Browsing Archive July, 2017

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  The view from outside – the week in review 24–30 July 2017

  This week's update includes considering Human Rights Act 1998 accountability for Grenfell Tower, and the latest developments in considering a transitional Brexit deal. ...

  On July 31, 2017 / By Legal Support Service
• Business and Human Rights 0

  The New UN General Comment And Privatisation, Part 2: Can States Entirely Privatise The Delivery Of Essential Services?

  In the second of a two-part post, Sylvain Aubry considers authoritative new guidance in the field of business and human rights, and its impact on the privatisation of ...

  On July 31, 2017 / By Sylvain Aubry
• Human Rights 0

  International law and the provision of abortion services

  Kirsten Sjøvoll considers the Supreme Court's recent decision on abortion services in Northern Ireland. Is the Court's approach to international law as an aid to interpretation of the ...

  On July 28, 2017 / By Kirsten Sjovoll
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  The view from outside – the week in review 17–23 July 2017

  This week's update includes a hearing over legal advice for targeted killings and the latest negotiations over Brexit. ...

  On July 24, 2017 / By Legal Support Service
• Business and Human Rights 0

  The new UN General Comment on Business and Human Rights, Part 1: What regulations must states put in place when private actors are involved in the delivery of essential services?

  Two weeks ago, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) published the much-awaited new General Comment 24 – an authoritative interpretation of international human rights ...

  On July 20, 2017 / By Sylvain Aubry
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  The view from outside – the week in review 10 –16 July 2017

  This week's update includes the court ruling on supply of arms to Saudi Arabia, and the latest positions in the Brexit negotiations. ...

  On July 17, 2017 / By Legal Support Service
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  The view from outside – the week in review 3 July – 9 July 2017

  This week's update includes considering how to make aid more effective and the UK's violation of the Aarhus convention. ...

  On July 10, 2017 / By Legal Support Service
• Criminal Law 0

  Profiting from the suppression of those who seek to assert their human rights? The Magnitsky Clause, Part 2

  In our previous post we examined how the new Magnitsky Clause might affect businesses and individuals who profit from or assist, directly or indirectly, the suppression of whistle-blowers ...

  On July 10, 2017 / By Katherine Tyler
• Criminal Law 0

  The Magnitsky Clause, Part 1: Profiting from the suppression of whistleblowers – what does it mean for business?

  Katherine Tyler looks at new statutory powers to target the assets of those implicated in gross human rights abuses. ...

  On July 5, 2017 / By Katherine Tyler
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  The view from outside – the week in review 26 June – 2 July 2017

  This week's update includes rulings by the ECtHR and the latest discussions of the Brexit negotiations. ...

  On July 3, 2017 / By Legal Support Service