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The final report of the Hearings System Working Group (HSWG) was published on 25th May. The report proposes a significant redesign of the existing children’s hearings system in Scotland. Dr Alyson Evans of the University of Strathclyde, an academic specialist in the children’s hearings system, has recently blogged on two…
It was my very first week at the University of Aberdeen. I, along with the rest of my cohort, was attending one of various induction events hosted by the Law School during Freshers’ Week. We were tightly packed in Regent lecture theatre, all 300 or so of us, eagerly taking…
What is World Press Freedom Day?
The 3rd of May was proclaimed “World Press Freedom Day” by the UN General Assembly in 1993. The Day raises awareness about the importance of independent media, threats to media freedom, and presents an opportunity for States to reflect on and recommit to protecting…
On Tuesday 25 March 2023, Dr Francesca Farrington represented The Anti-SLAPP Research Hub at an expert seminar on legal and economic threats to the safety of journalists organised by the United Nations’ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). She was accompanied by Anti-SLAPP Hub Member Ms. Magdalena…
Something quite remarkable happened in Capitol Hill in Washington DC recently (24 March 2023). The US top trade negotiator, Katherine Tai (a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School), appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee of the US Congress to answer questions from lawmakers about the US trade policy.…
