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Oxford University Seminar: Constitutional Change in New Zealand (and a Bill of Rights for Britain?)

admin 16th February 2016

Constitutional Change in New Zealand (and a Bill of Rights for Britain?) Wednesday 17 February, 2.00pm-3.45pm New Seminar Room, St John’s College   Speaker: The Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Minister of Justice and President of the Law Commission   Commentator: Richard Ekins, St John’s College The Government is soon to […]

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Equal Rights Trust Launches Bob Hepple Memorial Fund

admin 12th February 2016

The Equal Rights Trust are to launch its Bob Hepple Memorial Fund, a campaign to help those at the start of their career in human rights through paid internship and fellowship placements. The human rights NGO sector is notoriously competitive and some form of initial unpaid experience beyond university is now a necessity. The Trust is […]

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Legal Researcher Needed: Modern Slavery and Fast Fashion

admin 11th February 2016

Modern slavery and fast fashion Needed: Legal researcher and writer for project on eliminating slave labour in the retail garment sector. Jessica Simor (Matrix) is looking for someone to take a lead role in researching and writing the first draft of a chapter of an important report on global labour standards in the retail garment […]

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Seminar: Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Conscription and the Myth of the Military Nation

admin 10th February 2016

You are warmly invited to the public seminar organized by Kellogg College, University of Oxford in which Dr Ozgur H Cinar (visiting Fellow, Kellogg College, Oxford University) will talk regarding “Conscientious Objection in Turkey: Conscription and the Myth of the Military Nation”. This event will take place on Tuesday, 1 March 2016 from 17.00 to 18.15 […]

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OxHRH’s Second Working Paper Series: Gender, Race and Poverty-Addressing Multiple Identities Through Law

admin 1st February 2016

The OxHRH is thrilled to announce the publication of its second working paper series based on our conference Gender, Race and Poverty: Addressing Multiple Identities Through Law, held in Sao Paulo in November 2014 in conjunction with our project partners, GV Direito SP and the University of Witwatersrand. The eights papers bring together the challenges and […]

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OPBP Completes Report on Reparations and Remedies for Victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence

Olivia Flasch 29th January 2016

Gender Based Violence| OPBP

OPBP has recently completed a Report investigating the remedies and reparations for victims of sexual and gender based violence. The Report engages in a comparative study of nine jurisdictions by probing three broad questions: the forms of remedies and reparations awarded by judicial or non-judicial bodies, the formulation of these awards by the relevant bodies, […]

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42 Bedford Row Disability Law Essay-Ceremony and Drinks Reception

admin 29th January 2016

You are invited to the 42 Bedford Row Disability Law Essay Prize-Giving Ceremony and Drinks Reception When: Friday 5th February 2016 at 5pm Where: Gillese-Badun Seminar Room, Wadham College Tickets: Available here What: Leading family law barrister, Tina Cook QC, and Professor Jonathan Herring, DM Wolfe-Clarendon Fellow in Law, University of Oxford, will discuss how states currently balance […]

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Global Health and Human Rights Database

admin 28th January 2016

Socio-Economic Rights and Labour Rights

There’s a free, comprehensive legal research tool available online that anyone interested in health and human rights needs to know about: the Global Health and Human Rights Database. The Global Health and Human Rights Database offers an interactive, searchable website of case law, national constitutions, and other legal instruments from over 115 countries and in […]

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