Ratana Ly, who is a RWI-supported researcher at the Centre for the Study of Humanitarian Law (CSHL) at Royal University of Law and Economics, recently published an article titled “Prosecuting the Khmer Rouge: Views from the Inside”, published by the… Continue reading » “RWI-supported Researcher Publishes New Article on Khmer Rouge”
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Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, RWI Research Director and Professor, recently published a chapter in a new book, The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law. In this new book chapter, Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the extent to which states and private actors … Continue reading » “New Publication on Privatization of Migration Management”
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Lyal S. Sunga comments on the Ukraine vs. Russia-case at the ICJ
In early March, Ukrainian TV broadcaster Hromadske International interviewed Lyal S. Sunga, Visiting Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute, on the case Ukraine brought before the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands against the Russian Federation.
Ukraine … Continue reading » “Lyal S. Sunga comments on the Ukraine vs. Russia-case at the ICJ”
Continue readingBook Launch & Seminar: Re-examining the Role of Soft Law in Human Rights
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a book launch and public seminar on April 4 to commemorate the publication of a new book, “Tracing the Roles of Soft Law in Human Rights.”
Soft law has always played an instrumental … Continue reading » “Book Launch & Seminar: Re-examining the Role of Soft Law in Human Rights”
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Defining Human Rights Cities
The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) have been cooperating during 2016 on a project that defines human rights cities and/or regions in a Swedish context. … Continue reading » “Defining Human Rights Cities”
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Apply To The Next Developing a Human Rights Toolbox Session
The next session of “Developing a Human Rights Tool Box – An international session for practising lawyers” is now open for applications. The target group for the session is as stated in the title, practicing lawyers, taking cases to … Continue reading » “Apply To The Next Developing a Human Rights Toolbox Session”
Continue readingRWI and UN OHCHR Regional Office in Beirut to Produce Joint Training Manual
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute’s Regional Office in Amman and the Regional Office of the United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner in Lebanon (OHCHR) recently signed a letter of cooperation to produce a joint training manual to be … Continue reading » “RWI and UN OHCHR Regional Office in Beirut to Produce Joint Training Manual”
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Training Human Rights Officers: Aidah Mnyolmo’s experience in Kenya
RWI and the Kenya Prisons Service (KPS) recently provided a basic training in the UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners, targeted at KPS staff members proposed for the position of Human Rights Officer (HRO).
Previously, this … Continue reading » “Training Human Rights Officers: Aidah Mnyolmo’s experience in Kenya”
Continue readingScholarships for Master in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia
Paññāsāstra University of Cambodia (PUC) and the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI) with financial support from Swedish Development Cooperation will provide up to 14 full scholarships and three partial scholarships for individuals to study the … Continue reading » “Scholarships for Master in International Human Rights Law in Cambodia”
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