Photo by Jack Foster Dr Koldo Casla, Lecturer in Law and Director Human Rights Centre Clinic, Human Rights Local Project Lead In June 2019, Newcastle City Council and Crisis announced a partnership to end homelessness in the city within ten years. An evidence review took place in 2020 and 2021 to inform the development of … Continue reading Making the Right to Housing Real in Newcastle
Constitutional Pluralism and Loyal Opposition
Image by Udo Pohlmann Dr. Tom Flynn, Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex, has recently had an article published in the International Journal of Constitutional Law (I•CON) as part of a symposium on last year’s controversial PSPP judgment of the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC). In that judgment, the GFCC for the first … Continue reading Constitutional Pluralism and Loyal Opposition
Our 2021 Essex Law Research Blog Awards
Photo by Danny Howe The results for the Essex Law Research Blog Awards are in and the Law School's Research Visibility Team are delighted to announce the winners for the 2020-21 academic year. The winners are those whose blog pieces attracted the highest number of views in the 12 months leading up to the Law School's Research … Continue reading Our 2021 Essex Law Research Blog Awards
We are taking a short summer break
Photo by Simon Berger As of Monday, 2nd August 2021, the Essex Law Research Blog will be on a short hiatus. We will be publishing intermittently over the next month but the full normal service will not resume until September, when we will return to share more research ideas and news from our School. The … Continue reading We are taking a short summer break
European Commission’s Proposals to Revise Labelling Rules for Alcoholic Beverages
Image courtesy pxfuel Dr Nikhil Gokani, Lecturer in Law, University of Essex, writes on the European Commission’s Roadmap on the ‘Proposal for a revision of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, for what concerns labelling rules on alcoholic beverages’. This post is based on the response written by Dr … Continue reading European Commission’s Proposals to Revise Labelling Rules for Alcoholic Beverages
Incendiary Speech Acts, Lawfare and Other Rhetorical Battles Against the Rule of Law
Photo by Chris Brignola Dr Carla Ferstman, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Essex Introduction The rule of law is embedded in UK law since the Magna Carta. Its importance to the proper functioning of democracies has been affirmed by the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission and the United Nations, among others. As Lord Bingham … Continue reading Incendiary Speech Acts, Lawfare and Other Rhetorical Battles Against the Rule of Law
School of Law and Human Rights Centre Host Workshop on Critical Perspectives on Global Law and the Environment
Photo by Mike Erskine On 22-23 April 2021, the School of Law and Human Rights Centre (HRC) held a workshop bringing together scholars at an early stage in their careers to support the development of research on critical perspectives on global law and the environment. The workshop was organised by Emily Jones, Eliana Cusato, Judith … Continue reading School of Law and Human Rights Centre Host Workshop on Critical Perspectives on Global Law and the Environment
Community and Connectedness in Clinical Legal Education: Before, During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Photo by Unsplash Lee Hansen and Liz Fisher-Frank, Lecturers in Law, University of Essex As the pandemic transformed the way that we connect with others, we have been reflecting on the impact for clinical legal education and the place of community in law clinic activities. In June 2021, we spoke to the joint conference of … Continue reading Community and Connectedness in Clinical Legal Education: Before, During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
University of Essex 2021 Research and Impact awards
Photo by Jungwoo Hong As the academic year comes to an end, we want to take a moment to recognise the incredible work and successes of our researchers in the School of Law at the University of Essex. Colleagues continue making important contributions to the University’s research mission through exceptional performance and we have plenty … Continue reading University of Essex 2021 Research and Impact awards
Success at the SLS ‘Make the News’ Competition
Photo by Carlynn Alarid On 30 June 2021, the Society of Legal Scholars (SLS) announced that Dr. Eden Sarid, Lecturer in Law at the University of Essex, was one of the winners in its Make the News competition for his project Freeing Our Cultural Treasures from a Copyright Limbo. The SLS' competition presents early career … Continue reading Success at the SLS ‘Make the News’ Competition
