Latest News

Saturday 12 November 2011

• Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) Newsletter

  

  The Transitional Justice Institute (TJI) at the University of Ulster has published the latest edition of its newsletter, TJI. It can be found here: http://www.transitionaljustice.ulster.ac.uk/documents/NewsletterSEPT2011... (PDF) read more

Tuesday 08 November 2011

• Conference: Being-In-Human: The Critical Theory and Law of Human Rights

  

  Starts: Nov 17, 2011 09:00 Finishes: Nov 19, 2011 05:00 Location: Clore B01 and Malet Street B04, Birkbeck, University of London Event description A three-day (17-19 November) Conference hosted by Birkbeck School of Law, and sponsored by The Leverhulme Trust, Birkbeck Law School and LSE Law... read more

Monday 07 November 2011

• Blog launch: 'Researching security'

  

  We are proud to announce the official launch of a new researchingsecurity blog: http://researchingsecurity.wordpress.com/ The blog was created by a group of PhD students from around the globe who research issues related to security, organised crime and policing. It aims to serve as a platform for... read more

• The Colombia Solidarity Campaign and the Institute for the Study of the Americas presents: Higher Education, Environment and Human Rights in Colombia Today

  

  Click for details. read more

• Call for Papers: Intersections of Rights and Laws

  

  Conference on: Intersections of Rights and Laws: Environment, Livelihood, and Self-Determination 12-13 January 2012 University of London Sponsored by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, Human Rights Consortium and the UK Network on Minority Groups and Human Rights, all at the School of... read more

Sunday 06 November 2011

• David Cantor's research on reparation for Colombian refugees - “Restitution, Compensation, Satisfaction: Transnational Reparations and Colombia’s Victims’ Law” - is published by the UNHCR

  

  Earlier this month, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) published in its New Issues in Refugee Research series the results of Dr David James Cantor’s research project on reparation for Colombian refugees located in neighbouring countries. Based on Dr Cantor’s field research in... read more

Sunday 30 October 2011

• Reminder: Women and the Struggle for Justice in Colombia

  

  Click for details. read more

Friday 21 October 2011

• 'Building an International Rule of Law', LSE, Thursday 28 October

  

  'Building an International Rule of Law' Date: Thursday 27 October 2011 Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE Speaker: Judge Patrick Robinson Chair: Professor Christine Chinkin Since its establishment in 1993, the International Criminal Tribunal for... read more

• Professor Guy Goodwin-Gill inaugurates Refugee Law Initiative’s 2nd ‘International Refugee Law’ seminar series

  

  On 11 October 2011, Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill of All Souls College, University of Oxford, inaugurated the Refugee Law Initiative’s (RLI) 2nd ‘International Refugee Law’ seminar series. Professor Goodwin-Gill’s paper explored contemporary challenges to the interpretation... read more

• Transitional Jurisprudence and the ECHR: Justice, Politics and Rights

  

  The Transitional Justice Institute cordially invites you to the launch of 'Transitional Jurisprudence and the ECHR: Justice, Politics and Rights' edited by Antoine Buyse (Utrecht) and Michael hamilton (TJI).  With opening comments by Professor Bill Rolston (TJI) and Professor Brice... read more