International Human Rights Law

Research in this area

• Journal article 2026 · Open access

  The Algerian Legal Framework for the Economic Exploitation of Children: International Standards and Prospects for Reform

  Hammas Omar

  Law and World · Vol. 12, No. 38, pp. 83-98

  The phenomenon of child economic exploitation is an alarming global reality, often exacerbated by economic precariousness that forces many families to sacrifice their children’s education for the sake of an additional income. However, this practice exposes a p…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/12.2.5
• Journal article 2026 · Open access

  State-Guaranteed Legal Aid as a Social Right of an Infrastructural Nature

  Vadim Sukhov

  Law and World · Vol. 12, No. 39, pp. 21-34

  This article examines the legal nature of state-guaranteed legal aid and substantiates its classification as an autonomous social right of an infrastructural character. While legal aid has traditionally been regarded as a mechanism for ensuring access to justi…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/12.3.2
• Journal article 2025 · Open access

  The Study of Right to Freedom of Expression, Digital Media Laws and Demand for Innovation

  Gaikwad Sadhana, Rajvardhan

  Law and World · Vol. 11, No. 33, pp. 114-124

  This paper provides an overview of the concept of the right to freedom of expression, the concept of digital media, relating and applicable laws as well as needed innovation in the existing legal framework to prohibit misinformation on digital media. Nowadays…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/11.1.9
• Journal article 2025 · Open access

  Environmental, Social, and Governance as Sustainability Solution for Women’s Rights in West Africa

  Sophia Abiri-Franklin, Olusola Adesina Akinsanya, Olalekan Moyosore Lalude, Elisabeta Smaranda Olarinde

  Law and World · Vol. 11, No. 33, pp. 125-135

  In the West African corporate sector, the engagement of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles is becoming the trend and could be a transformative strategy for advancing women’s rights in West Africa. This paper examined the ESG framework as po…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/11.1.10
• Journal article 2025 · Open access

  Climate Justice on Trial: Role of Nigerian Courts in Connecting the Dots between Climate Change and Violence against Women

  Uju Peace Okeke, Sophia Chukwufumnaya Chima

  Law and World · Vol. 11, No. 36, pp. 116-136

  While growing scholarship has increasingly explored the gendered impact of climate change, the legal responses remain under-examined, particularly in Nigeria. Globally, climate change is a topical issue. The cause could be natural or man-made. While natural ca…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/11.4.6
• Journal article 2025 · Open access

  The Efficacy of “Anti-Gender-Based Violence Laws” in Addressing the Scourge of Gender-Based Violence in South Africa

  Paul S. Masumbe, Pumza Nomnganga

  Law and World · Vol. 11, No. 34, pp. 75-83

  South Africa has encountered a notable increase in incidents of gender-based violence (GBV) over recent years. The failure of South Africa’s criminal justice system to effectively address GBV cases has resulted in the stigmatisation of the system. Consequently…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/11.2.7
• Journal article 2025 · Open access

  The Right to the Secret of Correspondence and Its Legal Protection

  Abdelhadi Derrar, Nassima Derrar

  Law and World · Vol. 11, No. 34, pp. 52-59

  Respecting the private life of man is one of the most prominent basic rights guaranteed by positive laws and divine laws, as it is a pillar of human dignity and individual freedom. This right includes preserving human secrets and not dispensing them without hi…

  International Human Rights Law 10.36475/11.2.5