The European Union’s foreign policy toward Israel is currently defined by internal division regarding the 2000 EU-Israel Association Agreement. As more countries pass sanctions on Israel independently, the call for a united EU approach grows. An important such attempt happened In September 2025, with the...
The European Union’s foreign policy toward Israel is currently defined by internal division regarding the 2000 EU-Israel Association Agreement. As more countries pass sanctions on Israel independently, the call for a united EU approach grows. An important such attempt happened In September 2025, with the...
The phrase “From the River to the Sea” remains a deeply contested political slogan that has sparked intense legal and societal debate across the globe. This section will evaluate its origins and current legal interpretations across jurisdictions. Although frequently interpreted by critics as a call for...
Legal responses to pro-Palestine protest in Germany In December 2023, in a joint letter to the EU Council, several relevant European NGOs that work to protect, empower and defend civil society, civil space and human rights in Europe expressed concerns over restrictions on peaceful assembly and...
In 2025 the American model of corporate governance entered a new phase.After a decade in which environmental, social and governance (ESG) activism had gained influence through proxy votes and investor engagement, recent regulatory and political shifts have sharply reduced shareholder leverage. The Securities and Exchange...
Climate change is no longer just a policy issue for governments and conferences; it has become a legal battleground. Around the world, citizens, activists, and even communities have increasingly turned to courts to demand stronger climate action and accountability. The number of climate change lawsuits...
Context Since the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black-lives-matter movement in 2020, the US has witnessed the uptake of DEI policies, DEI-linked executive pay compensation plans and increased affirmative action recruiting in large companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Costco. Pressure has...
Introduction Since the murder of George Floyd and the rise of the Black-lives-matter movement in 2020, the US has witnessed the uptake of DEI policies, DEI-linked executive pay compensation plans and increased affirmative action recruiting in large companies such as Microsoft, Apple, and Costco. Pressure has...
The escalation of Israel’s military operations in Gaza and the continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank have brought renewed scrutiny of corporate involvement in these territories. However, the overall ESG investor response cannot be described as a full-scale sector-wide shift. Instead, what has...
Notwithstanding the request by most international and local environmental organization for Lula to veto the full bill, the partial veto is however a pragmatical solution which was chosen by Brazil President Lula to avoid a stronger backfiring by the Congress which voted to approve the...
Asia contributes over 50% of global CO₂ emissions, according to the International Energy Agency's (IEA) CO₂ Emissions in 2023 report, with China responsible for around 28%, as reported by East Asia Forum (2025). According to the IEA report, Global CO₂ emissions in 2023 totaled approximately...
Climate change is no longer just a policy issue for governments and conferences; it has become a legal battleground. Around the world, citizens, activists, and even communities have increasingly turned to courts to demand stronger climate action and accountability. The number of climate change lawsuits...
Mariana Dam collapse is the Largest Environmental disaster in Brazil, and the largest environmental class action in the world. On November 5, 2015, the Mariana Dam Collapse entered Brazilian history as the largest mining-waste disaster in history, affecting 50 municipalities. On the occasion, 45 million...
REPowerEU is a Programme to protect Europe from energy scarcity in the absence of Russia as a reliable energy partner and ensure long-term cooperation for energy security (and green energy transition) in Europe. It came to life in 2022 and its announcement on 8th March 2022...