Covid-19 may put 265 million more people in acute hunger in 2020 alone.

In this podcast, Brian Tomson, Senior Communications and Advocacy Specialist at United Nations agency International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); Katherine Meighan, IFAD General Counsel; Cynthia Colaiacovo, IFAD Deputy General Counsel; and Joan Grogan, IFAD Head of the Finance and Impact Unit, give their views on the impact of the pandemic on agricultural development, food security and the recent State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report. 

Mila Versteeg, Director, Human Rights Program, University of Virginia School of Law, on the role the Brazilian judiciary has played during the pandemic. Interview by Polly Botsford

As the world of work changed in response to Covid-19, law firms have adapted to the situation. Highly experienced law firm leaders from around the globe discuss the challenges and steps taken – from the technological to the logistical, from managing staff wellbeing and communications to responding to client demands. 

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC talks about the need to monitor the Covid-19 situation in the United Kingdom to ensure there aren't abuses of special powers. Full podcast available: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC discusses the situation for asylum seekers at the United States border during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Full podcast available: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy discusses the situation in India during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to the full podcast from April 2020 here: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC discusses the emergency legislation pushed through in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic. Listen to the full podcast here: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Baroness Helena Kennedy QC talks about the need for access to good information during the Covid-19 pandemic and the lack of freedom of expression in some states. Full podcast: https://www.ibanet.org/Podcasts/7549027.aspx

Due process paranoia is a concern that arbitrators’ robust procedural decisions will result in unenforceable awards. It can lead to inactivity and increased costs, but is it justified?

Committee Co-Chair Philippe Pinsolle discusses the IBA report The Annulment of Arbitral Awards by State Court and Emmanuel Jacomy dispels misconceptions about setting aside awards in China.

Carmen Pombo, IBA Poverty & Social Development Committee Advisory Board Member and Co-Chair of the Rule of Law Forum, talks to Ian McDougall, Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the LexisNexis, Legal & Professional division of RELX Group, about the relationship between poverty and the rule of law.