Palestine Action: The Improper and Political Use of Counterterror Legislation against a Direct Action Group in the UK
By Camille Marquis Bissonnette.
This post examines how UK authorities have used counterterror legislation against Palestine Action, a direct action group targeting... Read more.
Micha v. Greece: The Gordian Knot of Executing ECtHR Judgments in the Case of Recurring Problems within a State
By Aikaterini Tsampi & Eleni Micha. Micha v Greece highlight's the ECtHR's struggle to ensure compliance in states with recurrent violations - revealing the deeper... Read more.
Business and Minority Rights?! – Notes on a Recent Finnair Affair Involving the Swedish Language
By Norbert Tóth. Finnair’s decision to drop Swedish from onboard announcements sparks a deeper debate on language rights, bilingualism, and corporate responsibility... Read more.
A Greener Human Rights Covenant: CESCR’s Draft General Comment Links the Environment and ESCRs
By Megan Donald. The CESCR’s draft general comment marks a pivotal step in linking environmental protection with economic, social, and cultural rights.... Read more.
Technology as a Facilitator: Clarifying the Responsibility to Prevent Online Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
By Cayla M. Miller. The Lanzarote Convention and EU laws mandate CSAM criminalisation, but AI-generated content remains inconsistently addressed. The UK's proposed... Read more.
Italy’s New Law on International Surrogacy: Politics or Genuine Care?
By Meiraf Tesfaye, Michel Rouleau-Dick and Angelica Conti. Gestational surrogacy provokes ethical debates in Europe, with Italy implementing strict regulations via... Read more.
Criminalising Attempts to Restrict the Sexuality of Individuals: So-called Conversion Therapy
By Lisa Grans. Is criminalisation the most effective way to end so-called "conversion therapy"? This blog post challenges conventional thinking, exploring whether... Read more.
Minority Languages on Social Media: Can the Council of Europe Keep Up with the Post-Pandemic World?
By Noémi Nagy and Craig Willis. The evolving media landscape presents challenges for minority-language media, especially in the digital era. While Council of Europe... Read more.
The Law of Conservation of Power – A Thought Experiment
By Norbert Tóth. The "law of conservation of power" posits that power in international relations is constant but unevenly distributed, primarily favoring states.... Read more.