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European Human Rights Advocacy Centre-Internships

admin 24th May 2016

The European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) is inviting applications from Russian speakers for a four-month internship placement (2-3 days per week). EHRAC is based within the School of Law at Middlesex University and operates as a non-governmental organisation (NGO). The four-month internship placement will take place in EHRAC’s offices in Middlesex University. Successful candidates will be required to […]

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Abortion in Context Seminar: Politics & Abortion in Texas: State Power vs Women’s Autonomy by Susan Hays

admin 23rd May 2016

Susan Hays (Appellate Attorney, Austin, Texas & Litigation Director, Jane’s Due Process) will be speaking about the Texas abortion case now before the US Supreme Court Whole Woman’s Health v Hellerstedt. The central question in the case: does driving 300 miles to an abortion clinic create a substantial obstacle under Planned Parenthood? Date: May 23 Time: 5-6:30pm […]

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The Venice Academy of Human Rights-‘Backlash Against Human Rights?’

admin 20th May 2016

The Venice Academy of Human Rights will take place from 4-13 July 2016. The theme of this year’s academy is ‘Backlash against Human Rights?’. Online applications are accepted until 29 May 2016. Faculty of the Venice Academy 2016 Distinguished Opening Lecture András Sajó, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights Distinguished Seminar Paulo Sérgio Pinheiro, Chairman of […]

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OxHRH Special Blog Series: The Implications of British Exit of the European Union for Workers’ Rights in the UK

admin 10th May 2016

In the UK, the debate over Britain’s possible exit from the European Union (Brexit) is growing louder in the run up to the referendum on 23 June 2016. Politicians and economists, business-leaders and civil society groups have all been making their case for either remaining in, or leaving, the European Union. The competing arguments are […]

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Torch Network Fiction and Human Rights: Beyond the Bildungsroman?

admin 10th May 2016

Date: May 16, 2016 Time: 12:45pm-2pm Location: Radcliffe Humanities Building The TORCH Network Fiction and Human Rights is hosting a seminar on ”Beyond the Bildungsroman? Creating Free Agents Today‘. Two critically-acclaimed novelists discuss the way selfhood and autonomy are represented in their latest works. Positioning their novels in relation to Joseph Slaughter’s and Stephen Clingman’s […]

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Call for Papers for the OxHRH Graduate Research Student Workshop

admin 5th May 2016

Venue: Mary Hyde Eccles Room, Pembroke College Date: June 3rd, 2016 Time: 2:30pm-6pm The Oxford Human Rights Hub is pleased to announce its second workshop for human rights MPhil and DPhil students at Oxford University. This half-day workshop will bring together and foster a network of graduate students and academics in various disciplines working in […]

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Oxford Transitional Justice Research Seminar: A Conspiracy to Commit Genocide-Miles Jackson (Oxford University)

admin 4th May 2016

Conflict and Security

Please join Oxford Transitional Justice Research (OTJR) for the following event: A Conspiracy to Commit Genocide: Anti-Fertility Research in Apartheid South Africa’s Chemical and Biological Weapons Programme Dr. Miles Jackson, Lecturer in International Law, Oxford Wednesday, 4 May 2016 at 5PM Manor Road Building – Seminar Room G In late 2013, the Health Professions Council […]

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OxHRH Publications Page an Innovative Research and Teaching Resource

admin 28th April 2016

The OxHRH is pleased to unveil its Publication Page. It is an exciting new teaching and research resource that substantially furthers the OxHRH mission to facilitate cutting-edge comparative research in human rights law. The Publications Page showcases the OxHRH Annual Reports, Blog Anthology and the Working Paper Series from our international conferences in Brazil and […]

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James Rooney and Ugochukwu Ezeh Awarded OxHRH-Rhodes University Fellowships

admin 27th April 2016

Socio-Economic Rights

The OxHRH and Rhodes University are delighted to announce that James Rooney and Ugochukwu Ezeh have been awarded a six month OxHRH-Rhodes University Fellowships. This is a new partnership between the Faculty of Law at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa, the OxHRH and the Legal Resource Centre, Grahamstown, South Africa (LRC). South Africa, and the Eastern […]

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