Our letter to Conservative MPs and Peers

Our letter to Conservative MPs and Peers

On October 2nd, we celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the Human Rights Act (HRA) coming into effect. Britain in Europe experts, and independent experts working with our think tank and Knowing Our Rights research project, from across UK academia as well as legal...
Covid-19 and human rights in the UK

Covid-19 and human rights in the UK

Analysis of Covid-19 legislation from a human rights perspective, by Adam Wagner (barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, Visiting Professor in Law at Goldsmiths University of London and special advisor to UK Parliament’s inquiry into Covid-19), in conversation...
ECHR impact in the UK

ECHR impact in the UK

On 22nd of January 2019, the Royal Society of Arts hosted our latest Knowing Our Rights seminar. Experts in human rights discussed the European Convention on Human Rights’ (ECHR) impact in the UK, from both legal theory and legal practice perspective. The...
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