Inaugural Workshop: Rethinking Accountability in Transitional Justice and Human Rights
Category: Human Rights Law and Theory
Proportionality Review and Economic and Social Rights
In this blog post, Rishika Sahgal discusses the contribution of her article titled, ‘Proportionality Review and Economic and Social Rights in India’ to comparative human rights and constitutional law.
How can we guard against AI-generated discrimination?
In this post, Professor Karen Yeung and Milla Vidina discuss the capacity of AI systems to produce discriminatory outputs.
Public Procurement and Labour Rights – Sapiens Network at the ITCILO Academy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
Natalia Spataru updates on her secondment and research at the ITCILO Academy
Climate Change and Climate Anxiety at the Law School
In this post, Dr Lovleen Bhullar and Professor Natasa Mavronicola discuss how climate change and climate anxiety can shape students’ experiences and pursuits within and beyond the Law School.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Dr Felix Torres
This month’s Research Spotlight is on Felix E. Torres and his work on transitional justice, reparations and economic and social rights in post-conflict societies.
RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT: Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia
This month’s Research Spotlight is on Silvana Tapia Tapia and her work on the paradoxes, contradictions, and limitations of centring criminal justice to address violence against women (VAW). Silvana uses an anti-carceral and decolonial lens to interrogate hegemonic legalities and punitive models of justice.
Withdrawal in all but name: Government’s response to Parliamentary Committee’s comments on the Bill of Rights Bill
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the Government’s response to the Parliamentary Committee’s critique of the Bill of Rights Bill
Coppin v. Ireland: Depressing Conservatism from the UN Committee Against Torture
Professor Mairead Enright discusses the decision of the UN Torture Convention Committee in Coppin v Ireland
Cruel legacies: the CAT’s decision in Coppin v Ireland
Professor Natasa Mavronicola discusses the decision by UN Torture Committee in Coppin v Ireland