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Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law
The Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law (CSHRL) launched in 2008 as a focal point for research and teaching in human rights law.
We are a cluster of academic staff with research, teaching, practice, and public engagement expertise in the area of human rights law, based within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
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News
Collaborative research report published into self-directed support complaints processes
A research report, carried out by the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law and the Strathclyde Law Clinic was published this week week titled “Accountability and the Implementation of Self-Directed Support: Complaints, Redress and Human Rights Principles in Practice”.
A ‘Human Rights-Based Approach’ to the Scottish COVID-19 public inquiry: Briefing paper published
CSHRL is pleased to contribute to the establishment of a human rights-based Covid-19 public inquiry in Scotland by providing a briefing paper for the Scotland Branch of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK
Special Course Announced on Children’s Human Rights
A collaboration between Strathclyde's Institute for Inspiring Children's Futures and the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law will see a special course being offered in the 2021-2022 academic year.
Spotlights
The expanding impact of human rights law on society is reflected in the breadth of our research interests
Human Rights Project in collaboration with the Law Clinic
This initiative allowed a team of students to form part of an international research collaboration involving universities from six countries. This was the first initiative in an on-going collaboration with Strathclyde Law Clinic. The four-month project examined the state of Scottish legislation and policies on Violence Against Women and the impact of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). As a follow-up, we made a consultation submission in response to a call by the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences.We collaborate with Strathclyde's award winning Law Clinic on Human Rights projects
We have awarded seven prizes for the best LLM dissertations since launching the prize in 2014.