Human Rights After Brexit Workshop

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9. The Enforcement of Equality and Human Rights by Dr David Barrett

2017-04-1218:21

In this episode, Dr David Barrett from Nottingham Trent University speaks about the impact of Brexit on regulatory actors, in particular the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Care Quality Commission.

8. Brexit, Administrative Justice and Human Rights by Joe Tomlinson

2017-04-1226:17

In this episode, Dr Joe Tomlinson from Sheffield University questions how Brexit will affect administrative justice and in particular the protection of human rights in the administrative process.

7. Doctor Derogation Love by Dr Stuart Wallace

2017-04-1212:02

In this episode, Dr Stuart Wallace, a Lecturer at University of Cambridge, speaks about the Government’s decision to stop applying the European Convention on Human Rights (or to derogate) for situations arising from military actions abroad (Iraq, Afghanistan etc).

6. About Foreign Reeves and Judges - Confronting domestic backlashes again human rights through dissemination of core values by Ömer Keskin

2017-04-1212:30

In this episode, Ömer Keskin is a PhD student at the University of Lausanne. In his talk, he explains how referendums work in Switzerland and how international law could be used to improve popular initiatives.

5. Constitutional Referendum, Socio-Economic Rights by Dr Katie Boyle

2017-04-1217:23

In this episode, Dr Katie Boyle, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Roehampton, investigates what information citizens had access to prior to the 2016 referendum and questions whether a new approach to referendums – one that allows genuine deliberation – is necessary.

4. The Reach of Common Law Rights by Thomas Fairclough

2017-04-1219:18

In this episode, Thomas Fairclough, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge disputes the argument that common law rights are only limited in scope and therefore cannot offer the protection of human rights that we currently enjoy. Instead, he argues the common law can be used to fill the gap created by Brexit or repeal of the Human Rights Act.

3. Unchartered Waters: Fundamental Social Rights and the Common Law Contract of Employment by Niall O'Connor

2017-04-1216:37

In this episode, Niall O’Connor is a Phd student at University of Cambridge and he talks about how the common law could provide protection for social rights after Brexit.

2. Human Rights Post-Brexit: Inadvertent Protection & Violation by Dr Joelle Grogan

2017-04-1226:531

In this episode, Dr Joelle Grogan who is a Lecturer at Middlesex University Law School, talks about how we may be able to use existing law to protect some human rights after Brexit. She speaks about rights that may be protected under the common law and rights that may be incorporated into domestic law through the Great Repeal Bill. Finally, she addresses rights that will be lost as a result of Brexit.

1. The Complexities of Human Rights and Constitutional Reform in the UK by Leanne Cochrane

2017-04-1211:37

In this episode, Leanne Cochrane who is a PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast, maps out the current human rights situation in the UK. She looks at the implications of Brexit on human rights protections and the possibility of a new British Bill of Rights. The paper she presents is co-authored with Dr Katie Boyle (who appears in a later podcast).

0. Introduction to Human Rights after Brexit Podcasts by Dr Veronika Fikfak

2017-04-1202:111

Human Rights after Brexit podcast is a series of nine podcasts in which young human rights experts discuss the implications of Brexit for human rights protection in the UK. Employment, equality, data protection, are all in danger of being undermined. In these podcasts, experts seek to identify questions that are likely to come up in the next two years before we leave the EU and provide tentative answers. The podcasts were recorded at the workshop led by Dr Veronika Fikfak and held at the University of Cambridge, Lauterpacht Centre at the end of March 2017. The workshop was sponsored by the British Academy.

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