During the 30-year Northern Ireland conflict, which ended with the 1998 Belfast/Good Friday Agreement, human rights violations were committed by a range of parties, including UK state forces. It has long been suspected that impunity protected this latter category of conflict actors, and that lack of accountability for serious harms, such as torture and killings, … Continue reading
In the field of public law, and constitutional and administrative justice, methodology has not always taken a front seat. However, it is becoming increasingly more important in legal research to pay closer attention to the methodologies employed in this field. Whether writing a book, a PhD, a dissertation or an article, there is a growing … Continue reading
Essex CAJI is excited to announce our upcoming Webinar on 28 May at 3pm (London Time) in which we are honoured to be joined by Nick O’Brien, together with our esteemed panellists, Naomi Creutzfeldt from the University of Kent, Andrew Le Sueur from the University of Essex and our visiting fellow here at CAJI, Margaret … Continue reading
The core function of public services ombuds is to investigate complaints from individuals about “maladministration” by public bodies which has caused injustice. But ombuds have developed several other important functions designed to improve people’s experiences of public services. For example, as seen in the Council of Europe’s 2019 Venice Principles, ombuds are developing a role … Continue reading
Margaret is a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Essex School of Law, and is a valued member of Essex CAJI. So we thought we would catch up with Margaret so we can share with out readers her experience as a Research Fellow and a little more about her work. Here is our interview with Margaret Doyle. Continue reading