Preventive Justice Project

This three-year study of Preventive Justice, generously funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, finished at the end of July 2013. The aim of the project...

Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition

The Nelson Mandela World Human Rights Moot Court Competition is the only global moot court competition explicitly dedicated to human rights. It is co-organised by the Centre...

The Greek Immigration Detention System

While all eyes are fixed on the looming emergency at Greece’s numerous border locations and refugee camps, the thousands who are administratively detained have been, for many years, largely unaccounted...

Opening Conversation Series at the Bonavero Institute

The inaugural series was kindly opened by Judge Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights. His opening presentation can be found here, asking the question,...

Reform of the French Law of Obligations

In 2004 France celebrated the bicentenary of the French Civil Code (the so-called Napoleonic Code), rightly praising it as a major intellectual achievement of the Enlightenment and...

CPR Gradisca d'Isonzo

Information provided by Paola Petrucco, Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties and Rights (Coalizione Italiana per le Libertà e i Diritti Civili, CILD) 1. How many people are currently detained in...

IRC Brook House

April 20201. How many people are currently detained in the centre and what is the centre’s maximum capacity?Just over 80 now and there is usually capacity for over 400.2. Are...

Climate Change and Non-Ideal Justice

The realities of policy-making in the area of climate change are at a long distance from much philosophical work on climate ethics. At the same time, there has lately been...

Addressing the Digital Realm through the Grammar of Human Rights Law

Understanding the dynamics of Concerns, Complaints and Claims in a healthcare setting

The project is part of a much larger programme of research into adverse events, legal claims, risk and quality management in the health services that is being undertaken by...

East Asian Law Series

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Changing one's mind: neurointerventions, autonomy, and the law on consent

This is a project in moral and legal philosophy examining the extent to which English law on consent sufficiently protects morally salient patient interests.The project focuses in particular on consent...

Big Data and Human Development

The ‘big data and human development’ research network aims to investigate the potential uses of ‘big data’ for advancing human development and addressing equity gaps. We are establishing a cross-disciplinary...

Syrian Refugees in Russia - a Human Rights Perspective

Russia, although an important political player in the Middle East, is not the most likely destination for Syrians fleeing the civil war (2011 – ongoing). According to the United Nations...

Forms of Justice

All constitutional orders, whatever their nature, share a commitment to providing a system of justice, which includes protecting the rights and legitimate interests of their citizens within the law. Accordingly,...

FTB Kingsland Cup and Prize Moot

The Kingsland Cup and Prize Moot is a prestigious moot competition that has been held annually by Francis Taylor Building since 2011.With moots covering European, environmental and public law, the...

Prisons, Punishment and the Family: Towards a new sociology of punishment

Table of Contents1. The Sociology of Punishment and the Effects of Imprisonment on Families, Rachel Condry and Peter Scharff SmithI. PRISONERS' FAMILIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY2:Prisoners' Families and the Problem of...

An Oral History of Radical Lawyering

The Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is undertaking a ground-breaking four-year oral history project on the Law Centres movement. Funded by the AHRC since April 2021, the project aims to address...

Innovative Media for Change

Innovative Media for Change OTJR and its civil society partner, Fondation Hirondelle, developed the Innovative Media for Change project, a collaborative, cutting edge knowledge exchange project, run in...

Secured Transaction Law Reform

The Secured Transaction Law Reform project website contains detailed information about the work which is being conducted under the auspices of the project, as well as associated events. Professor...

Criminology Alumni

The Oxford Martin Programme on Human Rights for Future Generations

The Human Rights for Future Generations (HRFG) is an interdisciplinary research programme funded by the Oxford Martin School. The Programme is directed by Sandy Fredman and Dapo Akande (both from...

AIDE Project: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for All

AIDE Project: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare for All: Towards Designing a Platform for Sustainable Stakeholder Engagement Project website The Centre for Health, Law, and Emerging Technologies (HeLEX) has concluded its venture on a...