-
[Launch]First of its kind basic investigative standards for documenting international crimes in Ukraine
23 May 2023On the EU Day against Impunity for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, Global Rights Compliance launches the ‘Basic Investigative Standards for Documenting International Crimes in Ukraine’ (BIS-Ukraine) - a unique toolkit aimed at supporting the ...
-
[New blog post] Including the arms sector in the EU Corporate Due Diligence Directive
22 May 2023In a new blog post for Verfassungsblog, León Castellanos-Jankiewicz and Melanie Schneider highlight the accountability deficit in the current European arms export regime. The authors show how the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive could help r...
-
[New blog post] The ICC’s channels of communication: ICC Defence perspectives on outreach missions and the right to fair trial
8 May 2023In an article published in Völkerrechtsblog, Asser Institute intern-trainee Catherine Gregoire concludes that the Registry of the International Criminal Court (ICC) should be responsible for actively ensuring Defence participation in outreach missions. In doin...
-
[New video] ‘The right to food, violence, and food systems’ by Michael Fakhri
3 May 2023Watch the full video of the 8th Annual T.M.C. Asser Lecture by Michael Fakhri, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food. In his lecture, Michael Fakhri examined forms of violence in food systems, to allow for a better understanding of how food systems operat...
-
[New publication] Addressing human rights abuses at mega-sporting events—A shared responsibility in theory and practice
24 April 2023In a new article published in Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Daniela Heerdt explains the shared responsibility approach as a way to address the various adverse human rights impacts of mega-sporting events. Daniela highlights that mega-sporting events (...