An overview of the legal development and treatment of genocide in international law.

The High Seas Treaty, passed by the UN in early March of this year, creates legal provisions in which to protect unregulated waters.

Here are the top legal news headlines from April 2022 ranging from sanctions against Russia to abortion bans across the US

International environmental law is under constant review to protect the welfare of humankind. Here is an overview of relevant legislation

This article critically assesses international criminal law through the case of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving the rights of children and has made changes in legislation to protect them.

Environmental lawyer, Bhagya Wickramasinghe, shares her experience advocating for climate change prevention in Sri Lanka

New guidelines on human rights in interrogations exemplify international standard setting and challenge to the torture efficacy debate

This article analyses the UN's critical but limited efforts to reform gender equality laws around the world

Taiwan’s statehood is not ambiguous. The willingness of other states to acknowledge it, however, is.

This article discusses the presence of human rights violators on the UNHCR and the threat they pose to its credibility

Democracy and the rules of law are threatened in Myanmar as false claims of election fraud have been used to justify a military coup

While IHR govern public health emergencies, its shortfalls were exposed during COVID-19 as it was blatantly disregarded by states