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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New Publication on Privatization of Migration Management
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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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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It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen, Research Director and Professor at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, recently authored an article in the Journal on Migration and Human Security. In it, he argues that the current paradigm governing … Continue reading » “It’s a Crisis of Policy, Not Numbers”
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Compliance with Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute has released a new research brief exploring the challenges and opportunities facing the Regional African Human Rights System in strengthening implementation of their findings at the national level.
Alejandro Fuentes, Senior Researcher at RWI, and Patricia … Continue reading » “Compliance with Judicial Decisions within the Regional African Human Rights System”
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Exploring Models For a Swedish NHRI
In January 2015, the Human Rights Council of the UN recommended that Sweden established an independent national human rights institution. The Swedish government accepted this recommendation and announced that it would initiate the work of establishing such an institution. … Continue reading » “Exploring Models For a Swedish NHRI”
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Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation
A recent special edition of the Suffolk Transnational Law Review, featuring a number of articles written by scholars and researchers working or affiliated with RWI, aims to contribute to an increased understanding of the current refugee situation as it … Continue reading » “Suffolk Transnational Law Review Addresses Europe’s Refugee Situation”
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Lecture on the 1951 Convention on Refugees
The Raoul Wallenberg Institute is hosting a lecture on February 16 titled “Refugee Flight and Mobility: Lessons from the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees Then and Now.”
The lecture will be given by Cathryn Costello, Andrew … Continue reading » “Lecture on the 1951 Convention on Refugees”
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