Brand “spanking” new law – South African Constitutional Court Outlaws Corporal Punishment of Children

Brand “spanking” new law – South African Constitutional Court Outlaws Corporal Punishment of Children

On the 18th of September 2019, Chief Justice Mogoeng handed down a unanimous judgment declaring the common law ...
New UK Ministry of Defence proposals risk impunity

New UK Ministry of Defence proposals risk impunity

In July 2019, the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) made a series of proposals on Legal Protections for Armed Forces ...
Trust Conference London 2019

Trust Conference London 2019

Save the date! On November 13th and 14th , the Thomson Reuters Foundation will be hosting its flagship annual ...
Call for Papers: Workshop on “Federalism and Socio-economic Inequalities”

Call for Papers: Workshop on “Federalism and Socio-economic Inequalities”

Call for Papers Federalism is considered one of the most promising constitutional mechanisms to help deal ...
Protecting the right to privacy against doxxing: injunction as the only effective means

Protecting the right to privacy against doxxing: injunction as the only effective means

Doxxing refers to the act of researching one’s private information (e.g. home address) and then exposing it ...
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 ...