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Category: Human Rights

The UK’s Approach to EU Citizenship, Criminality and Expulsion

Leandro Mancano

LERU Brexit Seminar

LERU Brexit Seminar

Over recent years, foreign nationals in the United Kingdom subject to criminal investigations – let alon…

21st December 2017 lewing

European Private International Law after Brexit

Michiel Poesen

LERU Brexit Seminar

LERU Brexit Seminar

European harmonisation has been successful in fewer areas than private international law (PIL). Since th…

21st December 2017 lewing

Brexit and the Impact on Rights in the EU

Tobias Lock

LERU Brexit Seminar

LERU Brexit Seminar

What consequences will Brexit have for rights in the European Union? While there has been some discussion on th…

18th December 2017 lewing

What Future for the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK?

Tobias Lock

Despite the EU Withdrawal Bill’s premise to incorporate EU law into UK law, the exclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights but t…

6th October 2017 lewing

The ‘Headscarf Rulings’: Did the Court of Justice Really Ban Headscarves in the Workplace?

Rebecca Zahn

The recent EU court rulings on wearing headscarves in the workplace demonstrate the conflict between enabling EU economic freed…

3rd April 2017 lewing

The High Court’s Judgement in Miller and Others – Four Brief Remarks

Tobias Lock

Following the High Court’s ruling on whether the UK Parliament should be involved in the activation of the Article 50 process to lea…

3rd November 2016 lewing

Drawing the Battle Lines: The Ongoing Standoff Between the UK Government and the ECHR

Dimitrios Kagiaros

The UK government’s proposed derogation from the European Convention on Human Rights is based on inconsistent reasoning …

12th October 2016 lewing

Bosnia’s EU Candidacy Cannot be Sustained by Minimal Internal Compromises

Andy Aitchison

Bosnia’s formal application for EU membership, received today, is predicated on a new and untested framework for the country’…

15th February 2016 lewing

How Long Can France’s State of Emergency Last?

Emile Chabal

France’s state of emergency in the wake of the Paris terrorist attacks has been predominately intended as a measure of public reas…

3rd February 2016 lewing

Britain’s Response to the Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean

Gareth Mulvey

The UK Government’s approach to the current refugee crisis in Europe is a continuation of policies intended to discourage migra…

16th December 2015 lewing

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