International development and human rights
“...An effective legal and judicial system is not a luxury but a key component of a well-functioning state and an essential ingredient in long term development.” James Wolfensohn – ex president of the World Bank.
Solicitors and the legal profession have a clear role to play in championing the values and concepts of Justice, ...[Read More]
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Essay competition: can human rights be universal and have respect for cultural relativism?
Law students, trainee solicitors and junior lawyers are invited to enter the Law Society's annual Graham Turnbull essay competition. This year's essay title is: Can human rights be universal and have respect for cultural relativism? The deadline for entries is Friday 26 February 2010.
Barbados to abolish mandatory death penalty
Caribbean Net News reports that Barbados is set to abolish the mandatory death penalty following a decision of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
Lawyers call for urgent action on juvenile detainees held in Guantanamo bay
The Law Society, the Bar Council, the Criminal Bar Association, the Commonwealth Lawyers’ Association and the Bar Human Rights Committee have today called on the Attorney General of the United States of America to take urgent action in cases where those detained in Guantánamo Bay were captured as juveniles. These concerns are set out in a letter sent today to the US Attorney General, Eric Holder.
UK lawyers demand action from Colombian authorities
The Law Society is pleased to have assisted a group of UK lawyers who published a report, on 6 May 2009, into the daily threats to the lives of Colombian human rights lawyers.