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Climate protests and civil disobedience actions are increasingly repressed, and often seen as incompatible with public consultation, the classic form of participation in environmental decision-making.

After death, our digital lives persist. Digital remains raise complex questions surrounding the ownership, privacy and dignity of people after death.

A new study in the Journal of Economic Geography has revealed that European 'due diligence' laws designed to make multinational companies accountable for labour and environmental abuses are beginning to give a voice to some of the world's most vulnerable workers.

Is it permissible to create human embryos specifically for scientific research? This question lies at the heart of the debate surrounding a private member's bill that seeks to remove the ban on creating embryos for research from the Embryo Act.

Some defence lawyers acting for Post Office Horizon scandal victims during their prosecutions adopted a 'culture of defeat' and failed to offer adequate representation, a study co-led by UCL has found.

Basak Çali , Head of Research and Professor of International Law at the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights ,  Faculty of Law , asks whether judicial climate rulings can make a real difference to the climate crisis.

The grim landscape of criminal offences against human rights has rapidly evolved with digital technologies facilitating surveillance, exploitation or trafficking.

A new report from the University of Oxford's  Bonavero Institute of Human Rights , Faculty of Law , warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

A new report from the University of Oxford's  Bonavero Institute of Human Rights , Faculty of Law , warns that misleading media coverage is shaping public debate on immigration and human rights.

Experts at the University of Glasgow's School of Law have led a review for the Scottish Government into the delivery of Independent Legal Representation for complainers at hearings to determine whether evidence of their sexual history or character should be admitted in sexual offence cases in Scotland.

On Friday 6 June 2025, the conference "Present Human Rights Challenges - in Europe and Beyond" took place in Innsbruck.

Many tenants in the liberalised rental sector are familiar with rent increase clauses included in tenancy agreements.

Groundbreaking new research into the Irish family law system has found that adult and child victim-survivors of domestic abuse are being retraumatised during guardianship, custody and access proceedings.

Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has published the Review of the Operation of the In Camera Rule in Family Law Proceedings. The review, a key action in the Family Justice Strategy, was conducted by a team from University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. Some types of court proceedings including family law proceedings are not open to members of the public; they are held in private - or what is often termed 'in camera' - with restrictions placed on what can be reported.

Post Office victims/survivors and their families have experienced deep trauma and can be left feeling revictimised, a study by UCL and University of Exeter researchers shows.