SOAS School of Law

14/09/2023

Come and join us at the Centre for Human Rights Law at SOAS University of London! Prof Lutz Oette and Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall welcome proposals for research from prospective PhDs as well as visiting fellows at all stages of their careers. And our LLM/MA programme also a great way to think through human rights praxis -- drawing from a diverse range of knowledge traditions in the heart of London whilst getting connected with clinical work across the globe.

29/10/2021

SOAS School of Law Professors Matthew Craven and Lynn Welchman sign statement from former workers at the Palestinian human rights organization Al-Haq, after Israeli Minister of Defence designates six Palestinian human rights and civic groups, including al-Haq, as “terrorist”. See the statement and signatories here:

tinyurl.com/Al-HaqFormerStafferStatement

25/06/2021

The 2022 Declaration must integrate concerns related to inequality between people and between states. Enduring inequalities between states call for strengthening differential treatment and in consonance with present-day realities. Fast increasing inequalities between people call for making this ...

10/06/2021

SOAS ICOP Policy Briefing by Philippe Cullet on the need for much more ambition for the climate change COP26 in November

02/06/2021

★ SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law provides Africa's Regional Human Rights Court with Amicus Re: Elections + COVID-19 ★

The SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law (CHRL) has published an amicus brief it submitted to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights on holding elections during Covid-19 in Africa. The amicus brief was submitted upon request by the Court to assist it in issuing its Advisory Opinion for the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) regarding 'Guarantees for the Effective Protection of the Right to Participate in Government in Africa, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis.' The request from PALU provides an important opportunity for the Court to address the many challenges experienced by African states when determining whether to hold elections in the COVID-19 context. 'The amicus addresses concerns raised by either holding elections without putting adequate measures in place or unduly postponing elections, both of which may be incompatible with the right to participate in government', said Lutz Oette, Director of CHRL. The amicus examines relevant practices worldwide, identifies emerging standards and sets out guidance. The amicus has been co-authored by Michelle Staggs Kelsall and Lutz Oette. It has benefited from the superb research and drafting assistance of several SOAS postgraduate students from law and the humanities, namely Marie Balaguy, Sarah Abigail Chaplin, Umran Chowdhury, Nehmat Kaur, Olamide Noah Noah-Fabian, Adithi Shenava, Sanna Ström, Laura Camilla Vialon and Hannah Hailu Zewde.

24/12/2020

Are you thinking of studying Law? Come join us at SOAS!

What makes studying at Law at SOAS so different?Challenge the way you see the world and become equipped to make a difference in it by studying a Law degree a...

14/12/2020

NEW Public Seminar Event with Professor Emilia Onyema: Meg Kinnear on "Investor-State Arbitration - Current Status and Future Directions" (18 December 2020, 17:00 - 19:00 GMT)

Join Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) to discuss how she envisages investor-state dispute resolution developing in the 21st century. As one of the five arms of the World Bank group, ICSID decisions continue to shape the dynamic between the twin goals of protecting public policy space and ensuring investor protection in the global economy. Established in 1966, the ICSID continues to be the world's most pre-eminent investor-state dispute resolution forum, with decisions from the ICSID having widespread ramifications for the future of our life on planet earth.

This talk will be chaired by Professor Emilia Onyema and requires booking via Eventbrite on the SOAS website here: https://bit.ly/3nhETbZ

23/11/2020

Online Conference Announcement
"The Palestinian Right of Return: the 72nd Anniversary of UNGA Resolution 194"

When: 1PM - 7PM (GMT) 12 Dec 2020

Please join Dr Nimer Sultany, Reader at the SOAS School of Law together with The Centre for Palestine Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Arab-American Educational Foundation Center for Arab Studies, University of Houston and The Institute of Law, Birzeit University Cordially at The Palestinian Right of Return: The 72nd Anniversary of UNGA Resolution 194

Register for this event here:

The Palestinian Right of Return: The 72nd Anniversary of UNGA Resolution 194 Various Speakers Date: 12 December 2020Time: 1:00 PM Finishes: 12 December 2020Time: 7:00 PM Venue: Virtual Event Type of Event: Webinar Register a place The Centre for Palestine Studies, School of Oriental and African Stud...

01/10/2020

⚡︎ Webinar Alert: Dr Mayur Suresh chairs panel on the Criminal Law Reforms Committee, Today 1pm BST / 5:30pm IST

join Dr Mayur Suresh and an equally distinguished panel of experts in this thought-provoking discussion regarding the contemporary nature of the criminal law reform process in India, its problems and potential.

Details are registration here:

LiveLaw invites you on a webinar on October 1, 2020, 5:30 pm.Rebecca John (Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India) and Jawahar Raja (Advocate, Delhi High Court) will speak on 'The Criminal Law...

23/09/2020

⦿ Upcoming Webinar: 2 October, 2020, 9AM EDT / 2PM BST
Muslim Family Law Reform:Pathways to Change

Join SOAS School of Law's Professor Lynn Welchman and an esteemed group of co-panellists as they ask, How can recent reforms of family laws in Muslim contexts provide ideas and strategies that can be used to advance gender justice? Dr. Jouirou, Professor Welchman and Dr. Sharafeldin will explore ways in which contemporary family laws and legal practices have been reformed in recent years to embrace gender equality. They will share examples of different approaches that reformers have taken around specific issues such as domestic violence, polygyny, and inheritance. They will examine some of the contexts and factors that have enabled change, including the interplay between Muslim legal tradition, human rights, state laws and societal norms, and critically assess strengths, remaining gaps, and possibilities for future reform.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3hZkYuO

https://www.musawah.org/blog/webinar-muslim-family-law-reform-pathways-to-change/

How can recent reforms of family laws in Muslim contexts provide ideas and strategies that can be used to advance gender justice?In this webinar, Dr. Jouirou, Professor Welchman and Dr. Sharafeldin will explore ways in which contemporary family laws and legal practices have been reformed in recent y...

23/09/2020

⚡︎ SOAS Grad addresses the United Nations regarding 'meaningful human control on the use force' over lethal autonomous weapons.

Former SOAS student Ousman Noor ((LLB 2007) and Senior Teaching Fellow) speaks on behalf of Human Rights Watch to the UN, representing the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. View his address to the UN here:

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18/09/2020

Dr Michelle Staggs Kelsall hosts: Privatising International Law: Contracts, Business and Financing and as International Law's New Normal?

Join us this Friday, 18 September at 2PM (CET) (2PM Amsterdam / 1PM London) for the book launch and discussion of three thought-provoking new books written by ATLAS Members Gamze Erdem Turkelli, Kinnari Bhatt and Stéphanie de Moerloose.

Esteemed Guests Celine Tan, Daria Davitti, Giedre Jokubauskaite will provide critique and new counterpoints to the work. Details in the flyer attached.

Hosted in collaboration with ATLAS - Acting Together: Law, Advice Support: www.atlaswomen.org

Register here:
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Hope very much to see you there!