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Want to be the next Amal Clooney? Here are 5 things all aspiring human rights lawyers need to know

A panel of experts share tips from the top

Mar 6 2019 3:30pm
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‘ISIS bride’ stripped of citizenship: what are her prospects on appeal?

In the Shamima Begum case, statelessness is the key legal issue

Feb 25 2019 12:06pm
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Careers

From human rights barrister to judge – why I prefer being the decision maker

Ahead of ‘How to become a human rights lawyer’ on Wednesday in London, we caught up with ULaw academic and deputy district judge Anitra Hussain

Feb 18 2019 3:26pm
Journal

Yellow vests crisis: What are flash-balls and why haven’t they been banned?

As gory reports of injuries increase, French police are increasingly criticised for deploying this controversial weapon

Feb 5 2019 10:30am
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Journal

Should the courts decide what is in the best interests of a child?

The judiciary is not suited to deal with the complexities of medical life-and-death scenarios

Jan 16 2019 10:50am
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Journal

Is blockchain the future of solving human rights issues?

It can be used for much more than making tech-savvy people rich, says Queen Mary law grad Fanny Ferencz

Nov 14 2018 11:07am
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ISIS Beatles: The UK government should not facilitate their execution just because it falls under another jurisdiction

What’s the point of having no death penalty in Britain if we extradite people to countries where they do?

Jul 24 2018 2:00pm
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London’s top barristers descend on Strasbourg as government surveillance case reaches European court

Are we being unlawfully spied on?

Nov 7 2017 11:24am
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Government will give prisoners the vote, 12 years after ECtHR’s famous Hirst ruling

Proposals will only impact least serious offenders

Oct 30 2017 11:18am
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Journal

The fight for Gurkha justice is not over

Eurocentrism is making it harder for Gurkha children to settle in the UK

Oct 27 2017 11:56am
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David Lammy is right to encourage use of modern slavery laws, says human rights lawyer

MP’s report recommends more prosecutions under modern slavery legislation

Sep 11 2017 2:50pm
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ECtHR overturns ruling that allowed boss to snoop on employee’s Yahoo account

Original decision caused right-wing press furore — and inaccurate reporting

Sep 5 2017 11:23am
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Miss Universe 2017: Beauty queen representing Great Britain is a Nottingham University law student

She’s an aspiring human rights lawyer

Jul 18 2017 12:41pm
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Law professor reprimanded for setting exam problem question about bikini waxing

Attack on academic freedom?

Jul 13 2017 10:30am
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Northern Irish women fighting for NHS abortions launch Strasbourg crowdfunding campaign

Taking Supreme Court defeat in their stride

Jun 27 2017 3:23pm
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Northern Irish women NOT entitled to abortions on NHS, Supreme Court rules

Landmark case decided by majority of 3:2

Jun 14 2017 11:02am
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General election: Human Rights Act ‘safer now than it has been for years’, says top LSE human rights professor Conor Gearty

Exclusive: Conor Gearty tells Legal Cheek why he thinks our rights are secure under brand new Tory-led coalition

Jun 9 2017 4:11pm
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Lawyers divided: Has Theresa May made a U-turn on human rights?

Keeping the Human Rights Act is a Tory manifesto pledge

Jun 7 2017 12:01pm
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We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins

Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops

Apr 28 2017 11:52am
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Social media brims with anger at Leigh Day lawyers as their seven-week disciplinary hearing begins with explosive allegations

Innocent until proven guilty?

Apr 25 2017 10:06am
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LSE human rights academic says he’d ‘love’ to have a public debate with Lord Sumption, who slammed him in a scathing book review

Why not?

Mar 28 2017 9:10am
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Daily Express forced to make huge correction to human rights story, again

Yet the tabloid newspaper has just released a slideshow explainer about the ECHR…

Mar 23 2017 12:28pm
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Newspaper reports stating employers can ban Muslims from wearing headscarves at work are ‘hugely misleading’, say lawyers

Fact-check time

Mar 14 2017 1:29pm
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LGBT moot: BPP Law School snatches victory from 2016 winners Oxford University

The competition was judged by some of the country’s leading human rights specialists

Mar 13 2017 9:11am
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