In 1926, the Council of Representation of Women in the #LeagueofNations called for the inclusion of a woman in the Committee of Experts for the Codification of Int’l Law
The request was rejected, but this note shows how int'l associations fought to promote women!
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Re-curating the Portrait Gallery of International Law will be an arduous project, a collective effort for many years to come. One step is featured here. The cover shows Marika Gysbers alias MOG painting on a railway station wall Simone Veil, deported to Auschwitz in 1944. @OUPLaw
One of the first Austrian female ambassadors (I think she was the second, but I'm not 100% sure) was Johanna Nestor who was also the first Austrian female ambassador to Israel (1972-1976)
I think that calls for congratulations to Hilary #Charlesworth! Richly deserved. Yet, #5 in the history of the #ICJ continues to be an embarrassment. An imbalance that must be tackled by nominating states at upcoming elections.
Interested in Business and Human Rights? Join @edajones16 and I on Mon 8th Nov at 6.30pm GMT, for the next Essex PIL Lecture by Prof. Ursula Kriebaum @univienna, one of the drafters of the Hague Rules on Business and Human Rights Arbitration. Register here:https://t.co/s1V392EWCE
Our "pandemic baby" has launched with the first 70 entries (tbc on a rolling basis) - what a journey through the world of editing and international human rights law, so many great contributors and voices for human rights! @PJanig#MNowak#CBinder
It's been an intense 2 1/2 years, but immensely rewarding to work with so many fantastic authors!! Happy that we are nearing the finishing stretch and we are so excited to see the first entries go online soon... 🎉
#Austria🇦🇹 welcomes today’s #UNGA debate on the report of the activities of the #SecurityCouncil in 2020 as important signal towards more accountability & inclusion.
We look forward to continue the discussion on Security Council working methods at next week’s open debate.
Lesenswertes aus D (durchaus lokal relevant) #IchbinHanna. Das Präkariat erhebt die Stimme gegen das #WissZeitVG. 80% der Wissenschafter*innen in D arbeiten mit befristeten tlw selbstfinanzierten Verträgen.
At yesterday’s #RightsCon session, together with @djleufer @alexandrinepdec@km_shay@wagner_deniz & excellent participants, we identified key elements needed for AI human rights impact assessments to be meaningful safeguards for freedom of expression.
Freue mich sehr, dass die Beiträge zum 44. Österreichischen #Völkerrrchtstag ‘Zurück zu den Quellen des Völkerrechts’ nun auch als Druckwerk erhältlich sind. #VRT@univienna@PeterLangGroup
#RightsCon community - join us now to identify which elements are needed to ensure effective human rights impact assessments as safeguards for free speech #SAIFE
Unbekannte weibliche Vorläuferinnen des Völkerrechts? In der 4. Auflage des Lehrbuchs von Alfred Verdross von 1959 bedankt er sich bei Dr. Helene Scheuba, Assistentin am Institut für Völkerrecht und internationale Beziehungen der @univienna. Sachdienliche Hinweise anyone?
Indeed, but restrictions on speech should also not be imposed by powerful private actors - especially if they set & enforce their own rules arbitrarily and opaquely.