Foivi Mouzakiti and Alexander Gilder presented their current research to the Rights and Freedoms Cluster.

"Chalking the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 2015" by University of Essex is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

Foivi Mouzakiti kicked off the afternoon with an engaging talk about the EU’s legal framework for Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing. Foivi further discussed the privacy and data protection implications that arise from the operations of the UK’s Financial Intelligence Unit which falls under the remit of the National Crime Agency.

Alexander Gilder presented on the legal consequences of UN peace operations that pursue ‘stabilization’. Alex outlined concerns over increased militarisation, UN support for counter-terrorism, and heightened cooperation with the host state.