Shona Wilson Stark: In Re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s Application for Judicial Review [2018] UKSC 27: A Declaration in All but Name?
All eyes were on the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) last week as it gave judgment in In Re Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission’s Application for Judicial Review [2018] UKSC 27, … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s announcements are below. ~~~ WG Hart Workshop 2018: Building a 21st Century Bill of Rights Date: Monday 11 June – Tuesday 12 June 2018 Venue: Institute of Advanced … Continue reading
Azadeh Chalabi: Added Values of National Human Rights Action Planning for the UK in the Age of Brexit
In the age of Brexit when divisions of different kinds (cultural, ethnic, religious, geographical and class, etc.) come into sharp focus, even if the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights can … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcements include: ‘The Catalan Crisis in Context: Revisiting Sovereignty in Europe’, UCL, 17 April 2018 ‘Human Rights Laws at a Crossroads: What Directions after Brexit?’, Leicester Law … Continue reading
Weekly round-up of events
This week’s event announcement is below. ~~~ Call for Papers Durham Annual Postgraduate Law Conference Theme: ‘Rights in the Modern World’ The Centre for Ethics and Law of the Life … Continue reading
Michal Hain: Past is Prologue – The Role of History in the Law of Equality
The legal institution whereby couples express their mutual commitment, which is recognised, protected and regulated by the state – marriage – touches the most intimate parts of people’s lives. Its … Continue reading
Robert Craig: Why Remedial Orders Altering Post-HRA Acts of Parliament Are Ultra Vires
On 29 November 2017, the long awaited draft of the remedial order seeking to amend s 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (‘HFEA’) was published. It followed … Continue reading
