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New on the Strathclyde Law Blog, a post by our Roddy Cairns, on the treatment of a Ukrainian athlete who insisted on wearing a particular helmet. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l... #StrathLawBlog

News - A report examining what UK Supreme Court decisions mean for devolved law-making in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has been published. This was co-written by our Dr @chrismccork.bsky.social. www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

“The report findings are very much welcomed by the victims and campaigners who agree that the national apology falls short of international standards" Roseanna McPhee, campaigner
Read our blog on SHRC's call for "transformative reparations" for victims: makingrightsreal.org.uk/transformati...

This project was co-designed with Legal Services Agency, supervised by our Prof Katie Boyle & Dr Douglas Jack.

This is student research with the potential to drive real policy change.

Read the blog post: www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...

#HousingRights #ScotsLaw #SocialJustice
#HousingPolicy

📣 A couple of weeks left to contribute to my call for inputs on #Food systems including #ocean, #ClimateChange #HumanRights #CarbonMarkets

And many sincere thanks for all the contributions that have been made so far 🙏

This promises to be a great event with @justfairuk.bsky.social and @bonavero.bsky.social , discussing matters such as the right to housing, food, fuel and social security, centring around a book that was completed at Strathclyde Law School and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org.

OPINION - UN General Assembly's deadline on Palestine: What comes next? Without confronting Israel’s outlaw behavior, states are faced with the prospect of the breakdown of law and order in the international system, and the obsolescence of the UN itself - Anadolu Ajansı

Today is the one year deadline given by the UN General Assembly for withdrawal of Israel from all illegal settlements after last year’s historic ICJ ruling which found settlements illegal. What should happen now? I discuss in an opinion piece.

www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/o...

Showpeople family go into battle over Glasgow council eviction Showman Jimmy Stringfellow is facing the fight of his life - to save his Clydeside home.

We’re representing a family fighting for their home and way of life.

⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice.

📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life.

🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government has condemned the increase in dangerous rhetoric against asylum seekers, saying "refugees must not be scapegoated"

The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal  - Gaza Tribunal We, the members of the Gaza Tribunal, having gathered in Sarajevo from 26 to 29 May 2025, declare our collective moral outrage at the continuing genocide in

The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Peoples’ Tribunal is out. The Tribunal is a milestone in the struggle towards justice for the Palestinians and for all of humanity.

gazatribunal.com/the-sarajevo...

The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Property Regulation | Edinburgh Law Review

In the new issue of the Edinburgh Law Review, Jill Robbie and I consider the unsuccessful judicial review of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, and what this could mean for any future A1P1 challenges of property-related legislation www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...

Our Professor Katie Boyle will be giving evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee on the Civil Legal Aid Inquiry tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The papers and agenda are available online. www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

There's an appalling 10,360 children trapped in temporary accommodation in Scotland, thanks to a broken housing system that failed them. 🫣

How long would it take to talk to all of them? The answer will shock you! 🤯 #HousingEmergency

New from me on the intricacies of devolved legislatures incorporating international human rights instruments after Scotland's UNCRC Act. Should be coming out in the NILQ later this year. In short, the major blockages in the NI Assembly are political, not legal:

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Regulator finds “serious failings” at Perth and Kinross Council Gypsy/ Traveller sites -- you can read MRR's blog here: makingrightsreal.org.uk/regulator-fi... and read what Scottish Human Rights Commission has to say here: www.scottishhumanrights.com/news/scottis...
#HumanRights #HousingRights

A day in the life of an asylum hotel: inside the UK’s most controversial accommodation The media often stigmatises asylum hotels – and they are sometimes physically attacked too. But behind closed doors are people who dream of work, wheels, security and the simple freedom to choose what...

🗣️ “Here, it’s like a modern prison … We don’t do anything – no work, no learning, just sit in the hotel. I can’t live in my country and I can’t live in another country.”

Our Refugee Support Service works in hotels across Scotland and this report rings very true.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

There are over 10,110 children living in temporary accommodation in Scotland. How can a family feel safe and secure knowing they might have to move again?

Unless Scotland gets the social homes we so desperately need, that number will only grow.

✍️ act.scotland.shelter.org.uk/official-rec...

Just arrived! New book - access to #socialjustice from a social #rights ( #housing, #food, #fuel #socialsecurity) perspective

Prof Katie Boyle @katieboyle.bsky.social @lawstrath.bsky.social

Diana Camps, @kenglish.bsky.social @joedsonferrie.bsky.social, Aidan Flegg, @gauravmkjee.bsky.social