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  • Corporate Violations of International Human Rights

    On October 31, we led a virtual discussion on possibilities to seek justice when corporations violate rights under international human rights law. Read More

  • Lisa Sundstrom on Russia, Civil Society, Human Rights and International Law

    Lisa Sundstrom, the Principal Investigator of ActInCourts Network, spoke with Rights in Russia's Mary Page on the current state of civil society, human rights, and the effect of international law in Russia. Read More

  • Global Threats to Human Rights Defenders

    On June 15, we led a virtual discussion on a range of threats to the safety and the work of human rights defenders, particularly those active in cases at international human rights tribunals, and strategies to help protect and support them. Read More

  • Courtney Hillebrecht on Prospects for ICC Prosecution on Ukraine | The Washington Post

    Courtney Hillebrecht explains the prospects of ICC prosecution on possible war crimes in Ukraine in the Washington Post Monkey Cage,  Read More

  • Prosecuting Ecocide: Q&A with Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos

    We spoke to Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos, an expert on the legal aspects of environmental protection during and after armed conflict, on his thoughts after moderating our fifth Scholar-Practitioner Roundtable. Read More

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    ActInCourts is an expanding network of interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners who examine the effects of advocacy in courts globally. Read More

Events

  • Oct 31
    Corporate Violations of International Human Rights Online
  • Jun 15
    Global Threats to Human Rights Defenders Online
  • Jan 19
    Can we fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm? Online
  • Oct 28
    Does Facebook’s Oversight Board Promote International Human Rights? Online
  • Sep 28
    International Tribunals and Domestic Trials in Peace Negotiations Online
  • Mar 30
    From Courts to Communities: How Do International Courts Affect Victims? Online
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News

Corporate Violations of International Human Rights
October 17, 2022
On October 31, we led a virtual discussion on possibilities to seek justice when corporations violate rights under international human rights law.


Lisa Sundstrom on Russia, Civil Society, Human Rights and International Law
June 8, 2022
Lisa Sundstrom, the Principal Investigator of ActInCourts Network, spoke with Rights in Russia's Mary Page on the current state of civil society, human rights, and the effect of international law in Russia.


Global Threats to Human Rights Defenders
June 3, 2022
On June 15, we led a virtual discussion on a range of threats to the safety and the work of human rights defenders, particularly those active in cases at international human rights tribunals, and strategies to help protect and support them.


Courtney Hillebrecht on Prospects for ICC Prosecution on Ukraine | The Washington Post
March 23, 2022
Courtney Hillebrecht explains the prospects of ICC prosecution on possible war crimes in Ukraine in the Washington Post Monkey Cage, 


Prosecuting Ecocide: Q&A with Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos
January 20, 2022
We spoke to Dr. Stavros Pantazopoulos, an expert on the legal aspects of environmental protection during and after armed conflict, on his thoughts after moderating our fifth Scholar-Practitioner Roundtable.


Can we fill the Accountability Gap for Environmental Harm?
January 20, 2022
Our fifth Practitioner-Scholar Roudntable discussed the challenges of defining and prosecuting ecocide and fighting against impunity of environmental crimes in practice.


Does Facebook’s Oversight Board Promote International Human Rights?
October 30, 2021
On October 28th we hosted our fourth ever Practitioner-Scholar Roundtable, where we discussed implications on international human rights around Facebook's Oversight Board.


Dilek Kurban on Kurdish Rights Activism and the Limits of Supranational Justice
October 28, 2021
Read our interview with ActInCourts member Dilek Kurban on her new book, Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict.


Courtney Hillebrecht on Saving the International Justice Regime
October 28, 2021
Read our interview with ActInCourts member Courtney Hillebrecht on her new book, Saving the International Justice Regime.


Lisa Sundstrom on Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights
March 10, 2021
We spoke with Associate Professor Lisa Sundstrom about her new co-authored book, Courting Gender Justice: Russia, Turkey, and the European Court of Human Rights.


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