Gabriela García Escobar
About/Bio
Dr. Gabriela García Escobar is a Professor of Public International Law and International Human Rights Law, Universidad Panamericana (Mexico). She holds a PhD in Law from the University of Geneva and a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva.
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Palliative Care and Assisted Suicide at the ECtHR: Dániel Karsai v. Hungary
July 12, 2024
Gabriela García Escobar
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has reviewed several cases related to euthanasia (Gard v. UK, Lambert v. France, and Mortier v. Belgium), and assisted suicide for terminally ill persons (Pretty v. UK), incurable diseases (Koch v. Germany), psychiatric disorders (Haas v. Switzerland), and the case of a physician that disseminated…
ICJ’s Judgment in Ukraine v. Russia regarding CERD’s Scope of Racial Discrimination: ICJ’s Approach to CERD Committee’s Views
February 29, 2024
Gabriela García Escobar
On 31 January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its judgment on the merits of the case in Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). One of the issues was Ukraine’s assertion…
Popular articles by Gabriela García Escobar
Palliative Care and Assisted Suicide at the ECtHR: Dániel Karsai v. Hungary
July 12, 2024
Gabriela García Escobar
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has reviewed several cases related to euthanasia (Gard v. UK, Lambert v. France, and Mortier v. Belgium), and assisted suicide for terminally ill persons (Pretty v. UK), incurable diseases (Koch v. Germany), psychiatric disorders (Haas v. Switzerland), and the case of a physician that disseminated…
ICJ’s Judgment in Ukraine v. Russia regarding CERD’s Scope of Racial Discrimination: ICJ’s Approach to CERD Committee’s Views
February 29, 2024
Gabriela García Escobar
On 31 January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its judgment on the merits of the case in Application of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Ukraine v. Russian Federation). One of the issues was Ukraine’s assertion…