Over the past years Extraterritorial State Obligations (ETOs) in the area of economic, social and cultural rights have shown their growing importance in a number of policy fields  – for human rights beyond borders. ETOs show that international regulatory issues can be framed in terms of international human rights law – and this could strengthen […]

The 7th ICAS Colloquium will take place on April 24-26, 2017 in Vitoria-Gasteiz (Basque Country). The colloquium, titled 'The Future of Food and Challenges for Agriculture in the 21st Century', is organised in collaboration with the Basque farmers union EHNE Bizkaia and Etxalde, a regional movement for sustainable agriculture and food sovereignty. More information and registration The […]

Tuesday, March 21st, the Institute for Social Studies organises a public talk on “Extractivism, Green-Grabbing and Resistance in Myanmar”. The talk will be joined by Thant Zin, a prominent activist from Myanmar (Burma) who works on topics such as land rights, environmental justice, mining issues, and equitable natural resource governance. Since his initial involvement in […]