Alex May

Alex May is a freelance researcher, activist and writer. He has undergraduate and master’s law degrees, with interests around the role of law in society and campaigning against injustice. He can be found at www.alexmay.co.uk.

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IPCC Special Report and Human Rights

IPCC Special Report and Human Rights

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘IPCC’) recently released its Special Report on the Impacts of Global Warming above 1.5 oC. (Monday 8thOctober 2018). A human rights perspective is useful for understanding what this ...
Einarsson v Iceland: Worrying Implications for Discussing Rape Allegations on Social Media

Einarsson v Iceland: Worrying Implications for Discussing Rape Allegations on Social Media

This post analyses Einarsson v Iceland, a defamation case in which a celebrity sued an Instagram user (‘X’) for calling them a ‘rapist’ on social media. The judgment has worrying implications for discussions of rape ...