Human Rights
IBA, CCBE, Law Society repeat calls for states to stand up for the rule of law and justice
European Young Bar Association conference in Turin hears IBA and CCBE presidents urging greater protections for lawyers
Menstrual equity is now a reality in India
Hausfeld lawyers Ingrid Gubbay and Cara Nicholson examine recent Indian appellate litigation on the right to menstrual health
Doughty Street silk becomes Bar Council chair as battle lines are drawn up over UK jury reform
Kirsty Brimelow KC succeeds Barbara Mills KC as UK and Ireland’s ‘Four Bars’ unite to oppose plan to curtail juries
‘Setting the tone at the highest level’: IBA honours human rights and pro bono award winners
Ceremony in Toronto recognised achievements by lawyers from Singapore and Egypt, while a Nigerian lawyer won the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
‘We must work together to protect one another’: Bar leaders call for greater protection for lawyers
Event to mark the opening of the legal year in London highlights the urgent need to protect lawyers globally from escalating threats, writes Ben Rigby
‘Inspirational human rights figure’ Matrix Chambers co-founder Conor Gearty has died, aged 67
Irish president Michael D Higgins leads tributes to human rights law professor
IBA and Ukrainian bar launch mentorship programme for war crimes lawyers
Scheme is part of IBA’s continued support for Ukrainian legal profession amid ongoing Russian invasion
European Court of Human Rights holds Russia accountable for human rights violations in Ukraine
Recent ruling addresses Russian invasion and downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17
Hugh Mercer KC elected as UK’s judge to the European Court of Human Rights
Prominent Essex Court barrister appointed to the Strasbourg court
Lord Chancellor nominates trio of barristers to replace UK judge on European Court of Human Rights
Nominees include Hugh Mercer KC, Sam Wordsworth KC and Deok Joo Rhee KC
Former ICJ president Joan Donoghue joins Twenty Essex as an arbitrator
Retired American judge took unusual step last year of correcting media reports over controversial ICJ Gaza genocide ruling
IBA denounces Trump sanctions against the International Criminal Court
IBA executive director Mark Ellis says US sanctions ‘weaken the rule of law globally’
Day of the Endangered Lawyer returns with focus on Belarus
Day highlights global risks practitioners face, while IBA launches latest rule of law initiative for the public
Leading Pakistani human rights lawyer to co-chair IBA’s Human Rights Institute
Hina Jilani has succeeded distinguished Swedish lawyer Anne Ramberg
Lawyers among 45 pro-democracy activists sentenced to prison by Hong Kong court
Western governments and human rights groups condemn city’s largest national security prosecution to date