Month: March 2015

The Benefits Cap and the Enforcement of Unincorporated Human Rights Treaties

The Benefits Cap and the Enforcement of Unincorporated Human Rights Treaties

A prominent element of the UK coalition government’s deficit-reduction strategy (in rhetorical terms, if not practical significance) has been the implementation of a cap on the benefits (including those relating...
OPBP Submissions to the Legal Resources Centre Facilitate Public Access to Court Documents

OPBP Submissions to the Legal Resources Centre Facilitate Public Access to Court Documents

Success for OPBP and the LRC as the South African Supreme Court of Appeal delivers a resounding affirmation of the principle of open justice The unanimous decision handed down on...
OPBP Completes Research for the League of Human Rights

OPBP Completes Research for the League of Human Rights

OPBP Completes Research for League of Human Rights for a submission to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Dubská and Krejzová v. the Czech Republic...
Je Suis Margot Wallstrom

Je Suis Margot Wallstrom

Margot Wallstrom, the Swedish foreign minister, ignited a diplomatic war when she publicly criticized the Saudi Arabian regime. Wallstrom, a left-wing politician who had campaigned on the promise of implementing...
Book Launch: A Theory of Discrimination Law by Dr Tarunabh Khaitan

Book Launch: A Theory of Discrimination Law by Dr Tarunabh Khaitan

OxHRH, alongside Oxford Jurisprudence Discussion Group, is thrilled to launch OxHRH Associate Director Dr Tarunabh Khaitan’s book: A Theory of Discrimination Law. Can there be a satisfying theory of the...
Free Speech Under the Indian Information Technology Act: The Supreme Court’s Recent Judgment

Free Speech Under the Indian Information Technology Act: The Supreme Court’s Recent Judgment

In a landmark judgment on Tuesday, the Indian Supreme Court (PDF of the decision here) struck down Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which criminalised, inter alia, “grossly offensive”,...
OxHRH Workshop for Human Rights for Oxford Graduate Research Students

OxHRH Workshop for Human Rights for Oxford Graduate Research Students

Date: Friday June 5th, 2015 Venue: Mary Eccles Room, Pembroke College This half-day workshop will bring together and foster a network of graduate students and academics working in human rights...
Why we need to start saying I’m Alright with Human Rights

Why we need to start saying I’m Alright with Human Rights

Sanchita discusses British Institute of Human Rights‘ new initiative to give voice to those who are Alright With Human Rights here in the UK, sharing a different perspective to the...
Victory for Islanders’ Homes: Hong Kong Court Rules Against Unlicensed Funeral Parlour

Victory for Islanders’ Homes: Hong Kong Court Rules Against Unlicensed Funeral Parlour

For over 20 years, residents of Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong have performed funeral rites in a makeshift Funeral Pavilion. Located less than 10 metres from homes on a...
CEDAW Inquiry into Grave Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Canada

CEDAW Inquiry into Grave Violence Against Aboriginal Women in Canada

On March 6, 2015 the CEDAW Committee released its second inquiry into grave and systemic violations of CEDAW under the Article 8 of the OP-CEDAW. This inquiry was initiated by...
Sri Lanka’s Second Chance to Achieve Lasting Peace

Sri Lanka’s Second Chance to Achieve Lasting Peace

History has given Sri Lanka a second chance. In 2009, as the conflict drew to its traumatic close, there was a window of opportunity to heal the wounds of Asia’s...
The International Human Rights Law Responsibilities of NGOs

The International Human Rights Law Responsibilities of NGOs

The international human rights law (IHRL) system is predicated on the principle of state responsibility to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights. However, the desire to extend the applicability of...

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