ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicolas Angelet

Nicolas Angelet is a professor of public international law at Ghent University and Université Libre de Bruxelles, an attorney at the Brussels Bar and an associate tenant of Doughty Street Chambers, London, practising public international law.

POSTS BY Nicolas Angelet

30 July 2024

Nicolas Angelet

Due Diligence in International Law

This contribution determines to what extent the international law obligations of due diligence, the no harm principle or the principle sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas can be relied upon today to advance extraterritorial obligations of states towards migrants. Crucially for this purpose, the due diligence obligation is not limited to individuals within the jurisdiction of a State. Rather, States must ensure that activities within their jurisdiction do not cause serious harm to individuals in the territory of another State or to common interests of the international community. Continue reading >>