In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This
Human Rights at Home Blog
The Human Rights at Home Blog, published by the Law Professor Blogs Network, focuses on the intersection of human rights issues within the United States, emphasizing local and municipal initiatives. It covers topics such as the human rights cities movement, housing justice, immigration detention, racial and gender justice, and the application of international human rights norms at the city level. The blog also addresses contemporary challenges like state preemption, the role of local governments in advancing human rights, and the impact of technology on rights in urban settings. It serves as a platform for legal scholars and practitioners to discuss policy developments, legal reforms, and grassroots activism related to human rights domestically.
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The Cost of Progress: The Tension Between Economic Gain and Indigenous Survival
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Ignoring Nuclear Energy’s Environmental Impact
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
An Analysis of the Right to Health for Palestinians
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Event 12/10: Gender Justice and the United States: An Examination of Past and Future
On December 10, 2025, from 11:30am-12:30pm ET, the new American Society of Int’l Law (ASIL) signature topic initiative on Advancing Gender Justice in International Law is hosting an event in commemoration of Human Rights Day and the culmination of the…
Plastic Production and Pollution: Legal Responses to the Global Plastic Crisis
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Spray for Relief
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Environmental Defenders Under Threat: A New Digital Tool for Accountability under the Escazú Agreement
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Including Ecocide as a Crime of the ICC: Implications in International Human Rights
In Fall 2024, the Human Rights at Home Law Profs Blog is excited to feature a series of blog posts focusing on human rights and the environment written by students in the International Human Rights Clinic at UIC Law. This…
Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing: Call for Inputs on the right to adequate housing for people on the move
The Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Mr. Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has also decided to dedicate his next thematic report to the Human Rights Council to the topic: right to adequate housing in the context of human mobility. This…