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What does the ‘hybrid attack’ carried out by Belarus against the EU borders mean in reality? An international law perspective

December 13, 2021

Agata Kleczkowska

In reaction to the fraudulent 2020 Belarusian presidential elections and violent suppression of oppositionists by the State apparatus, the European Union imposed sanctions on Belarus,…

The First Parliamentary Debate on Human Rights at Sea: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back?

July 10, 2021

Sofia Galani

On Tuesday, 22 June 2021, the House of Lords debated for the first time the steps the UK has taken to protect human rights at…

Why it is so Hard to Hold Frontex Accountable: On Blame-Shifting and an Outdated Remedies System

November 26, 2020

Melanie Fink

On Friday 23 October, a joint investigation conducted by Bellingcat, Lighthouse Reports, Der Spiegel, ARD, and TV Asahi revealed that the European Border and Coast…

We need to talk about citizenship, and race

November 9, 2020

Stefan Salomon

Citizens and unauthorized migrants seemingly stand at opposite ends of the rights spectrum. While citizenship denotes the “fullest” bundle of rights, the legal status of unauthorized migrant generally…

High Risk, High Reward: Taking the Question of Italy’s Involvement in Libyan ‘Pullback’ Policies to the European Court of Human Rights

May 14, 2018

Moritz Baumgärtel

The mere filing of a case is rarely a reason for legal commentary but in this particular case, it may well be. A few days ago, a broad-based…

Killing by Omission

April 20, 2016

Itamar Mann

On Monday, the Forensic Architecture team at Goldsmith College, London, published Death by Rescue. The report exposes a rather complex set of facts, but the basic…