Developments in the regulation of the extractive industries for human rights harm committed abroad
Posted by: Katherine Tyler, 17 April 2012 - 2:56pm
The past year has seen a number of significant developments in the field of business and human rights.
Fear and disillusionment
Posted by: Helen Mould, 8 December 2011 - 5:41pm
Pro bono vs legal aid?
Posted by: Elisabeth Baraka, 7 December 2011 - 4:31pm
Looking back on last month's UK National Pro Bono Week, I have been thinking about the role of pro bono in a world of cuts, austerity and discontent. Is it a means to an end, or an end in itself...
Is pro bono ‘at the heart of being a lawyer’?
Posted by: Elisabeth Baraka, 9 November 2011 - 11:46am
Last month we celebrated the UK's National Pro Bono Week, a good time to reflect on the importance of pro bono in the life of a lawyer.
It’s often said that, ‘Pro bono is at the heart of...
How to overcome the inevitable
Posted by: Chara de Lacey, 2 November 2011 - 11:24am
According to a recent survey by the European Union, 20 per cent of the population of the EU believe that climate change...
A Call not for Charity but for Justice
Posted by: Charlotte Snelling, 6 October 2011 - 5:37pm
With Debt Week just around the corner (8th-16th October), Jubilee Scotland held a People’s Debt Tribunal last night in the Scottish Parliament.
The event was organised to raise awareness of...
Somalia famine: holding those responsible to account
Posted by: Aba Edwards-Idun, 6 September 2011 - 10:44am
Over the last few weeks we have all seen the disturbing images of the impact of the food crisis on men, women and children in East Africa. In parts of Somalia the situation is especially desperate...
An Indian perspective on the EU/India FTA
Posted by: Dilip Kumar Niranjan and Karan Gandhi, 31 August 2011 - 2:51pm
After several rounds of negotiation, the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has reached its long anticipated final round of talks. Since 2007, two of the world’s largest economies have been negotiating to...
Schools Of Thought: Can an orphanage be a sustainable solution to poverty?
Posted by: Vicky van Eyck, 24 August 2011 - 10:24pm
Equality now?
Posted by: Helen, 11 August 2011 - 12:00am
New UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice begins its work.
A couple of weeks ago my colleague Cary wrote an interesting...
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