From interning with Sony Corporation to a virtual vacation scheme, here are some of the legal internships our team took part in this summer.

From the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to COVID-19 passports, here are some of the top legal news stories from August 2021.

Aiden Campbell describes his experiences interning with JustRight Scotland, a Glasgow-based human rights law firm.

Proposed UK legislation continues to crackdown on refugees and hinder the rights of asylum seekers.

New guidelines on human rights in interrogations exemplify international standard setting and challenge to the torture efficacy debate

This article discusses the usage of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPPs) and the harms done by this legal practice.

An analysis of the flaws in the UK’s hotel quarantine system to assess its potential for violating human rights laws

An analysis of anti-homeless legislation and the criminalisation of rough sleeping in the United Kingdom.

Blind spots in current legislation may pose problems when regulating humanity’s likely colonisation of the solar system

This article discusses the presence of human rights violators on the UNHCR and the threat they pose to its credibility

COVID-19 restrictions are leaving migrants around the world in increasingly difficult positions

This article discusses the definition of genocide, and whether it is correct to use this term in relation to the persecution of Uyghurs.

COVID-19 vaccine has added to the Israel-Palestine conflict and questioned Israel’s role as an occupying power

This article discusses the impact of the overseas operations bill on the UK’s commitment to the Convention Against Torture

A round up of November's top legal news from Johnny Depp's libel suit to war crimes in Afghanistan

Carlos Conde of the Human Rights Watch illustrates why new legislation in the Philippines carries grave human rights implications

UK's recent Human Rights Sanctions have created tension between its economic success and reputation as a humanitarian state