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Empire’s Law, or how to forget you ever had colonies

By js832 | 28 November 2025

The United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) was long and protracted and placed the country’s uncodified constitutional arrangements under great strain. A system … Read more

Grenfell Tower and the Hostile Environment

By drl | 03 July 2017

As part of a series of posts critically reflecting on the Grenfell Tower fire, Richard Warren of Kent Law Clinic details how some survivors may … Read more

The 1951 Refugee Convention 65 years on – still relevant to today’s crisis?

By | 21 October 2016

On Tuesday 18 October, CeCIL’s exploration of vulnerability and resistance in contemporary international law was greatly enriched by an engaging and insightful talk by Alan … Read more

Hillsborough: Grief and the Inquest

By Andrea Shieber | 03 May 2016

One clear theme from the Hillsborough inquests is the ways in which inquests can act to frame who and what can be mourned. My Facebook … Read more

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