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Publication on Legal Understandings of Equality and Non-Discrimination

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Our new publication, Equality and Non-Discrimination, edited by Professor Gloria Gaggioli and Dr Pavle Kilibarda, brings together cutting-edge scholarship on one of the most fundamental principles of international human rights law. Based on contributions first presented at the 2021 Human Rights Week colloquium in Geneva, the volume examines contemporary challenges to equality across a wide range … Continued

Water Wars: How Sudan’s Conflict Weaponizes a Basic Human Need

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Warfare in Sudan over the last two years has seen many attacks on water sources and infrastructure – and civilians are paying the heaviest price. Our latest IHL in Focus Spot Report, Weaponizing Water and Humanitarian Collapse in Sudan: An International Humanitarian Law Assessment, reveals how the targeting of water infrastructure is contributing to what is now considered … Continued

Our 2024 Annual Report

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Geneva Academy Reports Major Advances in International Law and Human Rights Despite Global Crises The Geneva Academy of International Law and Human Rights has released its 2024 Annual Report, highlighting significant achievements in international humanitarian law education and research during a year marked by deepening global humanitarian crises. Confronting a Year of Unprecedented Challenges The year … Continued

Executive Master of Advanced Studies in International Law in Armed Conflict: What Alumni Say – Osama Maatermawi

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Osama Maatermawi, Founder and Director of the Syrian Center for Legal Affairs and Arbitration, tells about his experience taking our Executive Master of Advanced Studies. Could you tell us about your background and your current role? I am a Syrian lawyer and international law expert with over a decade of field experience in conflict-affected settings. I … Continued