All posts in Human Rights

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  Fleeing by sea: the legal way forward

  In the final post in this series, Lea Main-Klingst looks at how States can comply with their international obligations towards those fleeing Libya by sea. ...

  On December 7, 2017 / By Lea Main-Klingst
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  State and diplomatic immunity: UK Supreme Court confirms limited scope in employment claims

  Hannah Ambrose and Joel Halliday of Herbert Smith Freehills look at what we learn about state and diplomatic immunity from the important recent decisions in Reyes and Benkharbouche. ...

  On December 5, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
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  Voices from Libya: on board a rescue ship

  In the second post in the series, Lea Main-Klingst continues her analysis of the human rights challenges faced by those fleeing across the Mediterranean. ...

  On November 24, 2017 / By Lea Main-Klingst
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  ‘Fortress Europe’: refugees and human rights in the Mediterranean

  In the first in a new series, following her work on a rescue boat in the Mediterranean, Lea Main-Klingst looks at the life-threatening difficulties faced by refugees trying ...

  On November 15, 2017 / By Lea Main-Klingst
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  The United Kingdom’s Drone Programme: Secrecy and Accountability

  Rosalind Comyn of Rights Watch (UK) discusses an important new legal challenge to the UK Government's use of drones to target and kill British citizens abroad. Has the ...

  On October 19, 2017 / By The Law Of Nations
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  Was the grant of export licenses for arms used in Yemen a breach of International Humanitarian Law?

  Yemen is beset by a serious and on-going conflict.  Since 2015 Yemen’s capital city, Sana’a, and parts of central and southern Yemen have been in the control of ...

  On September 15, 2017 / By Legal Support Service
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  International law and the provision of abortion services

  Kirsten Sjøvoll considers the Supreme Court's recent decision on abortion services in Northern Ireland. Is the Court's approach to international law as an aid to interpretation of the ...

  On July 28, 2017 / By Kirsten Sjovoll
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  The new UN General Comment on Business and Human Rights, Part 1: What regulations must states put in place when private actors are involved in the delivery of essential services?

  Two weeks ago, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published the much-awaited new General Comment 24 – an authoritative interpretation of international human rights ...

  On July 20, 2017 / By Sylvain Aubry
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  Human rights, the environment and mining: holding transnational corporations accountable

  The human rights obligations of businesses are becoming increasingly significant. Here, Claudia Müller-Hoff considers current litigation in Peru, with relevance to UK-based and other multinationals. ...

  On May 22, 2017 / By Claudia Müller-Hoff
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  Dutch businessman sentenced to 19 years for arms trafficking and war crimes

  Katherine Tyler examines a recent case which highlights the dangers for companies in doing business with regimes involved in the commission of international crimes. ...

  On May 3, 2017 / By Katherine Tyler