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Gender Equality and International Human Rights Law
Gender equality occupies a central position in contemporary international human rights law, not as a rhetorical commitment, but as a binding legal obligation grounded in treaty law, authoritative interpretation, and sustained institutional practice.

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Right to Protest in International Law
The right to protest in International Law is not formulated as a single, self-contained entitlement within any universal treaty. Instead, it emerges as a legally protected practice through the interplay of multiple rights and obligations that structure the relationships among individuals, collective action, and state authority

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Right to Connectivity under the ICCPR
The Right to Connectivity has emerged as one of the most consequential legal questions confronting contemporary public international law. Digital connectivity is no longer a peripheral social good linked merely to economic development or technological progress. It has become the primary channel through which individuals exercise freedom of expression, participate in public affairs, associate with others, assemble peacefully, and access information held by public authorities.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Human Rights in Iran: Law Violations and Accountability
Human rights in Iran constitute one of the most persistent and legally documented situations of systemic non-compliance with international human rights law.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Human rights violations in Venezuela: legal analysis
Human rights violations in Venezuela have become a persistent and structurally embedded concern within contemporary public international law. Far from isolated or episodic misconduct, the available evidence points to sustained patterns of state action and omission that engage international responsibility across multiple legal regimes.

Edmarverson A. Santos


What Are Human Rights?
What Are Human Rights remains a central question in public international law because it defines the legal and normative limits of power, the status of individuals within political communities, and the conditions under which authority can be exercised legitimately.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Human Rights and the Global Digital Surveillance Infrastructure
Human Rights and the Global Digital Surveillance Infrastructure have emerged as a defining concern in the digital age.

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Evolution of Universal Jurisdiction in Human Rights Enforcement
The Evolution of Universal Jurisdiction in Human Rights Enforcement reflects a gradual transformation in how states and international institutions respond to grave crimes that shock the conscience of humanity.

Edmarverson A. Santos


Human Rights in the Digital Age: Privacy and Data Protection
The digital age has revolutionized nearly every aspect of human existence, from how we communicate and work to how we engage with the...

Edmarverson A. Santos


The Struggle for Human Rights in Authoritarian Regimes
Authoritarian regimes are political systems characterized by the concentration of power in a single authority or a small group, often mainta

Edmarverson A. Santos
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