In this episode, we are exploring some of the key themes in Professor Sandra Fredman’s monograph, Discrimination Law – the new, third edition of which was published by Oxford University Press in December 2022. Sandra Fredman FBA KC is Professor

Discrimination Law - Part 2

Mar 15th, 2024 34m 22s

Discrimination Law - Part 1

Mar 1st, 2024 43m 23s

A Historic Moment: Indian Supreme Court Same-Sex Marriage Decision

Jan 22nd, 2024 30m 15s

In October 2023, a historic decision was made by the Indian Supreme Court that held that there was no fundamental right to marry, denying the legal recognition for same-sex marriage in India under the Special Marriage Act. Frances Hand sat down

Catherine Briddick on the UK Rwanda Decision

Dec 5th, 2023 9m 56s

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

Cathryn Costello on the UK Immigration Bill

Mar 24th, 2023 15m 40s

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

Gendered Constitutionalism

Jan 24th, 2023 29m 16s

In this week's episode, we talk to Ruth Rubio, Professor in the School of Transnational Governance at the European University Institute, about her book, Global Gender Constitutionalism and Women’s Citizenship: A Struggle for Transformative Incl

Protests in Iran and Human Rights

Jan 12th, 2023 22m 38s

In this episode, we spoke to Dr. Saeed Bagheri, lecturer of International Law at the University of Reading about the women-led protests in Iran, sparked in response to the arrest of Mahsa Amini by the morality police and her subsequent death.T

A Conversation with Justice Majiedt of the South African Constitutional Court

Dec 1st, 2022 50m 1s

In this episode, we speak to Justice Steven Majiedt of the Constitutional Court of South Africa on the unique history of South African constitutionalism, whether the constitution can bring about transformation and the future of socio-economic r

The Cost of Living Crisis and Human Rights

Nov 9th, 2022 37m 53s

In this episode we spoke to Allison Corkery and María Emilia Mamberti at the Centre for Economic and Social Rights about what human rights bring to the current cost of living crisis.

Gauri Pillai on the Indian Abortion Decision

Oct 11th, 2022 12m 4s

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

Dobbs v Jackson: A Role for Equality? 

Aug 4th, 2022 25m 55s

In this episode we speak to Professor Julie Suk about applying an equality lens to the right to abortion in light of the recent US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson. What do equality arguments bring? Is the US Constitution's understanding

A Historic Moment: The Drafting of the New Chilean Constitution

Jul 22nd, 2022 21m 35s

In advance of a nationwide referendum on the new draft Chilean Constitution, scheduled for the 4th of September, Gautam Bhatia interviews Professor Roberto Gargarella about the writing of this Constitution, its place in the history of Latin Ame

RightsUp Pops: Stéphanie Hennette-Vauchez on the Burkini judgment

Jul 5th, 2022 10m 11s

Vox pops on key human rights issues with human rights experts. Transcript available on the Oxford Human Rights Hub website (https://ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk/).

Episode Four- “…that’s the key question”: Institutional Responsibility for Inequality

Jun 27th, 2022 23m 58s

We ask human rights experts who has ultimate responsibility for protecting the most vulnerable in times of crisis.This is the final episode of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the

Episode Three- “...plug those gaps”: Reforms to Equality Law

Jun 20th, 2022 19m 18s

Human rights experts reveal how we could reform equality law to make sure it protects the most vulnerable in times of crisis.This is Episode Three of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to prot

Episode Two- “…patriarchal mentality”: The Functioning of Equality Law in Crisis.

Jun 13th, 2022 21m 33s

Human rights experts help us determine whether equality law is set up to protect the most vulnerable in times of crisis.This is Episode Two of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive into whether equality law is cut out to protect the

Episode One- “I can hear another ambulance”: The Rise of Exponential Inequalities During COVID-19

Jun 6th, 2022 18m 49s

Human rights experts tell stories of inequalities from around the world, revealing how these inequalities have been exacerbated during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.This is Episode One of a four-part series. The series takes a deep dive in

Spotlight on an understudied institution: evictions and the Magistrate's Court in South Africa

Jun 2nd, 2022 21m 22s

Evictions constitute gross violations of a range of internationally recognised human rights, including the rights to adequate housing, food, water, health, education, work, security of the person, security of the home, freedom from cruel, inhum

The Free Speech Crisis in Universities

Sep 14th, 2021 51m 31s

In this episode, Gauri Pillai, Managing Editor of the Oxford Human Rights Hub, speaks to Professor Adrienne Stone, Director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies at Melbourne Law School and Professor Eric Heinze, Professor of Law

Understanding Institutional Racism: A Response to the Sewell Report (with Shreya Atrey)

Apr 13th, 2021 25m 42s

In this episode, Seun Matiluko, a journalist and a current BCL student at Oxford Law Faculty, speaks with Dr Shreya Atrey, an Associate Professor in International Human Rights Law at Oxford's Department for Continuing Education and Faculty of L

Gender in Colombia's Peace Transition (with Isabel Jaramillo Sierra)

Feb 12th, 2021 32m 49s

In this episode, we speak with Dr Isabel Cristina Jaramillo from Los Andes University in Colombia about “Gender in Transition: Studies about the Role of the Law in the Distribution of Resources for Implementing the Transition in Colombia after

Rhodes Must Fall (with Rekgotsofetse Chikane)

Jan 22nd, 2021 46m 6s

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, guest host Simphiwe Laura Stewart talks with Rekgotsofetse Chikane about the "Rhodes Must Fall" movement. They discuss the intersections

Police Brutality in the United States (with Shea Streeter)

Dec 11th, 2020 51m 36s

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we talk to Shea Streeter about the seemingly intractable issue of police brutality and race in the United States and how race and gender

Racial Hierarchy and Role of Whiteness (with Savala Trepczynski)

Dec 4th, 2020 54m 2s

This episode is part of a four-part series in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In this episode, we talk to Savala Trepczynski about racial hierarchy and the role of whiteness in the Black Lives Matter movement.The Oxford Human Right