Vacancy: Research Coordinator (Consultancy Contract)

We are recruiting a Research Consultant to support the projects and initiatives of our Visiting Fellow Dr Alice Jill Edwards, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

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EU Commission building Event

UNDROP AND THE EU SEED MARKETING REFORM: PERSPECTIVES FROM GERMANY

23 March 2023, 15:30-17:00

This online workshop – held in English and German  – aims to raise awareness of the upcoming reform of the EU seed marketing legislation and to explore pathways to align it with the right to seeds recognized by UNDROP.

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An explosion from an air bomb in the center of the city of Kharkov, the metro station Constitution Square, March 2022 IHL Talks

Special Tribunal for Aggression: Worth the Risk(s)?

29 March 2023, 18:30-20:00

This IHL Talk will explore various issues related to the potential establishment of a 'Special Tribunal for Aggression' and will discuss whether it is the best or most appropriate option to make sure that the crime of aggression does not go unpunished.

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Our Clusters

Our research examines issues that are under-explored, need clarification or are unconventional, experimental or challenging. It thus advances understanding and stimulates debate in the academic community and in policy-making institutions, government and the private sector.

We currently focus on the following four areas, which all raise crucial legal, policy and protection questions.

Digitalization and New Technologies

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Armed groups in Libya

Non-State Actors

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View of a session of the UN Human Rights Council

Implementation and Accountability

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Sustainable Development

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Our Database

The Rule of Law in Armed Conflicts project (RULAC) is a unique online portal that identifies and classifies all situations of armed violence that amount to an armed conflict under international humanitarian law.