Month: February 2015

Racial Discrimination Act and Free Speech– Carte Blanche or Fair and Reasonable – Where are Human Rights in all This?

Racial Discrimination Act and Free Speech– Carte Blanche or Fair and Reasonable – Where are Human Rights in all This?

Professor George Williams has noted ‘the fact that freedom of speech receives no general protection in Australian law is not of itself and argument for introducing such protection’. Unlike in...
The Shifting Nature of Work and Its Implications-Justice Michael Walton (Industrial Court of New South Wales)

The Shifting Nature of Work and Its Implications-Justice Michael Walton (Industrial Court of New South Wales)

Employment is a critical feature of modern society. The nature of employment determines not only the operation of the economy and economic and business prosperity but also determines the quality...
Recognising Travellers’ Needs: The Courts Begin to Move

Recognising Travellers’ Needs: The Courts Begin to Move

Are courts beginning to recognize the duty of equality law to respect and protect the rights of minorities to be different? A recent important High Court decision in Moore &...
OxHRH Welcomes Max Harris as an Associate Director

OxHRH Welcomes Max Harris as an Associate Director

The Oxford Human Rights Hub is delighted to announce that Max Harris will be joining the team as an Associate Director. Max Harris is an Examination Fellow at All Souls...
The Geography of International Law and the Cyber Domain

The Geography of International Law and the Cyber Domain

The geographical scope of the law of armed conflict (LOAC) has engaged the interest of IHL experts for some years dividing opinion as to whether the reach of the law...
Event: ‘Leadership in the Age of Choice’ – 26 February 2015

Event: ‘Leadership in the Age of Choice’ – 26 February 2015

St John’s College invites you to a lecture by Nadia Motraghi, Barrister, Old Square Chambers on the topic ‘Leadership in the Age of Choice’. Since graduating Nadia has held a...
Constitutional Court of South Africa: Blunting the Impact of Electoral Law on Freedom of Expression

Constitutional Court of South Africa: Blunting the Impact of Electoral Law on Freedom of Expression

The Constitutional Court of South Africa has undertaken a robust defence of freedom of expression at the time of an election following litigation between the governing party and the official...
Human Smuggling Before the Supreme Court of Canada-Professor Catherine Dauvergne (UBC)

Human Smuggling Before the Supreme Court of Canada-Professor Catherine Dauvergne (UBC)

This talk will explain the constitutional challenge to Canada’s human smuggling laws that was argued before the Supreme Court of Canada in February 2015. The case asks whether Canada’s criminalization...
Hutchinson v UK – A Change in Direction on Whole Life Orders?

Hutchinson v UK – A Change in Direction on Whole Life Orders?

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled in Hutchinson v UK that the imposition of a ‘whole life order’ for murder does not violate Article 3 ECHR. The...
Call for Papers: Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts:  Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges

Call for Papers: Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts: Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges

Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts: Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges A symposium for PhD students and early-career researchers   Saturday 6th June 2015 from 09:30 to 18:00 Harold Lee...
Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts: Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges

Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts: Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges

Children’s Rights in Fragile Contexts: Exploring Theoretical and Methodological Research Challenges A symposium for PhD students and early-career researchers Conference Overview The year 2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the...
Will Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission Heal the Wounds of the Authoritarian Past? 

Will Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission Heal the Wounds of the Authoritarian Past? 

Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission sets a precedent in transitional justice initiatives amongst countries that experienced the Arab uprisings four years ago, and has been greeted with optimism by victims...

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