Oxford Human Rights Hub

The Oxford Human Rights Hub (OxHRH) aims to bring together academics, practitioners, and policy-makers from across the globe to advance the understanding and protection of human rights and equality. Through the vigorous exchange of ideas and resources, we strive to facilitate a better understanding of human rights principles, to develop new approaches to policy, and to influence the development of human rights law and practice.

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Intersectional Approach to Addressing Gender and Other Forms of Discrimination in Labour in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 86

Intersectional Approach to Addressing Gender and Other Forms of Discrimination in Labour in the Commonwealth Caribbean’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 86

Intersectionality must be conceptualized within the lens of relationships of power.
Institutional Interactions in Gender Pay Equity: A Call for Inclusive, Equal and Transparent Labour Markets’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 115

Institutional Interactions in Gender Pay Equity: A Call for Inclusive, Equal and Transparent Labour Markets’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 115

Gender pay equity is not only about eradicating the male breadwinner regime's legacy.
Conceptualising Violence Through a Gender Lens: Regulation and Strategies for Prevention and Redress’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 142

Conceptualising Violence Through a Gender Lens: Regulation and Strategies for Prevention and Redress’ (2018) U of OxHRH J 142

Addressing occupational violence must not be done at the expense of making invisible the gender discriminatory dimensions of workplace violence.
An Employment Right Standard Provision for Working Women Experiencing Domestic Violence’ (2018) U of OxHRH 167

An Employment Right Standard Provision for Working Women Experiencing Domestic Violence’ (2018) U of OxHRH 167

Paid leave provides employees with time to do what is critically necessary in instances of domestic violence, such as going to court and obtaining a protection order.
Challenging Fundamentalisms? Ideology, Public Policy, Law and Gender Equality

Challenging Fundamentalisms? Ideology, Public Policy, Law and Gender Equality

CALL FOR PAPERS Challenging Fundamentalisms? Ideology, Public Policy, Law and Gender Equality 21 and 22 February 2019 Location: Kingston, Jamaica   Challenging Fundamentalisms? Ideology, Public Policy, Law and Gender ...
Fostering a Community: Graduate Student Workshop

Fostering a Community: Graduate Student Workshop

Venue: Harold Lee Boardroom, Pembroke College Date: April 24th, 2018 Time: 2:30-6pm The Oxford Human Rights Hub is pleased to announce its fourth workshop for human rights MPhil and DPhil students at Oxford University. This ...
Oxford Transitional Justice Term Card

Oxford Transitional Justice Term Card

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Party Interaction

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Party Interaction

Remedial strategy should be developed at the early stages of preparing for litigation, as the desired remedial relief will often inform the way the claim should be formulated. An important aspect of strategic decision-making is to ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Formulating Remedial Relief

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Formulating Remedial Relief

Remedial strategy is an important aspect of any broader litigation strategy. An important aspect of strategic decision-making in this regard is to consider what relief the court might be willing to grant or approve. Strategic ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Dealing with Non-Compliance

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Dealing with Non-Compliance

What if it becomes clear that the government or private provider of education is failing to comply with the terms of the remedial order? The implementation of remedies is key to effectively realising the right to education. Where ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Implementation and Follow-Up

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Implementation and Follow-Up

The kind of remedial relief sought might differ on the basis of whether the government has failed to realise the right to education or whether a private provider of education is being held to account. Previous failures on the part ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Module 3-Remedial Enforcement

Learning Lessons from Litigators: Module 3-Remedial Enforcement

***Sign up for Module 3 here*** In the first two modules of this series we considered the fundamental questions that need to be considered when making strategic use of the courts to enforce the right to education. We evaluated the ...