UK and the UN
- The UK to still fund Myanmar camps despite fears of ‘apartheid-like’ conditions
- The British Institute of International and Comparative Law has announced a new multi-year project to explore new security threats and the future of economic globalization.
UK and the ICC
- The Foreign Office this week put pressure on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to support government efforts to end UK exposure to ‘lawfare’, a little noticed minister’s speech released by the department reveals.
- Amnesty International has stated that the ICC must investigate arms company executives linked to Yemen war crimes allegations as it joined the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights in an official request to the ICC. The Communication focuses on companies from across Europe, including the UK. The Guardian has more.
Events
Bilingualism in law in practice: the experience of Belarus and the United Kingdom
Date: 15 January 2020
Time: TBC
Venue: National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
Climate Change Litigation: Comparative and International Perspectives
Date: 16 January 2020
Time: 15.00 – 20.30 (registration from 14.30)
Venue: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, LONDON, WC1B 5JP
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