International Justice and Human Rights Centre
The International Justice and Human Rights Research Centre provides a forum for research in international criminal law, international humanitarian law, human rights law, public international law, international conflict and security law, migration, criminal justice and human rights. It includes members from both academia and the legal profession.
Members of the centre provide expert advice and training to the legal profession, governmental and non-governmental organisations, judiciaries, undertake collaborative research. The research centre regularly hosts conferences, workshops, seminars, and lectures. We welcome proposals for collaborative research projects.
The International Justice and Human Rights Centre now has a dedicated site for all of our news, events, research projects, and updated from our Members. Access our site below.
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Research in action
Current and former Members of the International Justice and Human Rights Centre have been involved in important and innovative research on a range of topics. Here are some examples of our research to date.
- Administrative Detention
- Investigating ‘Forced Mobility’ of EU citizens within the European Union
- The Readmission of Asylum Seekers Under International Law: Migration Control and Access to Protection
- Judicial Dialogue between International Criminal Tribunals and the European Court of Human Rights
- State of Emergency and Derogation of Human Rights
- The Responsibility to Protect and the Failures of the United Nations Security Council
- The Differing Application of the Principle of Nullum Crimen Sine Lege in International Criminal Tribunals and Human Rights Bodies
- Europe-Africa Cooperation: Refugee Rights and the New Frontiers of Externalization of Migration Controls