Human Rights & IHL
Just over 70 years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted, putting into motion decades of efforts at the international level to secure rights for individuals. Nevertheless, the rise of populism and nationalism around the world now threaten the existence of the human rights' system.
Periods of insecurity or wartime constitute additional threats to the enjoyment and fulfilment of human rights.
In addition to human rights, in times of war, civilians are also meant to be protected under international humanitarian law (IHL), a separate body of law that was specifically adopted to render the conduct of war more humane.
BIICL provides training on international human rights law, as well as on humanitarian law, and seeks, through its research and publications, to clarify how these areas of law apply in practice.
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ProjectsView All
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Combatting Forced Labor in Cuban Medical Missions
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 5th March 2024
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
Human rights in global supply chains: Measuring the effectiveness of home state regulatory models on corporate behaviour
Irene Pietropaoli | 11th January 2024
Business and Human Rights+2 -
Benefits of the Rules-Based International Order?
Julinda Beqiraj | 3rd January 2024
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Reporting and Disclosure Obligations for Companies
Jean-Pierre Gauci | 17th August 2023
Business and Human Rights+2
NewsView All
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New Report Assesses Modern Slavery Impacts of the Nationality and Borders Act
25th June 2024
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
New Report examines Modern Slavery Referrals in the UK
7th February 2024
Labour Rights+2 -
Impacts of a lack of legal advice on adults with lived experience of modern slavery
23rd January 2023
Labour Rights+2 -
National implementation of human rights: Global survey of State implementation systems and processes
8th December 2020
Human Rights and IHL+1
BlogsView All
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The Rules-Based International Order: Catalyst or Hurdle for International Law?
Julinda Beqiraj | 11th April 2024
Human Rights and IHL+3 -
The Cuban tourism sector: mitigating the risk of labour exploitation in a holiday paradise...
Rosana Garciandia, Jean-Pierre Gauci | 6th March 2023
Business and Human Rights+2 -
A model law with the key elements for an EU Regulation to prohibit the import and export of products made or transported with forced labour
Irene Pietropaoli | 10th November 2022
Business and Human Rights+2 -
Trafficked persons on trial in the United Kingdom: Court of Appeal provides new guidance on abuse of process and available defences
Noemi Magugliani | 7th April 2022
Courts and Tribunals+2
PublicationsView All
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Assessing the Modern Slavery Impacts of the Nationality and Borders Act: One Year On
25th June 2024
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
The Rules-Based International Order: Catalyst or Hurdle for International Law?
31st March 2024
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Reflections on the South Africa v. Israel Case at the International Court of Justice
Jack Kenny | 15th March 2024
Courts and Tribunals+2 -
Identification of adults with lived experience of modern slavery in the UK
Jean-Pierre Gauci, Noemi Magugliani, John Trajer | 7th February 2024
Labour Rights+1
Upcoming EventsView All
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Short Course: Artificial Intelligence Governance
Event Date: 23rd September 2024
Artificial Intelligence+3 -
Short Course: Public International Law in Practice
Event Date: 25th September 2024
Business and Human Rights+7 -
Short Course: Transitional Justice - Timing and Tools
Event Date: 25th September 2024
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Short Course: International Labour Law
Event Date: 27th September 2024
Business and Human Rights+4
PeopleView All
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Kristin Hausler
Centre for International law+5 -
Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci
Climate Change+7 -
Georgia Greville
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Dr CĂ©line Hocquet
Human Rights and IHL+1 -
Dr Noemi Magugliani
Human Rights and IHL+2 -
Lucy Moxham
European Law+2 -
Dr Irene Pietropaoli
Artificial Intelligence+3 -
Amrit Singh
Human Rights and IHL+1
Recent Books
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Armed Conflict and the New Law Vol. II (Effecting Compliance
Published Date: 1st January 1993