In her recent piece for JURISTnews, HRLC Member Dr Alexus McNally argues that failures in Trinidad & Tobago’s justice system, alongside its withdrawal from international oversight, have created a situation in which the accused are held for years without trial. Read the article here 🔽 bit.ly/4nRaoby

Register now for our upcoming workshop on 'Forging a Path for Human Rights Law into the AI Risks Conversation'. We are delighted to be joined by expert speakers: Mario Hernandez Ramos, Amit Thapar & Lorna McGregor. 🗓️ 29 October, 13:00-15:00 (GMT) 📌 Online 🔗 ai-risks-workshop.eventbrite.co.uk

Wonderful to see the hard work of our @uon-hrlc.bsky.social interns Joline-Sophie Klein & Aline Fabiana Campos Pereira (supported by @olive-the-above.bsky.social Welch) reflected in Tomoya Obokata's final report to the #UNHRC on the worst forms of #childlabour.

In July, UNSR on contemporary forms of slavery, Tomoya Obokata presented his report to the HRC on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. Our 2025 HRLC interns, Joline-Sophie Klein & Aline Pereira, supported its preparation through research & a formal submission cited in the final text. 🔗 bit.ly/3VcBCxd

This was such fun to do (and an honour to be invited on!) I love the Law at the End of the World podcast series with the brilliant @cristyclark.bsky.social and @Elizabeth Macpherson. Thanks so much for having me. @uon-hrlc.bsky.social @uonlaw.bsky.social @doughtystreet.bsky.social

This week, HRLC Director @aoifenolan.bsky.social joined the Law at the End of the World podcast to discuss childrens rights, the rights of future generations & socio-economic justice - as well as her approach to policy engagement & her advice to early career researchers. Watch here ➡️ bit.ly/3VK8Yna

In December, HRLC Member, @victorkattan.bsky.social, appeared before the UK Foreign Affairs Committee to provide evidence on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Committee has since quoted Dr Kattan in their recent & highly anticipated report on the conflict. Read more below ⬇️

Amid the rise of anti-gender movements globally, lets remember "Trans Human Rights Advocacy: Strategies Around the World" which explored key challenges, opportunities & strategies for advancing trans and gender diverse rights. www.nottingham.ac.uk/hrlc/events/...

Read the latest from HRLC Director, Prof Aoife Nolan (@aoifenolan.bsky.social) on the treatment of future generations in the recent Inter-American Court Advisory Opinion on the climate emergency & human rights ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/3GYbNgN

1/ Huge congratulations to HRLC member, Dr Victoria Miyandazi, who's book 'Equality in Kenya’s 2010 Constitution: Understanding the Competing and Interrelated Conceptions' (2021) was recently citied in a landmark judgment of the Kenyan Supreme Court (SC Petition No. E035 of 2023).

In February 2025, the HRLC hosted an event on 'Trans Human Rights Advocacy: Strategies Around the World' which explored key challenges, opportunities & strategies for advancing trans rights, amid the rise of anti-gender movements globally. 🔗 View the event recording here: bit.ly/HRLCtrans

For anyone who missed this conference, Conor Gearty’s talk is worth checking out

In 2025, our Annual Human Rights Conference returned on the theme of 'Human Rights under Pressure'. Amid growing global threats to human rights, this conference brought together leading experts to consider the prospects for pushback globally, regionally & nationally. 🔗 Watch here: bit.ly/4lwz9Jx

As the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference comes to a close, we want to extend our thanks to all of our speakers, chairs & attendees! A huge thank you also to organisers @hemimistry.bsky.social, @natkhod.bsky.social & Olympia Bekou. Until next time! #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

The final session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference explored the challenges of intl criminal justice in domestic spheres. Chaired by Mark Chadwick (@letter-of-mark.bsky.social) w/ presentations from Alison Bisset, Selman Aksünger & Luke Eda. #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Session seven on the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference focussed on evidence, investigations & prosecutorial policy. Chaired by Christy Shucksmith-Wesley w/ insights from Natalie Hodgson (@natkhod.bsky.social), Benjamin Thorne (@benjaminthorne.bsky.social) & Marco Longobardo #UoN_ICL25

The sixth session of the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference examined the experience & methods of protecting victims & the vulnerable. The panel was chaired by Sara Ciucci with presentations from Giovanna Frisso, Elena Katselli & Maria Crippa #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

We begin the 2nd day of the UoN International Criminal Justice Conference by exploring the autobiographically constructed identities & emotional labour of intl criminal lawyers. Chaired by Mando Rachovitsa w/ presenters @ilariazavoli.bsky.social & @batesmith.bsky.social #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

The final session of the first day of the 2025 Nottingham Intl Criminal Justice Conference addressed accountability issues at the ICC. Chaired by Jennifer Giblin w/ presentations from Ezequiel Jimenez (@ezejim.bsky.social) & Kritika Sharma (@kritikasharma.bsky.social‬) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Our third session of the day examined the legal complexities in issues of perpetration, chaired by Dr Javier S. Eskauriatza (@jseskau.bsky.social) with presentations from Dr Michelle Coleman (@michellecoleman.bsky.social), Mary Waterman & Rory Sugrue #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Listening to great presentations at this conference just now. This is the second year @uniofnottingham.bsky.social organizes what promises to become a flagship yearly conference on international criminal justice

Session two, which focussed on contemporary developments in substantive crimes, was chaired by Caleb Wheeler with presentations from Victor Kattan (@victorkattan.bsky.social), Jolana Makraiová, Hemi Mistry (@hemimistry.bsky.social), Daryna Abbakumova & Francesco Cunsolo #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Very happy to be here presenting on #AutoHistories of #InternationalCriminalLawyers with @ilariazavoli.bsky.social (and later my own paper on #EmotionalLabour in #ICL)

Today's first session explored the purposes, rationales & subjects of International Criminal Justice and was chaired by Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), featuring insights from Anna Lena Hörzer, Geraldina Ester Di Natali & Iva Vukušić (@vukusiciva.bsky.social) #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

Lovely to be in Nottingham ahead of tomorrow’s @uon-hrlc.bsky.social International Criminal Justice Conference where I will present my research (part of a forthcoming book) about the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute

Welcoming our speakers & attendees to the conference, Professor Olympia Bekou (@olympiabekou.bsky.social), head of UoN School of Law & the HRLC's International Criminal Justice unit, delivers the opening remarks. #UoN_ICL25 #IntlCrimJustice

We are hugely excited to kick off the 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Law Conference this morning, bringing together leading academics, practitioners & policymakers to discuss current issues & recent developments in the field! #UoN_ICJ25 #IntlCrimJustice

Read the latest from HRLC Fellow, Marko Milanović on the yesterday's judgment by the European Court of Human Rights in the case of 'Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia'. The HRLC's amicus brief, authored by both Marko & HRLC member Sangeeta Shah, can be found here: bit.ly/4lQccAV

Read the latest from HRLC members Natalie Hodgson & Matt Thomason on the use of juryless trials, following the recent publication of the Leveson Independent Review of the Criminal Courts. You can read their full response to the review, submitted under the auspices of the HRLC, here: bit.ly/4nGylmE

Final preparations are well underway and we are looking forward to two days of dissecting and digesting the state of international criminal justice...

It is wonderful to see such attention paid in the European Court of Human Rights #Ukraine & #Netherlands v #Russia judgment to the work done by @uon-hrlc.bsky.social colleague Sangeeta Shah and our much-missed former colleague Marko Milanovic.

1/2 The HRLC welcomes today’s landmark judgment from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia. We are especially pleased to note that the Court referenced the submission by the HRLC, led by Prof Sangeeta Shah & Prof Marko Milanović, in two key areas.

The Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference is taking place next week from 14-15 July at the University of Nottingham, co-organised by the HRLC & the UoN School of Law. Details of our exciting speakers, alongside the full conference programme can be found here: bit.ly/4kvwM8v

The HRLC hosts a wide range of events throughout the year, including expert lectures, panel discussions, conferences & workshops. If you’ve missed an event, there's no need to worry as all of our events are available to watch online! Explore our past events here: bit.ly/3TUvRDD

In anticipation of the IACtHR advisory opinion, we invite you to explore the @acrisl.bsky.social submission on the relationship between the climate crisis and the rights of the child, drafted jointly by the HRLC & the Child Rights International Network. Read the full submission here: bit.ly/44Aho4V

Join us from 14-15 July for the 2nd biannual Nottingham Int'l Criminal Justice Conference, in collaboration with the Nottingham School of Law. Check out the programme here: shorturl.at/N4apN If you would like to attend, please register here: shorturl.at/FKhrX

We were delighted to host an event today exploring the interactions of the EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence with the human rights & environmental dimensions of business & commerce. Huge thanks to our speakers - Surya Deva, Anil Yilmaz, Miriam Saage-Maaß & Robert McCorquodale.

In the latest issue of the OHCHR newsletter on #Agency&Dignity, HRLC Director @aoifenolan.bsky.social outlines the extensive & wide-ranging body of jurisprudence on older persons’ rights developed under the Council of Europe’s European Social Charter system. Read the full newsletter: bit.ly/4mPVdzQ

There's one week until our upcoming event on 'The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence & Human Rights' with speakers speakers Professor Surya Deva, Professor Robert McCorquodale, Dr Miriam Saage-Maaß & Dr Anil Yilmaz. 🔗 Register here: eucsdd.eventbrite.co.uk

Register now for our upcoming event on 'The EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence & Human Rights' hosted by the HRLC's Business, Trade and Human Rights unit.. 🗓️ 12 June, 10:00-11:30 BST 📌 Online 🔗 For more: eucsdd.eventbrite.co.uk

You can view a recording of the ACRiSL projects eight network event on 'Planning for impact: Climate justice strategic litigation and children’s rights' here ⬇️ www.acrisl.org/events

Join us for our upcoming event on 'Defending the Right to Protest: A Conversation on Marfa Rabkova, Belarus & Political Repression', organised by Nottingham Students for Scholars at Risk. 🗓️ 23 April, 17:30-18:30 BST 📌 Online via MS Teams 🔗 Register: free-marfa-rabkova.eventbrite.co.uk

📢 Call for papers deadline extended! Join the HRLC & the University of Nottingham School of Law for our 2025 Nottingham International Criminal Justice Conference, taking place from 14-15 July. 📅 Deadline for applications: 15 April 2025 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/3CEVenU More information below ⬇️

In the latest episode of the Europe Explained podcast, HRLC Director & President of the European Committee of Social Rights @aoifenolan.bsky.social discussed the recent ECSR review on #socialrights & the #costofliving crisis. Watch the podcast ➡️ bit.ly/4bMNCNs Read the review ➡️ bit.ly/4iPbYsh

📢 There's still time to register for tomorrow's event on 'Legal and Medical Dimensions of Assisted Dying'. Join us from on 19 March from 14:00-15:30 (GMT) in Monica Partridge C17 or online. For more information & to register, please visit: bit.ly/3DHpEq9

In her latest piece for @JuristNews, HRLC Deputy Director, Dr Mando Rachovitsa examines how AI systems risk undermining the rule of law, in terms of their legality, ramifications for judicial oversight, & impact upon democratic processes. Read the article here 🔽 www.jurist.org/commentary/2...

Join us next week on Wednesday from 14:00-15:30 (GMT) for a seminar on the Legal & Medical Dimensions of Assisted Dying with speakers Prof Peter Bartlett, Dr Grace Carter, Peter Edwards & Prof Mona Gupta. For more information & to register, please visit: bit.ly/3DHpEq9

More from our collaboration with @juristnews.bsky.social! Postgrad student, Giuliana Himont, examines the possible impact of the UK's proposed Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill. Read the article here 🔽 www.jurist.org/features/202...

Missed our latest event? The HRLC posts recordings & transcripts of our public lectures, seminars & conferences on our website! You can watch this year's Annual Lecture with @unsrclimatehrights.bsky.social on 'Intersectionality & the Human Rights Impacts of Climate Change' here ⬇️ 🔗 bit.ly/4bwviYB

As part of the HRLC's ongoing collaboration with @juristnews.bsky.social - bringing legal insights from our students & members to the forefront - we are delighted to share this recent piece on the EU Digital Services Act, authored by LLM student Surya Vudathu ⬇️ www.jurist.org/commentary/2...