A group of 120 academic experts in trade and investment law, EU law, international law and human rights, constitutional law, private law, political economy and other fields has spoken out against planned provisions on investment protection and investor-state dispute settlement in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. The scholars, from leading universities in Europe and…
The GNHRE Symposium 2014, held at the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Annual Colloquium 2014, hosted at the 2014 Annual Colloquium at Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain, was a fantastic success. The two days saw some lively discussion between an engaged and passionate group of scholars who share a vision for critical engagement with the…
The GNHRE is absolutely delighted and honoured to announce that Bianca Jagger, Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation, Council of Europe Goodwill Ambassador and Member of the Executive Director’s Leadership Council of Amnesty International, USA, has agreed to be a Patron of the GNHRE. Bianca is an outstanding, long-time and prominent international human rights,…
The GNHRE is delighted to announce the publication of a new edited collection, Choosing a Future: The Social and Legal Aspects of Climate Change, co-edited by Anna Grear and Conor Gearty. The issue is no longer whether climate change is happening; it is rather what we should now be doing about it. Drawing together key thinkers and…
The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights reports that John Knox, the UN Independent Expert on Human Rights and the Environment has called on states to take obligations concerning the environment seriously: “It is now beyond argument that human rights law includes obligations relating to the environment,” said John Knox, urging States…
