Parliament The House of Lords Select Committee on the Equality Act 2010 has published a report on the impact of the Act on disabled people. The report concludes that Government inaction is letting down disabled people, and that changes to legal aid and tribunal fees have created barriers to the effective enforcement of disabled people’s … Continue reading
International human rights conference: 25-27 May 2016, Belfast The Offices of the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) invite you to participate in an International Conference which will focus on sharing the features and benefits of a Human Rights based approach with a bespoke staff manual and … Continue reading
By Richard Kirkham and Naomi Creutzfeldt The Administrative Justice stream at the Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) conference has become one of the few forums in the academic sector within which research on administrative justice matters is showcased and debated on an annual basis. This year the conference was held at Lancaster University, and four … Continue reading
by Michael Adler This blog post is based on a paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Socio-Legal Studies Association, held at the University of Lancaster from 5th to 7th April 2015. The author is Emeritus Professor of Socio-Legal Studies in the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. In … Continue reading
The Constitution Unit Blog There is now a large body of academic research demonstrating that the Westminster parliament has considerable policy influence, yet claims that the UK has an executive-dominated political system persist. On 15 March Professor Meg Russell and Professor Philip Cowley, who between them have carried out much of the key research in … Continue reading