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Explore Our Research

We are proud to showcase our research projects and six research units, which are shaped by the leading expertise within the HRLC. We engage with policy makers, international organisations, civil society, practitioners, scholars and the wider international community on human rights issues, and we continually seek to form new partnerships.

Research is at the core of everything that the Centre does.

Current and recent projects

We are proud to showcase some of our research projects which reflect the work of the HRLC. 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.

We are open to forming research partnerships with individuals and institutions across Europe and beyond, either in response to calls for proposals or on a long-term basis. Please explore some of our high-profile research projects: 

Advancing Child Rights Strategic Litigation

Led by Professor Aoife Nolan, the three-year project will deepen practice and research collaboration synergies between academic and advocacy partners in the area of child rights strategic litigation.

Digest of the Case Law of the European Committee of Social Rights

The HRLC has provided ongoing support to the European Committee of Social Rights with regard to updating the Digest of the Case Law of the European Committee of Social Rights on the European Social Charter.

Child Friendly Nottingham

Working in collaboration with the UoN Institute for Policy and Engagement, the HRLC has supported the Nottingham City Council in demonstrating measurable progress in practically embedding children’s rights within local systems and service, in its bid to become a UNICEF Child Friendly City.

Deaths in Prison Worldwide

This collaborative project is supported by prisonHEALTH and the Human Rights Law Centre. The prisonDEATH team seek to provide the first in-depth analysis of (preventable) prison deaths, with the view to reducing the harms of deaths in prison and improve the quality of prison life globally.

International Criminal Justice Databases

HRLC International Criminal Justice Unit is involved in the development and maintenance of two International Criminal Justice databases widely cited as references by professionals and academics.

Life Imprisonment Worldwide

This project seeks to revisit and update the global study on life imprisonment conducted in 2014. The research team is working with a global community of scholars and practitioners in law and criminal justice to collate information on life imprisonment.

Research funding partners