From contract to role: using human rights to widen the personal scope of employment protections

From contract to role: using human rights to widen the personal scope of employment protections

The UK Supreme Court’s judgment in Gilham demonstrates how human rights can be used to widen the class of ...
World Bank ombudsman raises ‘substantial concerns’ about investment in Bridge International Academies

World Bank ombudsman raises ‘substantial concerns’ about investment in Bridge International Academies

NAIROBI, 25TH OCTOBER 2019. The World Bank’s independent recourse and accountability mechanism, Compliance Advisor ...
First Textbook on International and European Disability Law and Policy

First Textbook on International and European Disability Law and Policy

Dr. Andrea Broderick, of Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and Dr. Delia Ferri, of the National University ...
Forthcoming talk: ‘Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present’

Forthcoming talk: ‘Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present’

Migration: The Movement of Humankind from Prehistory to the Present Professor Robin Cohen, Professor Emeritus of ...
Oxford screening: Cook Off – Award-winning Zimbabwean romantic comedy

Oxford screening: Cook Off – Award-winning Zimbabwean romantic comedy

The Filipino Anti-False Content Bill: Fake News and Free Expression

The Filipino Anti-False Content Bill: Fake News and Free Expression

On 1 July 2019, the ‘Anti-False Content Bill’ was introduced in the Senate of the Philippines, seeking to ‘protect ...
MOOC on Children Deprived of Liberty: Learning from the UN Global Study

MOOC on Children Deprived of Liberty: Learning from the UN Global Study

MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) course dates: 18 November 2019 - 19 January 2020 Children deprived of liberty ...
Brexit and Workers’ Rights Report by Professors Nicola Countouris & Keith Ewing

Brexit and Workers’ Rights Report by Professors Nicola Countouris & Keith Ewing

About the report On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom held a referendum on whether to remain in or leave the ...
Environmental Human Rights Litigation in Ireland

Environmental Human Rights Litigation in Ireland

Recently, the Irish High Court handed down judgment in the case of Friends of the Irish Environment v The ...
Protecting the Right to a Basic Education for Undocumented Learners: An Update from the Legal Resources Centre

Protecting the Right to a Basic Education for Undocumented Learners: An Update from the Legal Resources Centre

(As the current Oxford Human Rights Hub/Rhodes University Travelling Fellow, I’ll be blogging about my experiences ...
Gaza: Beyond International Law? Thursday, 17 October 2019, 18:00 to 19:00, Brookes University

Gaza: Beyond International Law? Thursday, 17 October 2019, 18:00 to 19:00, Brookes University

Location: Main Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington Campus Details Ben White will ...
Vacancies for independent United Nations experts of the Human Rights Council, with extensive professional experience in human rights

Vacancies for independent United Nations experts of the Human Rights Council, with extensive professional experience in human rights

Vacancies to be filled from June 2019 to March 2020 The “special procedures” of the Human Rights Council (HRC) ...