Conventions, treaties, declarations, reports and other international human-rights instruments, as well as relevant comparative international legal developments.
- Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls and the Limits of Consent (A/HRC/59/47 and A/HRC/59/47/Add.4): Analysis of the UN Reports by Reem AlsalemIn June 2025, Reem Alsalem, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, its causes and consequences, presented a thematic report to the Human Rights Council: A/HRC/59/47, Sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues. The report examines forms of violence against women and… Read more: Sex-Based Violence Against Women and Girls and the Limits of Consent (A/HRC/59/47 and A/HRC/59/47/Add.4): Analysis of the UN Reports by Reem Alsalem
- The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Analysis“Children’s rights” and “the best interests of the child” are constantly invoked in Australian debates about medical treatment of minors, parental authority, identity, adoption and surrogacy. They are less often read. The Convention on the Rights of the Child does not supply simple answers to these questions. It supplies a… Read more: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child: An Analysis
- Violence Against Women and Girls in the Context of Surrogacy (A/80/158): Analysis of the UN Report by Reem AlsalemIntroduction In July 2025, UN Special Rapporteur Reem Alsalem issued her thematic report The different manifestations of violence against women and girls in the context of surrogacy (A/80/158). She presented the report to the UN General Assembly Third Committee on 10 October 2025. The report does not treat surrogacy primarily… Read more: Violence Against Women and Girls in the Context of Surrogacy (A/80/158): Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem
- Violence against Mothers (A/HRC/62/49): Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem“A mother is a school. When society invests in it and supports mothers, it builds a nation of noble character.”— Hafez Ibrahim (Egyptian poet) Introduction In June 2026, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, presented her thematic report Violence against Mothers (A/HRC/62/49) to… Read more: Violence against Mothers (A/HRC/62/49): Analysis of the UN Report by Reem Alsalem