In light of National Adoption month, this article examines whether the UK is doing enough for the 80,000 looked-after children in the care s

This article discusses Western colonial laws that might have influenced the criminalisation of homosexuality around the world.

An examination of LGBT- rights legislation worldwide

A reflection on human rights disputes related to the COVID-19 pandemic and analysis of relevant legal conventions

An overview of the history, theories and need for moral theory to define human rights law

Rights of Muslim women has been attacked by a CJEU ruling allowing employers to ban employees from wearing religious clothing

A proposed approach towards punishment in the UK highlights our methods and justifications of punishing those who have committed a crime.

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

This article analyses the UK's recent proposal to reinforce its commitment to freedom of expression in higher education.

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

This piece explores attempts by the US to ban tribal traditions, revealing the thin line between tradition and law.

Freedom of speech is necessary for important political discourse and its limitation leads to the vilification of political opponents

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

A discussion of cancel culture and its qualifications for policing the media.

Ethical and legal dilemmas of American use of drones in armed conflict question if targeted killings can ever be justified

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

An analysis of Sidney Powell’s defense against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit in the historical context of US libel law.

How do Confederate stautes embody different ideologies for Southern white and African Americans and how can this fuel conflict?

When David Perry QC agreed to prosecute pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong there was uproar across political and legal circles, but why?

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

The solution to problems with the press lie not in further regulation but in the enforcement of current laws

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

Critique of US government’s disregard for indigenous legal autonomy to the detriment of indigenous groups’ civil rights and constitutional

How dominance of capitalist ideologies in US rights regime are a roadblock to the Rights of Nature movement, compared to Ecuador and Bolivia

Plea bargaining exacerbates mass incarceration in the US and perpetuates inherent racial biases within the criminal justice system

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

A philosophical discussion of the role of morals within the justice system in light of R v Brown

The US' Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 demonstrates how legislation in key areas, like health care, can improve race relations

While governments arrogate excessive emergency powers during the COVID-19 pandemic, the judiciary has failed to protect human rights

Arrests of those implicated in the Rwandan genocide has exposed complexities of securing justice through international criminal courts

In a time of systemic injustice and collective crises, is Enlightenment-era individualism still fit for purpose?

Contradictory approaches to war memorisation taken by Germany and the United States

With increasing calls for "qualified immunity" to be revoked, this article explores the legal disparities this doctrine perpetuates

Exploring the legality of anti-lockdown protests in the US and the conflict between government regulations and freedom of speech

COVID-19 containment policies such as targeted lockdowns for elderly individuals have raised several legal and moral questions

This article critically examines failings of US public order policing during recent BLM protests and offers alternative policing models

In the US, constitutional tensions between privacy and safety during anti-terrorism efforts will also affect COVID-19 containment policies

This article discusses the effects of COVID-19 and the mail-in ballot initiative on black enfranchisement during the 2020 US elections

Racial bias in the legal system has enabled officers accused of police brutality to evade punishment, undermining justice for George Floyd

Exploring the dilemma of rights of individuals versus the authority and responsibility of governments to protect citizens during COVID-19