Wotton v Queensland: A Milestone for Police Accountability in Australia

Wotton v Queensland: A Milestone for Police Accountability in Australia

The Federal Court of Australia recently delivered a milestone judgment for police accountability in Wotton v ...
OxHRH Managing Editor, Tom Lowenthal, Succeeds at Shearman & Sterling Moot Competition

OxHRH Managing Editor, Tom Lowenthal, Succeeds at Shearman & Sterling Moot Competition

OxHRH Managing Editor, Tom Lowenthal and Melody Ihuoma (University of Oxford) triumph in the University of Oxford ...
The EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Bargaining Chips on the Commons Table

The EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Bargaining Chips on the Commons Table

On 8th February, the  EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill passed Third Reading in the House of Commons, by 494 ...
New Publications from the OxHRH Team and Associates!

New Publications from the OxHRH Team and Associates!

The OxHRH Publication Page is a dynamic teaching and research resource that showcases the latest human rights ...
OxHRH Makes Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee on The Great Repeal Bill

OxHRH Makes Submission to the Women and Equalities Committee on The Great Repeal Bill

Under the auspicies of the Oxford Human Rights Hub, Professor Sandra Fredman, FBA, QC (hon), Director of the OxHRH ...
New! RightsUp #RightNow Podcast Episode on the Death Penalty in the Middle East and North Africa

New! RightsUp #RightNow Podcast Episode on the Death Penalty in the Middle East and North Africa

In the six years following the Arab Spring, there has been a notable increase in death sentences and executions in ...
The Plight of the ‘Stateless’ Rohingyas: Probing the Fate of the Rohingya Refugees in India

The Plight of the ‘Stateless’ Rohingyas: Probing the Fate of the Rohingya Refugees in India

In the first week of 2017, a video surfaced, where the police officers in Myanmar are seen nonchalantly beating ...
What’s in a name? The criminal implications of pleasantries

What’s in a name? The criminal implications of pleasantries

In September a new batch of research assistants started at the Law Commission in London. Having collected them ...
India’s Mental Healthcare Bill 2016: a step in the right direction, but no more

India’s Mental Healthcare Bill 2016: a step in the right direction, but no more

The upper house of the Indian Parliament recently passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 (the Bill) with the aim ...
New Publication: Voting Rights of Refugees

New Publication: Voting Rights of Refugees

Voting Rights of Refugees by Ruvi Zeigler (University of Reading) develops a novel legal argument about the voting ...
Perpetuating Discrimination: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Surrounding Leprosy in India

Perpetuating Discrimination: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Surrounding Leprosy in India

Over several centuries, leprosy has gained notoriety as a highly contagious and incurable disease. With the advent ...