A UN Convention on Business and Human rights – where do we stand?

| Beitrag von Isabel Daum

…or collectively (art. 8.2.) also in courts of the state where the company is domiciled (art. 5), hence expanding jurisdiction to extraterritorial abuses. It also tries to eliminate further hurdles…

Ethics in Reporting: Setting Global Standards to End Child Marriage

| Beitrag von Marion Jabot

…prior to their marriage. Due to a lack of sexual education, intercourse often results in pregnancy. Girls will then have to marry the father of the child in order to

The UN terrorist blacklisting regime persists, despite ongoing criticism of its opaque procedure

| Beitrag von Sophia Schroeder

…direction, the reform process has failed to make the sanctions regime compliant with international law. Consideration should be given to attributing full de-listing competence to the Ombudsperson, in order for…

Summary land border expulsions in front of the ECtHR: ND and NT v Spain

| Beitrag von Hanaa Hakiki

…a series of strongly worded dicta. First, the Court dismissed the concept of an inter-border zone – or as otherwise referred to by the Spanish government, an“operational border”, with a…

Of Slaves and Slave Masters: Strategic Litigation to Address Forced Labour in Global Supply Chains

| Beitrag von Linde Bryk und Claudia Müller-Hoff

…human rights law can provide them with an effective remedy to enforce their individual human rights. Photo Credit: Richard Messenger via Flickr under creative commons license – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Because of…

The Right of Children to Participate in Medical Decision-Making

| Beitrag von Marion Jabot

…into following chemotherapy treatment against his will, in order for him to survive and then later on, as a mature adult, be able to make his own decision. The problem…