The Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog is delighted to announce the appointment of three new Editors - Claire Overman, Rachel Wechsler and Chintan Chandrachud! They will join an ever-growing editorial team, led by our Managing Editor, ...
The Crimes of Gambia’s Criminal Justice System
Last Autumn, the world witnessed a fleeting frenzy when The Gambia’s eccentric President Jammeh resumed executions for prisoners condemned to death. These executions—the country’s first in 27 years—were soon halted amidst ...
Congratulations to the Oxford Jessup Moot Team
The Oxford Human Rights Hub congratulates the University of Oxford team for defeating the University of Cambridge in the final of the UK National Championship of the 54th Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition held ...
Release of the Commission on a Bill of Rights Final Report
The Commission on a Bill of Rights released its final report today. The Report is available on the Commission's website.
The British Academy's response to the report is available here.
Of interest too is the Minority Report ...
Oxford Human Rights Hub Celebrates National Pro Bono Week
This week is National Pro Bono Week in the UK, a time to celebrate the contributions made through pro bono legal work. In this spirit, we will be featuring posts on pro bono contributions made by Oxford students. The Oxford Law ...
OxHRH Seminar Series: Philip Alston and Gráinne De Búrca
The Oxford Human Rights Hub's Autumn seminar series kicks off today. Philip Alston speaks at 13:00 in the Oxford Law Faculty 'Cube' on the ‘The Progress Narrative in the New Historiography of the International Human Rights Regime’. ...
Elusive Equalities Workshop: Live-blog
This week Laura Hilly and Chris McConnachie will be live-blogging from the Oxford Human Rights Hub's inaugural workshop, ‘Elusive Equalities: Sex, Gender and Women’, taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Oxford. Leading academics ...