handbook Media Professionals and Armed Conflict: Protection and Responsibilities Under International Humanitarian Law (IHL) These publications provide information to members of the media about their legal position under International Humanitarian Law (IHL). The handbook and field guide were the result of a project begun in September 2012, by BIICL and commissioned by the British Red Cross, undertaking research into…
Human Rights and IHLCulture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime
25th October 2018
Culture under fire: armed non-state actors and cultural heritage in wartime This report presents the findings of a pioneering, twoyear study conducted by Geneva Call on cultural heritage and armed non-State actors (ANSAs). It represents the most comprehensive research available on this topic to date. The report centres around three case studies—Iraq, Mali and Syria—and is based on information obtained through desk and field research, as well as interviews with leading specialized…
Cultural Heritage+1Cultural Heritage and the Security Council: Why Resolution 2347 matters
31st March 2018
Blog: Cultural Heritage and the Security Council: Why Resolution 2347 matters This piece considers how the UN Security Council gradually established cultural heritage protection as a key element in the maintenance of international peace and security, including through its combat against terrorism financing. Considering the wider context of escalated attacks against cultural heritage in armed conflict, it analyses Resolution 2347 in parallel with other key documents adopted…
Cultural Heritage+1Blog: Attacks on Schools: What about International Law?
3rd August 2014
On 30 July, a school operated by a UN agency in the Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, was shelled by the Israeli army, killing at least 16 people and injuring more than 100.On 3 August, the Israeli army bombed another Gaza school run by the UN, this time in Rafah, where over 2,000 displaced Palestinians were sheltering. This attack reportedly killed at least 10 individuals. There have also been reports that Hamas has been storing weapons in schools. Can attacks on schools, teachers…
Human Rights and IHLProtecting Education
Kristin Hausler | 1st November 2013
International Law Handbook In January 2020, BIICL published Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook (Second Edition).This Handbook is a practical and comprehensive guide to the relevant provisions of international law that protect education in situations of insecurity and armed conflict. This is the Second Edition of the Handbook, with the first one having been published in 2012. The Handbook was authored by BIICL, in cooperation with Protect Education…
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