This note is part of a series of articles exploring the legal implications of Israel's 2008-2009 'Operation Cast Lead' offensive against Hamas in Gaza and explores the legal implications of the offensive and Israel's control of Gaza's borders in light of the human right to adequate food. The...

Up to one quarter of the world’s population is estimated to be landless, including 200 million people living in rural areas. For many of these people, the condition of landlessness threatens the enjoyment of a number of fundamental human rights. Access to land is important for development and...

To what extent should or must a corporation contemplate international human rights law? Following a brief discussion of the increasing influence of transnational corporations and global business transactions, as well as the growth of the international human rights system, this Article uses the...

This chapter explores the role of international law in the governance of globalization, with special attention to the contribution of international labour standards. Following a contextual overview, my perspectives comprise three aspects. I first address the current legal landscape of...

This article argues that although the Rome Statute drafters excised express reference to the search and seizure right to privacy from the ICC treaty and collateral instruments, the right survives, and remains implicit therein

While most terrorism remains localised, aspects of some transnational terrorism and counter-terrorism have been simultaneously enabled and constrained by globalisation. This paper addresses both the material, causative and legal dynamics of globalisation in relation to terrorism and...

There is no denying that human rights NGOs play an increasingly significant role at the international scene, their contributions to the development of human rights docket (treaties, principles and standards) and active participation in the implementation of the bill of rights at national levels...

Imposing legal liability on corporations for their involvement in human rights violations remains problematic. In the United States, civil liability in such circumstances developed in a series of Alien Tort Statute cases. This evolution came to an abrupt end with the cases of Kiobel v. Royal...

Although collective cultural rights are included in international human rights law, their precise place and their nature and significance are not well-explored or understood. This paper aims to show where collective cultural rights can be found in international human rights law and explore how...