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Rule of Law Rules #7: “Legal Tech is Becoming The Trend Globally”

03.08.2021
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Purge – Until There Is No One Left

30.07.2021
Dilara Karmen Yaman
In February 2021, the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a complaint in Germany for crimes committed in Chechnya, allegedly by five perpetrators including the Chechen Deputy...
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The Narratives of Space Exploration

28.07.2021
Hilding Neilson Elena Cirkovic
Human space exploration has been part of the social and political consciousness since Dr. Werner von Braun published his seminal guidebook for a human settlement of Mars. The possibility of...
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Consulting Canadians on a Framework for Future Space Exploration Activities

28.07.2021
Hilding Neilson Elena Cirkovic
We would like to start this two-part post with a reference to two very different and recent news articles from Canada: First, the positive: The Walrus article on First Nations...
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Unlimited Brutality

26.07.2021
Fadel Abdul Ghany
Tens of thousands of Syrians have suffered arbitrary arrests, mainly by the Syrian regime’s security forces, in connection with the popular movement that started in March 2011. They all experienced at least...
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International Law and Sand

21.07.2021
Vivien Wefringhaus Maximilian Bertamini
Sand?! Yes, sand. Sand – or rather a lack thereof – is quickly becoming an increasingly pressing global issue. As the scarcity of this inconspicuous, yet crucial all-rounder of a...
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20.07.2021
Janine Prantl
In 2021 and beyond, refugee resettlement remains an indispensable protection tool for refugees facing particular vulnerability in countries of (first) refuge. Alarmingly, the resettlement numbers have reached the lowest levels...
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The Nijmegen Principles and Guidelines on Interim Measures (2021)

19.07.2021
Eva Rieter Rosa Möhrlein
Recently, scholars have paid considerable attention to interim (or provisional) measures (both in general [see here, here and here], and in the context of human rights adjudication [for a focus...
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“Genetic Cleansing” Under the Guise of Women’s Rights?

16.07.2021
Nadine Grünhagen Vanessa Bliecke
The fight for the protection and recognition of disabled persons’ rights frequently ends before it even starts. While about 25% of fetuses are generally aborted, this percentage rises to about 90% when the fetus is diagnosed...
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A House Divided

14.07.2021
Jana Rattay
In November 2020, tensions between Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region and the Ethiopian and Eritrean governments erupted into violent conflict, which is currently ongoing. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights...
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