In December 2019, while we were celebrating the start of a new chapter of our life as 2020 came closer, there was an outbreak of a Global Pandemic that brought the world to its knees. It originated in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China that led to a huge impact on the psychological, behavioural, social and economic changes.  Corona Virus has been compared to The Great Economic depression (1929-1939) which was a period of devastating economic decline and was known as one of the biggest financial crisis of the world. A Columbia professor termed it as a “Heart attack” whil ..read more

How special would the Diwali season be if all of us had the opportunity to celebrate this day with the same amount of joy! How truly magical would the festivities be if everyone could share this happiness. Unfortunately, very few people are aware of the sacrifices that are being made to manufacture such happiness and joy. Diwali is the festival of light which infuses the atmosphere of the night, bringing happiness to millions. For the longest time, Diwali has been central to Indian culture and its rich heritage. But at what cost does the commemoration of light over darkness come? Behind the s ..read more

Credits: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-37545048 Sexual violence is rife in universities yet the absence of eminent consent education alleviates the risk young individuals perpetrating sexual violence or becoming victimised. This epidemic sexual assault and failed identification of sexual consent (on the part of students) is one that though it is recognised by universities is not challenged and dealt with sufficiently. To avoid this there should not only be a source of early deliveries of consent education classes or campaigns to aid young people in identifying and resisting despotic beha ..read more

It is hard to think of Magic Circle and other law firms that dominate the sector without thinking of the word ‘international.’ With offices across the world, there is no better example of the globalisation of the legal field. Just last month, Dentons announced a major combination with Indian law firm Link Legal, the first combination of such a global firm with an Indian law firm, a move that will surely give Dentons a significant edge over the rest of their international competition. The effect of globalisation on the legal industry has only continued to increase over the past decades with var ..read more

Touching Free Photo by Ravenwood The Reality of Domestic Abuse Whenever the term “domestic abuse” is mentioned, the image which usually comes to mind is that of a battered woman with a defeated look and bruises all over her body. Even though that is true in many cases, domestic violence comes in many different forms and might often be very difficult to spot. The Office for National Statistics reveals that 1.4 million people from England and Wales have experienced domestic abuse in the year 2021 (Elkin). In reality the number of people who are victims of domestic violence might be way higher as ..read more

This year’s International Women’s Day was coloured with news of Lady Rose’s judicial appointment to the Supreme Court, joining Lady Arden and their remaining 10 male colleagues. Over at the world of city law firms, there were also means to celebrate as 60% of new entrants into the profession and the majority of practicing solicitors continue to be women, as reported by The Law Society. With these statistics, it is easy to say that there has been stable progress.  Yet, as sanguine as progress may seem especially in countering the legal community’s endless talk of its classification as a ma ..read more

Last fall, the Human Rights Department had the pleasure of hosting speakers, Rachael Clarke from the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (‘BPAS’), and Queen Mary’s Dr Ruth Fletcher. The event focused on outlining current legal strategies, challenges, and opportunities to support the reproductive health and rights of women and girls living across various jurisdictions. The discussion that unfolded largely highlighted the impact that Covid-19 has had on women’s access to abortion.  Every year 68,000 women die following unsafe abortion, and it is estimated that seven million are hospitalised ..read more

One of the main aims of our department is to explore the treatment of different communities in our society and to raise awareness about inequalities that some of these groups may come across in their daily lives, such as in the workplace, or in schools. Our aims are reflected in some of the events we held throughout the year, such as the Anti-Racism and Decolonisation panel. For our blog project, we decided to focus on the biases towards BME (Black and Minority Ethnicity) groups in the criminal justice system, which has been a prevalent issue in recent years.  What does BME stand for?&nbs ..read more

The history of Argentinian human rights is complex. The military dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla oversaw state-sponsored violence against citizens between 1976 and 1983, when CONADEP found 9,000 documented disappearances of ordinary citizens. The Argentine 601st Intelligence Battalion had already estimated in 1978 that 22,000 persons were missing, and the Montoneros, a left-wing Peronist guerrilla movement, lost 5,000 fighters alone. 458 assassinations have been attributed to the Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance. The violations committed under the dictatorship during La Guerra Sucia (Dirt ..read more

In December 2019, while we were celebrating the start of a new chapter of our life as 2020 came closer, there was an outbreak of a Global Pandemic that brought the world to its knees. It originated in the city of Wuhan in the Hubei province of China that led to a huge impact on the psychological, behavioural, social and economic changes.  Corona Virus has been compared to The Great Economic depression (1929-1939) which was a period of devastating economic decline and was known as one of the biggest financial crisis of the world. A Columbia professor termed it as a “Heart attack” whil ..read more