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.
News
New research project on international principles for domestic bills of rights processes
The Bonavero Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oxford, the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, and the Centre for the Study of Human Rights Law are undertaking a joint research project on international principles for domestic bills of rights processes
Research report published on 'dignity', human rights culture and Scotland's new human rights framework
Dr Elaine Webster has published a report on the findings of a research project which explores whether talking about ‘dignity’ influences how different stakeholders see the relevance of international human rights law to the contexts in which they live and work.
Professor Miller to chair lived experience Collaborative in support of National Drugs Mission
Professor Alan Miller has been appointed as chair by the Scottish Government
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.