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A new EU law would require thousands of multinational companies, including many based in the US, to look for signs of human rights abuses in their supply chains.
The US and China are engaged in a classic power struggle. The question is, who will come out on top?
The list of crimes for which Putin is considered complicit is long. The question is whether he can be held accountable.
Given how much young people have achieved in the fight against climate crisis it’s crucial their voices are really heard at COP27.
Humanitarian organisations have been calling on Frontex to leave the country for months.
Australia is one of the last nations holding out against legislating the human right to a healthy environment
The next prime minister has an opportunity to make abortion rights more or less secure in UK law.
The Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act comes into force soon but it doesn’t recognise the basic right to health, meaning the government is less accountable for delivering on its obligations.
The controversial bill hands greater powers to police over protest and assembly. An expert explains what this means for would-be protesters.
All of the 39 countries human rights experts tracked in 2020 experienced a decline in human rights. It’s not yet clear whether countries will quickly bounce back as the pandemic eases.
A 1971 High Court ruling on rugby league contracts set an important Australian precedent on human rights. Fifty years on, we need to decide if players deserve the right to a presumption of innocence.
Talk of sending people back distracts from the UK’s clear responsibilities towards anyone who attempts the crossing.
Pandemic politics have continually raised questions about emergency powers and freedom.
Victoria has mandated COVID vaccinations for an estimated 1.25 million workers. Employment law expert Giuseppe Carabetta explains the legalities.
Many countries, including the UK, are considering mandatory vaccination programmes. They may violate human rights law.
Interviews with former torturers in Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq reveal what it takes to be a torturer – which could help explain how to reduce the number of people who get tortured around the world.
Britain is ‘opening up’ after months of COVID-19 restrictions. But it could also be opening itself up to court action for breaching international human rights laws.
The Malawi court’s decision provides a roadmap for future challenges to the death penalty in other southern African countries.
Everyone from human rights experts to famous cricketers are expressing their disgust at the federal government’s India travel ban. Its legality depends on what laws you are looking at.
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Professor of Law, Conflict and Global Development, University of Reading
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Senior Lecturer in Law, researcher in international law, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology
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Professor, American University School of International Service
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Monash University
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Senior Law Lecturer in Transitional Justice and Human Rights, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor of Law; Kim Santow Chair of Law and Social Justice, University of Sydney
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Professor of Business Law and Ethics, Indiana University
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Professor in The Division of Global Affairs and The Department of Political Science, Rutgers University - Newark
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Senior Research Associate, Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Research officer, Macquarie University
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
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Associate Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Louisville
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Senior Lecturer in Law, London South Bank University
