Brexit and collective labour rightsEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationThere has been considerable concern expressed regarding the employment rights that British workers would lose by ...
The Missing Peace? Global-Regional Partnerships in AfricaAfrican Union, United Nations, Conflict and Human RightsUN peace operations have reached unprecedented levels of cost, complexity and risk – and its operational focus is ...
Surrogacy: A Global Form of ExploitationChildren's Rights, Gender, Sexual and Reproductive RightsSurrogacy appears to be an altruistic alternative for infertile couples that desire to become parents but are ...
Scoring More Than Goals: How mega sporting events’ preparation should take human rights protection seriouslyBrazil, Business and Human RightsWhen Brazil was chosen to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup, there were celebrations all over the country. Football is ...
Using the Convention Against Torture to Advance Transgender and Intersex RightsUnited Nations, Gender, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationViolence and cruelty towards LGBTQI people worldwide is still far too common, making the Convention Against ...
Brexit and Worker RightsEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsIt is now pretty well-known that most of the employment rights in the UK are guaranteed by EU law—the principal ...
Working time and Brexit: Bad Karma?European Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsImagine a Karmic invitation to be reborn as a piece of employment legislation. It is very likely that the Working ...
Conscientious Objection or Oppression: That is the QuestionUruguay, Abortion, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual and Reproductive RightsOn 11th of August last year, the Supreme Administrative Court of Uruguay issued a judgment that recognises the ...
Brexit and the Rights of Casual Workers – Tightroping Without a Safety NetEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsAgainst the chorus of ‘scaremongers’ suggesting that Brexit would have disastrous consequences for workers ...
The Hillsborough 96 and the Struggle for Truth and JusticeUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Right to LifeOn 26 April 2016, the end of the longest jury case in British legal history saw the families and supporters of the ...
Solidarity Not Separation: The Case for Continued Interaction Between UK and EU Law to Further Equal RightsEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationEmployment Minister Priti Patel recently likened women campaigning to leave the EU to the Suffragettes. “Emmeline ...
The UK and Saudi Arabia: Human Rights and the Perils of Petrodollar Morality – Part IISaudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Conflict and Human RightsIn Part I, we looked at how the UK’s “special relationship” with Saudi Arabia underpins its half-hearted approach ...