'human rights'

The Ethics of Powerlessness is an interdisciplinary research project of philosophers at the University of Essex. The project started in July 2015.

Essex’s Professor Paul Hunt was the first expert to hold the position of UN Special Rapporteur on the right to health when the mandate was created in 2002. Since then, both he, and his successor have developed a rich body of work around the right to …

Reparations in Refugee Camps - Human Rights Centre Clinic Module, University of Essex

The Essex Human Rights Clinic will review and map relevant human rights norms and standards, as well as relevant literature to understand how a feminist energy transition, including for the realisation of the right to health, would look like in…

In this project, Dr Haim Abraham examines the current legal regime and seeks to answer a fundamental conceptual question: could and should tort liability be imposed on states, and compensation be awarded to civilians, for losses inflicted during…

The aim of this project is to provide an accurate picture of the effects of cuts to legal aid by looking at their impact on family law cases.

This project will stimulate interest and engagement with the study of Laski and the British Left’s influence on China, and provide new methods for studying the legal history of China-Britain relations and its contemporary implications.

Research project

The Essex Armed Conflict and Crisis Hub brings together experts from across Essex University and beyond to operate at the cutting edge of research, projects and partnerships that deliver transformative impact.

This project will examine the impact of diminishing rights of asylum seekers in the UK and the criminalisation of seeking asylum.