In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses some aspects of the ILC’s Conclusions on Peremptory Norms of General International Law (Jus Cogens)
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State Immunity and Statutory Exceptions: the High Court v the International Court?
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the use of statutory exceptions to State immunity in English law, at the example of the recent High Court decision on Al-Masasir v Saudi Arabia
Set up for failure? Reflections on the sustainability of the proposed Statutory Debt Repayment Plan (SDRP) and other long-term debt repayment solutions
In this post, Dr Katharina Möser elaborates on some of the points made in her response to the HM Treasury, Open Consultation August 2022: Statutory Debt Repayment Plan, see here: http://pure-oai.bham.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/173585251/Moser2022Consultation_pdf.pdf
Re-nationalising but not necessarily re-legitimating the Probation Service
In this blog post, Dr Sam Cole discusses recent reforms to the Probation Service in England & Wales, and the importance of legitimacy in facilitating desistance from crime.
The UK’s Rwandan Refugee Plan is Postcolonialism in Action
in this post, Sean Madden discusses and critiques the UK Government’s Rwanda refugee plan. The plan to transport vulnerable refugees 4000 miles from Britain to East Africa is widely-acknowledged to be immoral and illegal, but it represents only one element of a wider, historic injustice, that continually impacts asylum seekers and Rwandan domestic communities alike.
Far more than “limited and specific”: The Government’s Bill of Rights and international law
In this post, Dr Alexander Orakhelashvili discusses the recently published bill on human rights
Patient Safety Never Events in the NHS
In this post, John Tingle discusses patient safety issues in NHS
Feminism, Violence Against Women, and Law Reform. Decolonial Lessons from Ecuador
In this post, Dr Silvana Tapia Tapia discusses the issues of feminism and sexual violence as part of her research activities
Incentivising Nature Conservation in a Time of Pandemic – Some Options for Africa
In this post, Dr Walters Nsoh discusses Nature Conservation in a Time of Pandemic
A perfect storm in clinical negligence litigation is brewing and reforms are on the horizon
In this post, John Tingle discusses issues related to clinical negligence compensation and the NHS