Abhijeet Shrivastava
About/Bio
Abhijeet Shrivastava holds an LLM from the University of Cambridge and a B.A., LL.B. (Hons) from Jindal Global Law School. He works as a Rapporteur (South Asia) to Oxford Reports on International Law (ILDC).
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On an International Judge’s Immunity: The ECtHR in Akay v Turkey
October 17, 2024
Abhijeet Shrivastava
In April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) Second Section Chamber (Chamber) unanimously found that Turkey violated the immunity, and consequently, the right to liberty and the right to private life of former Judge Aydin Sefa Akay. Recently, a five-member panel of the ECtHR’s Grand Chamber rejected Turkey’s request for a referral of…
Locating Right to Life Violations in Russian Aggression: Challenges Awaiting the HRC
August 30, 2024
Abhijeet Shrivastava
Recently, three non-governmental organisations jointly filed a complaint before the Human Rights Committee (HRC), alleging that Russia violated the right to life of 18 Ukrainian victims in its missile strikes in Vinnytsia in 2022. The authors of the complaint have strategically opted for a unique pathway. According to General Comment 36 of the HRC,…
Popular articles by Abhijeet Shrivastava
Locating Right to Life Violations in Russian Aggression: Challenges Awaiting the HRC
August 30, 2024
Abhijeet Shrivastava
Recently, three non-governmental organisations jointly filed a complaint before the Human Rights Committee (HRC), alleging that Russia violated the right to life of 18 Ukrainian victims in its missile strikes in Vinnytsia in 2022. The authors of the complaint have strategically opted for a unique pathway. According to General Comment 36 of the HRC,…
On an International Judge’s Immunity: The ECtHR in Akay v Turkey
October 17, 2024
Abhijeet Shrivastava
In April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) Second Section Chamber (Chamber) unanimously found that Turkey violated the immunity, and consequently, the right to liberty and the right to private life of former Judge Aydin Sefa Akay. Recently, a five-member panel of the ECtHR’s Grand Chamber rejected Turkey’s request for a referral of…