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Aoife Nolan
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Human Rights Professor; Director @uon-hrlc.bsky.social; President, @coe.int European Committee of Social Rights; Academic Expert @doughtystreet.bsky.social. All opinions my own. More on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/aoifeanolan/
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Apr 2
I’m very pleased to be starting as a Visiting Professor at @granthamlse.bsky.social at LSE. I look forward greatly to collaborating with Joana Setzer, Kate Higham and colleagues over the next two years.
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Aoife Nolan - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Aoife Nolan, LL.B (Dublin), PhD (EUI) is Professor of International Human Rights Law and Director of the University of Nottingham Human...
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · 28d
Wonderful to see the hard work of our @uon-hrlc.bsky.social interns Joline-Sophie Klein & Aline Fabiana Campos Pereira (supported by @olive-the-above.bsky.social Welch) reflected in Tomoya Obokata's final report to the #UNHRC on the worst forms of #childlabour.
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 28d
In July, UNSR on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata presented his report to the HRC on the Worst Forms of Child Labour.

Our 2025 HRLC interns, Joline-Sophie Klein & Aline Pereira, supported its preparation through research & a formal submission cited in the final text.

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Doughty Street Chambers @doughtystreet.bsky.social · 29d
⚖️ “Every war is a war against children”

DSC’s Annual Children’s Rights Lecture 2025
🗓 29 Oct | 17:30 GMT

Keynote: Professor Ben Saul

Panel: Maryam Mir, Dr Fatima Mohamed Ahdash, @leo-ratledge.bsky.social
Chair: Professor @aoifenolan.bsky.social

🎟 Free to attend 🔽
Doughty Street Chambers Children’s Rights Group Annual Children’s Rights Lecture 2025
Doughty Street Chambers Children’s Rights Group Annual Children’s Rights Lecture 2025Wednesday 29 October 2025, 17.30 – 19:00 GMT, followed by a reception until 20:00 GMT.Every year, in November, the ...
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Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) @uon-hrlc.bsky.social · 29d
This week, HRLC Director @aoifenolan.bsky.social joined the Law at the End of the World podcast to discuss childrens rights, the rights of future generations & socio-economic justice - as well as her approach to policy engagement & her advice to early career researchers.

Watch here ➡️ bit.ly/3VK8Yna
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Sep 8
This was such fun to do (and an honour to be invited on!) I love the Law at the End of the World podcast series with the brilliant @cristyclark.bsky.social and @Elizabeth Macpherson. Thanks so much for having me.

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Cristy Clark @cristyclark.bsky.social · Sep 8
Episode 10 of Law at the End of the World is now live. @prof-mac.bsky.social and I are thrilled to host Prof Aoife Nolan as our guest for this episode focused on climate change, the rights of children, future generations, and to care - and the question of how to have an impact as an academic.
Rights of the child, future generations, and care (with Aoife Nolan) - Law at the End of the World
In this episode, Cristy Clark and Elizabeth Macpherson explore the intersections of climate change with the rights of children, future generations, and to care, as well as the question of how to have ...
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Sep 5
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Sep 5
A fantastic 2 days at the Conference on Advancing Social, Economic & Cultural Rights in a Polarised, Digitalised & Unequal World at @unileiden.bsky.social Faculty of Law -superbly led by Luisa Netto. It was a particular pleasure to give a keynote #SocialRights in an Anti-Democratic Era
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Sep 2
A university is not just made up of academics and students. And those groups of University citizens cannot function properly without the work of the staff whose jobs are at direct risk here.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham workers vote to strike over job cuts
Unison said more than three quarters of staff who voted were in favour of industrial action.
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UNICEF @unicef.org · Aug 23
Famine is now a reality in Gaza. A man-made disaster for children and families that we have been warning about.

Urgent, large-scale action is needed NOW for children and families.
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WHO @who.int · Aug 22
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza
FAO, UNICEF, WFP & WHO reiterate call for immediate ceasefire & unhindered humanitarian access to curb deaths from hunger & malnutrition.
Famine confirmed for first time in Gaza.
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 21
lucky enough to survive the appalling conditions and genocidal acts they are currently being subjected to.
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 21
This is an essential and largely ignored #childrights impact of Israel's ongoing assault on #Gaza in clear, rampant violation of #internationallaw. This and the extremely severe #health and #food rights violations experienced by children in Gaza will deform their lives forever, even if they are...
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UNRWA @unrwa.org · Aug 21
Children in #Gaza have already lost two school years.
They are about to lose a third year.

Instead of learning, children spend their time searching for water and food.

Children urgently need a #CeasefireNow so they can go back to learning and reconnect with whatever is left of their childhood.
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 17
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 17
The school guidance-related action is an adult-driven attack on #childrights pure & simple.
On a human level, it's just embarassing to see an objection to guidance tthat allows pupils “to use the facilities [toilets and changing rooms] they feel most comfortable with”
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FWS v Scottish Ministers III - For Women Scotland
As reported in The Times, For Women Scotland suing ministers for failure to abide by gender ruling, we have lodged a summons in the Court of Session which was signetted (authorised for the legal proce...
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UNICEF @unicef.org · Aug 14
The alarming increase in the use of explosive weapons in populated areas is a leading cause of child casualties in conflicts around the world.

Let’s #ProtectChildrenInConflict together. unicef.link/4fAtGiz
Killing and maiming children is a grave violation. We must protect children and their rights in conflict. This deadly new normal can change when we advocate for children. For example, 88 countries around the world have committed to stop using explosive weapons in populated areas – a cause of over 70% of all incidents of killing and maiming. Together, we can do more to protect children in conflict. TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHTS IN CONFLICT Every day, children in conflict zones around the world continue to come under attack. We must reject this deadly new normal. Here are a few ways to protect children in conflict: Keep yourself informed through credible sources: Access to accurate information is critical to understanding the realities children face in wars. Follow credible sources that prioritize evidence and voices on the ground. Reach out to your elected leaders: Demand that leaders protect children in conflict by contacting them via email, phone, social media or other avenues. Support individuals and organizations: Donate, sign up for emails, share posts and amplify the voices and experiences of those directly impacted by conflict and trusted organizations working for children's protection. Keep taking action: Advocating for and with children is an everyday responsibility. We will never give up on children. Join us.
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 13
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 12
The #EuropeanSocialCharter sets out an extensive set of youth-specific rights in Euro #humanrights law.It's a crucial tool for those pushing forward #youthrights in Europe as evidenced by case-law on #workrights #socialsecurity #vocationaltraining
#internationalYouthDay
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 11
A piece highlighting a small number of the roughly 200 journalists and media workers killed in Gaza over the last 20 months www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘I risked everything’: remembering six media workers killed by Israel in Gaza
CJP says the period since 7 October 2023 has been the most deadly for journalists since it began gathering data in 1992
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Aug 11
"I entrust you with Palestine – the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace."
#freedomofexpression
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 11
‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza
‘If these words reach you … Israel has succeeded in killing me’: the last words of a journalist killed in Gaza
Anas al-Sharif, an Al Jazeera reporter, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday night. This is the message he had prepared for his family, and his call for the world not to forget Gaza
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 24
A great, important read by @profjmcadam.bsky.social on #lclimatechange #displacement and #internationalprotection
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Jane McAdam @profjmcadam.bsky.social · Jul 24
In this blog, I explain how the ICJ’s historic Advisory Opinion on Climate Change addresses displacement, international protection and ongoing statehood researchinginternaldisplacement.org/short_pieces...
How the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change Addresses Displacement, International Protection and Ongoing Statehood - Researching Internal Displacement
The International Court of Justice’s long-awaited Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change embeds important principles of international human rights law. It confirms ...
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
All docs available here: www.icj-cij.org/case/187
Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
definitely. para 393 makes this clear www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul...
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
6/ Note V-P Subetinde’s criticism: "The AO should have confirmed ... the fact that States owe the identified obligations to protect the climate system from the adverse effects of GHG emissions & from significant environmental harm not only to present generations but also to FG." (para 7)
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
5 ...under question (a) depends not on the general rules on #Stateresponsibility, but on the specific treaties & other legal instruments that create procedural and substantive rights and obligations governing the relationship between the States and individuals concerned.” (para 111)
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
4/ Do FG have the #entitlement to #invoke the #legalresponsibility of States, or to make a #claim in a particular circumstance involving injury or harm arising from CC? It depends:"whether individuals are entitled to invoke a State’s responsibility for failure to comply with obligations identified
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Aoife Nolan @aoifenolan.bsky.social · Jul 23
3/ “#Dueregard for the #interests of #FG & the long-term implications of conduct are equitable considerations that need to be taken into account where States contemplate, decide on & implement policies and measures in fulfilment of their obligations under the relevant treaties & customary intl law”
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