Project Overview To build capacity of the judiciary in order to enhance their understanding of international treaties and improve their role in the protection of rights, RSIL has been engaged by the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP) to develop a guide for judges on various human rights treaties and how domestic jurisprudence has evolved to ensure…
Project Overview RSIL is currently engaged by the UNDP to develop and deliver trainings on Human Rights Due Diligence to relevant stakeholders to supplement the Government’s activities in implementing the NAP on BHR in Pakistan. Moreover, the Project seeks to identify ways in which national human rights institutions may play a significant role in protecting…
Project Overview RSIL was engaged by the UNDP to develop a monitoring and review guide for the Steering Committee envisioned under the NAP on BHR to guarantee its implementation and enforcement. The Guide focuses on two areas of importance: monitoring implementation of the targets laid down in the NAP, and review of the priority areas…
The Research Society of International Law in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted the OIC Special Envoy for Jammu and Kashmir, H.E. Yousef Aldobeay, along with a delegation of OIC Officials and Legal Experts. The discussion focussed on the international law dimensions of India’s continued occupation and attempted annexation of Jammu and Kashmir.…
Project Overview The Diplomacy, Law, and Policy Forum is an online platform established with an aim to shape debate and dialogue on issues central to international humanitarian law, diplomacy and policy. A collaboration between the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Research Society of International Law (RSIL) in Pakistan, the DLP Forum seeks to address some…
With increased regulation and introduction of anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) legislation, money launderers and terrorist financers have developed complex mechanisms to conduct illegal activities due to which keeping up with emerging money laundering threats has become integral to dealing with this type of criminal activity. Development of new technologies,…
International Law Certification Course 2021 With almost three decades to the establishment of the Research Society of International Law, a foundational objective of the organization has been to promote an understanding of International Law amongst the young professionals and students in Pakistan. The aim has been to fill the gap within the existing legal education…
International Law is gaining ever greater prominence in the national security sphere in Pakistan. Under the overarching umbrella of International Law, the key category of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) or the Law of Armed Conflict is of particular significance for Pakistan. IHL governs the conduct of armed conflict whether between States or States and Non-State…
The challenge of prosecuting foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) rose to global prominence in 2012 with the influx of foreigners joining Islamic State/Daesh. In response to the threat posed by FTFs, the UN Security Council Resolution 2178 (2014), under binding Chapter VII powers, placed wide reaching obligations upon member states to curb the threat of FTFs,…
Project Overview In June 2018, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) identified Pakistan as a jurisdiction with strategic AML/CFT deficiencies. This so-called “grey-listing” spurred a flurry of action at all levels of the Government of Pakistan with the introduction of new laws and regulatory mechanisms. As a result, the Asia Pacific Group (APG), a FATF-style…
