Fighting Climate Change is a Human Right: Should this be a Surprise?

Isaac Mittoo[1] 1. Introduction With the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) deciding that States must do more to tackle climate change in the recent case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v Switzerland, human rights relating to the environment appear to have gone beyond their traditional conceptions, which has surprised many around the world.… More Fighting Climate Change is a Human Right: Should this be a Surprise?

Sustainability & Modern Merger Control: Uncertainty Prevails

Rudresh Mandal[1] Whether modern merger control is fit for purpose in today’s economy yields a range of possible questions. This article focuses on a few of these questions: Should merger control consider the effects of a transaction on sustainability given the continued dominance of the price-sensitive consumer welfare standard? If so, how? What are the… More Sustainability & Modern Merger Control: Uncertainty Prevails

The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the release of hostages in the Hamas-Israel conflict and prisoners of war in the Ukraine-Russia war*

  Jagoda Julia Sekular* Introduction The purpose of this article is to discuss the legal basis in International Humanitarian Law (IHL) for the International Committee of the Red Cross’ (ICRC) role in the release of hostages by Hamas in October and November 2023. Although the ICRC has clarified its role in its mission statement, the… More The role of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the release of hostages in the Hamas-Israel conflict and prisoners of war in the Ukraine-Russia war*