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Two persons walk in the ruins of Aleppo News

The Syrian Armed Conflict: Nearing the End?

8 January 2019

Our new article The Syrian Conflict: Nearing the End? provides an overview of the current situation in Syria, details the role and involvement of the various armed groups in the multiple and overlapping non-international armed conflicts that are taking place throughout the country, and maps foreign involvement of countries like the United States, Turkey, Iran or Russia in the international armed conflicts that are ongoing in Syria.

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Map of the RULAC online portal with the pop-up window of the non-international armed conflicts in the Philippines News

Philippines: A Series of Long-Lasting Non-International Armed Conflicts

7 January 2019

The Government of the Philippines is involved in multiple non-international armed conflicts (NIACs) in Mindanao. Our Rule of Law in Armed Conflict online portal provides a detailed analysis and legal classification of these NIACs, as well as information about parties to these conflicts and recent developments.

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Workshop participants News

Members of United Nations Treaty Bodies Discuss the Simplified Reporting Procedure

20 December 2018

On 10-11 December 2019, members of United Nations treaty bodies, as well as representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Geneva Academy discussed the so-called simplified reporting procedure.

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Map of the RULAC online portal with the pop-up window of the non-international armed conflict in Nigeria News

Nigeria: A Non-International Armed Conflict involving Boko Haram and Troops from Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria

18 December 2018

Our Rule of Law in Armed Conflict (RULAC) online portal provides a detailed analysis and legal classification of the non-international armed conflict (NIAC) between Nigeria and Boko Haram, a non-state armed group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group.

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The 2018-2019 MTJ Class News

Moving with Confidence into the Third Year…

17 December 2018

An update by the Co-Directors of our Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Transitional Justice, Human Rights and the Rule of Law, Frank Haldemann and Thomas Unger on the programme and 2018 class.

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Dr Christophe Golay during the training course News

Dr Christophe Golay Trains Judges in Tunisia on the Justiciability of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

13 December 2018

Our Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Adviser on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), Dr Christophe Golay, trained Tunisian administrative judges on the adjudication of ESCR in a course organized by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Bar Association Human Right's Institute and the International Legal Assistance Consortium.

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A frame of the UN film on the UDHR News

From the Nuremberg Trials to Now, Philippe Sands Examines International Law’s Development

13 December 2018

In this public lecture, Professor Philip Sands explained – on the basis of  his research on two prominent founders of contemporary international law (Hersch Lauterpacht and Raphael Lemkin) and his own family’s experience – how international law has developed by protecting at the same time the individual (according to Lauterpacht's vision) and the group, with the success of Lemkin's endeavour towards a convention on the prevention and prohibition of genocide.

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A thank at the Ethiopian-Eritrean border News

Eritrea-Ethiopia: Understanding 20 Years of Armed Conflict

11 December 2018

The War Report article The Eritrea-Ethiopia Armed Conflict provides detailed information about the history of this conflict, the peace process and the final Algiers Agreement, the deployment of peacekeeping operations until 2008, the work and conclusions of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission (EEBC) and the Eritrea-Ethiopia Claims Commission (EECC), as well as recent developments.

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Cambodia- A day in the life of Chhun Srey Sros, a garment factory worker in Cambodia News

Gender Equality: Clarifying the Responsibilities of Companies under International Human Rights Law

10 December 2018

Our new publication Gender Responsive Due Diligence for Business Actors: Human Rights-Based Approaches focuses on the direct responsibilities of business actors to respect and, in some circumstances, facilitate gender equality guarantees under international human rights law.

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Egypt: A Non-International Armed Conflict in the Sinai Peninsula with Wilayat Sinai

10 December 2018

The Egyptian Government is involved, in the Sinai Peninsula, in a non-international armed conflict (NIAC) against Wilayat Sinai, an armed group that has pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Our Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts (RULAC) online portal provides a detailed analysis and legal classification of this NIAC.

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