With Ireland assuming the rotating Presidency of the EU Council from July, what are some things w...

When it comes to reconciling lofty ideals with gritty public policy, consistency is enormously challenging. But the rules-based world order demands it, writes Andrew Forde

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

H.E. Mihai Popșoi, Chairperson - Committee of Ministers (CM) H.E. Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) H.E. Theodoros Rousopoulos, President - Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) H...

Introduction  If a week is a long time in politics, then two years is an eternity for the Council of Europe. At the Reykjavik summit in May 2023, European leaders across the political spectrum reaffir...

We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...

We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...

Russia’s missile blitzes on Ukraine and threats to blast the Western Allies with nuclear ICBMs can all be punished by a new Nuremberg-style tribunal created in Europe.

But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.

Israeli gunfire and airstrikes have killed at least 60 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them near an aid site in the centre of the enclave, according to health officials.

Activists including Greta Thunberg who are mounting a high-profile initiative to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea are "acting where states have hitherto failed", an Irish human rights expert has ...

University will no longer facilitate Erasmus+ exchange agreements with Israeli colleges

Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.

Intimidation of diplomats is unacceptable and threatens the basis of international relations.

Over 18 months have passed since the ‘war’ in Gaza began. It is time to wake up and push for meaningful action to stop the conflict, writes Andrew Forde

Follow live updates as US President Donald Trump condemns the killing of two Israeli embassy staff near the Jewish museum in Washington DC.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said he will be "demanding answers" from Israel after Israeli troops fired on a European Union delegation that included two Irish diplomats visiting the occupied West Bank...

[Andrew Forde is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Irish Centre for Human Rights.] In his famous poem, The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost laments the fact that travelling one road precludes travelling anoth…