Our six research units conduct ground-breaking research. Their collective expertise encompasses issues at the cutting edge of human rights law and their activities have shaped policy and thinking around human rights.
Current research areas include the promotion and protection of human rights in conflict and post-conflict situations, UN treaty body reform, transitional justice, the International Criminal Court, economic, social and cultural rights, human rights, trade and business, forced migration, and the European Convention on Human Rights.
Our units reflect and define Human Rights Law Centre expertise, which is promoted by the centre through short courses and training, publications and student activities. Please explore our unit pages for their expertise, key projects, publications and core staff:
The Unit is concerned with the human rights implications of trade and investments involving the activities of multinational corporations and other business enterprises.
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The Economic and Social Rights Unit works on broad range of issues, including health, disability, children's rights, housing and social welfare, and public finance.
The European Human Rights Law Unit works on European human rights law. Key projects include the UK Fundamental Rights Reports for the EU Fundamental Rights Agency.
The Unit is concerned with the right to life, prohibitions of ill-treatment, fair trial, freedom of expression, freedom of religion, private life, equality and non-discrimination, and the rights of minorities and indigenous peoples.
The Unit has considerable expertise in conducting research and training, knowledge transfer, capacity building and technical support projects on a range of international criminal justice matters.
The Unit looks into how political, environmental and legal developments over the past couple of decades have triggered policy changes which pose a threat to the very meaning of international protection in international law.
School of LawUniversity of NottinghamUniversity Park Nottingham, NG7 2RD
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