International Bar Association Internships
admin 2nd March 2018
Open letter – 88 organisations urge investors to cease support for Bridge International Academies
admin 1st March 2018
In an open letter published today, 88 civil society organisations have urged investors to cease their support for the multi-national for-profit chain of private schools Bridge International Academies (BIA), which runs over 500 schools in Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda, and India. These organisations are calling investors’ attention to a series of concerning practices by BIA […]
Jeremy Corbyn and the Law of Democracy (Keith Ewing)
Helen Taylor 28th February 2018
The Public Law Discussion Group invites you to a seminar on: ‘Jeremy Corbyn and the Law of Democracy’ Professor Keith Ewing (King’s College London) Date: Friday 2 March 2018 Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm Venue: Habbakuk Room, Jesus College, Oxford The session will be chaired by Aileen Kavanagh and Max Harris will serve as the discussant. The […]
Seminar: How Human Rights Law Meets Labour Law (Vladislava Stoyanova)
Helen Taylor 23rd February 2018
Labour Law Discussion Group seminar: ‘How Human Rights Law Meets Labour Law under Article 4 of the European Convention of Human Rights’ Dr Vladislava Stoyanova (Lund University) 12:30-14:00pm, Wednesday 28 February Brasenose College Tower Bursary, Oxford. The Labour Law Discussion Group is pleased to welcome Dr Vladislava Stoyanova, research visitor at the Bonavero Institute of […]
Bail for Immigration Detainees launches legal action to ensure the government holds G4S to account
admin 23rd February 2018
Formal legal action has today been launched against the UK government in an attempt to force it to designate security company G4S a ‘High Risk’ strategic supplier in the wake of a number of catastrophic failings. Lawyers from Leigh Day, who are acting on behalf of charity Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID), have begun legal […]