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April 16, 2020 In Commonwealth, ESC Rights, Human Rights, Institutions

Combating Coronavirus in Small States: Leaving No One Behind – International Frameworks and the Threat to ESC Rights in SIDS

Guest Blog by Sarthak Roy The global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an unprecedented situation across the world with states struggling to treat infected persons and contain the spread of the virus, which has no known cure as yet. On 2 April, the U.N. General Assembly...

May 11, 2018 In access to justice, accountability, governance, Institutions, Island Observations, resources

‘Soft laws’ and the Ombudsman to strengthen governance in islands.

Good governance is one of the greatest challenges in an island territory or State. On the plus side, there is proximity and size, which means a level of day-to-day accountability unrivalled in large territories or States: a policy or administrative decision taken by a senior civil...