Month: September 2014

Sexuality, Sexism and Sexual Violence in the Law: a Transatlantic Perspective

Sexuality, Sexism and Sexual Violence in the Law: a Transatlantic Perspective

Our society faces multiple challenges in how we treat sexual boundaries and sexual violence against women, from Title IX and campus sexual assault, to regulating internet pornography, to new trends...
The Violence Must Stop – Abuse of Police Power in Hong Kong's Democracy Protests

The Violence Must Stop – Abuse of Police Power in Hong Kong's Democracy Protests

In ruling out genuine choice in all future Chief Executive elections in Hong Kong, the Government has done violence to democracy. Now, the Government is doing violence to peaceful protesters...
The Violence Must Stop – Abuse of Police Power in Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests

The Violence Must Stop – Abuse of Police Power in Hong Kong’s Democracy Protests

In ruling out genuine choice in all future Chief Executive elections in Hong Kong, the Government has done violence to democracy. Now, the Government is doing violence to peaceful protesters...
Why are so Many Students Dumfounded by the Question: “What’s Wrong with Human Rights?”

Why are so Many Students Dumfounded by the Question: “What’s Wrong with Human Rights?”

I often find that one of the best questions to ask prospective trainee barristers is: “what’s wrong with human rights?” It’s a question that leaves some dumbfounded as the interview...
Call for Applications:  OPBP Executive Committee 2014-2015

Call for Applications: OPBP Executive Committee 2014-2015

Oxford Pro Bono Publico (OPBP), the Oxford Law Faculty’s pro bono research organisation, is looking for graduate students with a passion for pro bono law to join the Executive Committee...
Executive Powers of the President under the Sierra Leonean Constitution

Executive Powers of the President under the Sierra Leonean Constitution

Executive Powers of the President under the Sierra Leonean Constitution: Report to the Sierra Leone Constitutional Review Committee concerning Executive Appointments and Commissions (September 2014) This Report was prepared for...
Is An Obsession With Foreign Investment Eroding Democracy in Papua New Guinea?

Is An Obsession With Foreign Investment Eroding Democracy in Papua New Guinea?

Often described as “an island of gold floating on a sea of oil”, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the top ten resource-dependent economies in the world. But robust...
Public Consultation on the Overhaul of Hong Kong Anti-Discrimination Laws

Public Consultation on the Overhaul of Hong Kong Anti-Discrimination Laws

On 7 October 2014, the Hong Kong Equal Opportunities Commission (“EOC”) will conclude its inaugural review of the anti-discrimination legislation (the “Consultation”) in the Special Administrative Region of China (the...
Cutting Corners: The Procedural Illegality of Legal Aid Cuts

Cutting Corners: The Procedural Illegality of Legal Aid Cuts

In R (London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association & another) v Lord Chancellor [2014] EWHC 3020 (Admin), the High Court ruled that the consultation process adopted by the Government in reducing...
Register for the Human Rights for Future Generations: Post-2015 Conference

Register for the Human Rights for Future Generations: Post-2015 Conference

This conference is co-organised by the Oxford Martin School Human Rights for Future Generations programme and the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights (University of Oslo) and is being held in...
Video Launch: Women and Poverty, A Human Rights Perspective

Video Launch: Women and Poverty, A Human Rights Perspective

In April 2014, the Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH) with funding from The Law Foundation, in partnership with The Oxford Martin School programme on Human Rights for Future Generations, the...
The Impact of Fees in the Tribunal

The Impact of Fees in the Tribunal

Fees for bringing claims in the employment tribunal were introduced in August 2013. Since then, the Ministry of Justice’s statistics have revealed a huge decline in the number of claims....

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