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Category: Human rights

We need a new human right – to protect our freedom to live without threat from the skies

By Andrea Shieber | 18 October 2018

In little more than 100 years, humans have radically transformed the sky: chemically, territorially and militarily. In this increasingly contested space, technological developments are accelerating … Read more

The future of law clinics: bringing about social change and promoting human rights?

By Andrea Shieber | 16 January 2018

It was clear from an excellent workshop in Tel Aviv University last month[1] that an impressive number and variety of innovative projects are operating in … Read more

Bermuda should abolish marriage for all, not just same-sex couples

By Andrea Shieber | 08 December 2017

Dr Barker has published extensively on same-sex marriage and is currently writing about the Bermuda Constitution. Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, began issuing marriage licences … Read more

Immunities and Global Governance

By Andrea Shieber | 09 October 2017

A report by Eric Loefflad on a talk by Barrister Paul Clark of Garden Court Chambers for the Kent Centre for Critical International Law (CeCIL) … Read more

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