LAG article: Access to justice, the common law and human rights
16 August 2017
In the second of her series of articles, Angela Patrick looks at how the common law protects the fundamental right of access to justice.
In the second of her series of articles, Angela Patrick looks at how the common law protects the fundamental right of access to justice.
The Guardian have compiled stories from people who escaped modern slavery for a July 2017 edition.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have published an August 2017 strategy to reduce pay gaps in Britain.
The earnings gap between men with richer parents and their counterparts from less well-off backgrounds is widening. This is according to an August 2017 working paper by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The Court of Appeal have restated the principle that ‘a child is foremost a child before he or she is a refugee.’This was part of a July 2017 judgement from Lord Justice Underhill  and Lord Justice Gross. The guidance aims to ensure that children and other vulnerable persons have an effective right of access to Immigration and Asylum Tribunals, and a voice in the proceedings.
Just under a quarter of a million people are experiencing the worst forms of homelessness across Britain, with rough sleeping forecast to rise by 76% in the next decade.
Men are more likely to have work-related mental health problems than women, finds an August 2017 survey by Mind. And they’re less prepared to take time off and seek help.
These FAQs provide an overview of a selection of legal issues affected by Brexit. They aim to clarify the current state of the law, and
The International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare is calling for papers on ‘Negotiating Belief in Health and Social Care’ (deadline 15 September 2017) and
There’s no evidence that social housing allocation favours migrants, says an August 2017 briefing from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST).