International Human Rights Law Master’s Admissions and Scholarships – The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education

International Human Rights Law Master’s Admissions and Scholarships – The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education

The University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education is pleased to announce that admissions for the ...
The Grenfell Tower Fire as a Breach of the Right to Life

The Grenfell Tower Fire as a Breach of the Right to Life

Considered one of the worst man-made disasters in post-World War II Britain, the Grenfell Tower fire of June 14th, ...
Domestic Workers in South Africa Lead the Way in Advancing Social Protection for Precarious Workers

Domestic Workers in South Africa Lead the Way in Advancing Social Protection for Precarious Workers

In a recent South African High Court judgement, the court held the failure to cover domestic workers under ...
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 ...