Kofi Annan: his legacy is not perfect, but he helped improve millions of lives
Politics won out over international law in recent UN election
For the first time in the court’s history, the UK will not have a judge sitting at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Christopher Greenwood, who was seeking a second nine-year term, pulled out of the race on November 20,…
Towards an alternative interpretation of UN immunity: A human rights-based approach to the Haiti Cholera Case
Rosa has co-authored an invited article on the Haiti Cholera Case with Nicolas Lemay-Hebert for Questions of International Law, an open-source peer-reviewed e-journal which aims to foster the debate on questions of public international law by providing a dynamic platform for scholars…
Rosa’s first column for CNN.COM
Rosa is now writing for CNN.com. Her first piece is: “Why do peacekeepers have immunity in sex abuse cases?” http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/22/opinions/freedman-un-peacekeepers-immunity/
The UN’s 15-year goals ignore LGBT rights yet again
Rosa Freedman, University of Birmingham Negotiations on the UN’s 15-year development strategy, which involve all 193 member states, have at last produced a set of ambitious Sustainable Development Goals. These focus on social justice, poverty, human rights, development, and other…