Congratulations to our graduate and former university tutor James Carter, who has been appointed by the Queen to be a District Judge based at Nottingham County Court https://t.co/tQsdR7lahm — Leicester Law School (@LawLeicester) November 1, 2021 ..read more

  Dr Rossana Deplano (Leicester Law School) and Prof. Nicholas Tsagourias (University of Sheffield) co-edited the first ever handbook on Research Methods in International Law. Divided into 28 chapters, the handbook contains a wide-ranging overview of the diverse research methods used within international law. It thus provides an insightful examination of how international legal knowledge is analysed by scholars and offers a deeper understanding on the role and place of research methods in international legal theory, reasoning and practice.   ..read more

African Women in Law (AWL), a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC, works across Africa. Its vision is to build a network of women legal professionals dedicated to using the law for societal change and development for which Dr Eki Yemisi Omorogbe has been nominated. Eki reported that she is “also honoured that AWL has asked me to contribute to its Amandla! Women in Law Speak initiative”. See Eki’s AWL profile and contribution ..read more

The cultural participation right in Article 15(1)(a) of the ICESCR is an integral part of human rights. Everyone has the right to engage in cultures and the freedom to choose cultural identities, share and develop cultural expressions. The promotion of and respect for this right is essential for the maintenance of human dignity in a diverse and multicultural world. However, this area is under-explored and often overlooked. Using a combination of doctrinal (predominantly), comparative and socio-legal approaches, Hsiao-Mei’s research explores legal and ethical guidance existing in this area and ..read more

Using semi-structured interviews to explore whether parents believe the family should be afforded privacy and whether they believe English law affords effective protection to family privacy. This research finds that many parents believe the family should be afforded its own privacy, should be free from state and societal intrusion, and should be allowed to control how family information is used. The idea of family privacy does remain relevant to twenty-first century families. offers a new definition of family privacy drawn from existing literature but also grounded in parents’ own words and r ..read more

We are delighted that Lauren Davies, one of our undergraduate law students pursuing a career at the Bar, has been awarded a Neuberger Prize by @lincolnsinn. Congratulations, Lauren! — Leicester Law School (@LawLeicester) June 2, 2021 ..read more

Dr Eki Omorogbe (Leicester Law School) gave a talk on occasion of a webinar organised by the African Union Commission to mark the twentieth Anniversary of the entry into force of its Constitutive Act. The panel included talks by Ambassador Namira Ngem, Legal Counsel of the African Union and Dr Solomon Dersso, Chairperson of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The webinar was moderated by Makane Moise Mbengue, Professor of International Law and Director of the Department of International Law and International Organization at the University of Geneva ..read more

Broadly, Shaimaa’s research contributes to critical approaches to human rights. Her thesis analyses how anticolonial resistance and contemporary social movements are employed to advance a counter-hegemonic function to human rights. Counter-hegemonic approaches have moved away from the euro-centric and institutional production of human rights law to recognising the contributions of formerly colonised societies in reshaping human rights ideals on autonomy. Shaimaa’s research disassembles the recognition of anticolonial resistance through a psychoanalytic approach to uncover how racism informs th ..read more

Supported by the Attorney General, the LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards celebrate the best pro bono (free legal volunteering) activities undertaken by law students and law schools around the country. Sonia has been shortlisted for the “Best Contribution by an Individual Student” Award. This recognises her hard work during the past year, overseeing the Law School’s pro bono activities. She both encouraged students to participate in pro bono activities and supported their activities during the challenging conditions set by the pandemic. Sonia was nominated for her effective ..read more

We welcome abstract submissions that engage with innovative approaches to the study of the responsibility of international organizations. Possible topics include: Conceptualising the scope, application and effectiveness of ARIO in theory and practice: past, present and future trends. Responsibility of international organizations: selected case studies, comparative perspectives and implications for the development of the law of international organizations Western and non-Western approaches to the theory of responsibility of international organizations The responsibility of regional internation ..read more