human rights
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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…
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Undoing Authoritarianism: Article 18 Cases as Undermining the Very Existence of European Human Rights Protection
By Olgun Akbulut. Article 18 of the ECHR aims to prevent authoritarian regimes from undermining democratic…
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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…
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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…
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Living the Internalised Border: Lessons for Finland’s Updated Integration Act
By Dionysia Kang. Finland’s updated Integration Act shifts the burden of integration onto immigrants, emphasizing language…
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Strasbourg Decision, Final: The French Law Penalising the Purchase of ‘Sexual Acts’ Does Not Violate Article 8 of the ECHR (Right to Respect for Private Life)
By Lídia Balogh. The ECtHR upheld France’s law criminalising the purchase of sex, finding it does…
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Exploiting Talent: The Challenges of Protecting Minor Players in Football Industry
By Rasoul Rahmani. The football industry thrives on scouting and developing young talent, but this system…
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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…
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Legal Reflections on Human Rights Due Diligence with the Advent of the CSDDD: Unique Features and Opportunities
By Siobhán McInerney-Lankford. The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), effective July 2024, imposes substantive…
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How Algorithms in Loan Applications Are Threatening Your Rights
By Sahar Karimi. When algorithms decide who gets a loan, fairness and accountability remain essential, just…
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Citizens’ Assemblies as a Tool to Promote Gender Equality
By Kristof Heidemann. Citizens’ assemblies empower women’s voices in policymaking through proportional representation. These deliberative bodies…
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Italy’s Reform on ‘Surrogacy Tourism:’ Turning Legal Parents into Criminals?
By Meiraf Tesfaye. Italy’s push to criminalize surrogacy tourism is yet to fully play out. This…