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The ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInstitute for Human Rights treats the task of continuing to research and develop the ideal of human rights as ongoing

The institute was established to bring the university's multidisciplinary expertise (eg in law, the humanities, social sciences and medical sciences) to bear on human rights.  The institute will play a prominent role as facilitator to bring together stakeholders and researchers and to develop new working partnerships in the advancement of human rights.

Aims

• to advance and disseminate knowledge regarding issues of moral justification, legal interpretation and practical implementation of human rights both domestic and international
• to develop models of accountability for different types human rights, equality and social justice claims
• to provide innovative, workable solutions to domestic and international human-rights problems by bringing together UCL's immense multidisciplinary wealth of intellectual capital, international collaborations and commitment to advancements in human rights
• to equip students studying human rights with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to contribute to the human-rights movement, be it through civil society, government institution or legal practice

Themes

The ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInstitute for Human Rights (IHR) coordinates research undertaken in the field of human rights across UCL. Research work is organised around seven themes:

Human-Rights Theory

• Philosophical foundations of human rights – Saladin Meckled-Garcia (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSchool of Public Policy), Jonathan Wolff (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPhilosophy) and Stephen Guest, William Twining and George Letsas (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Interpretation of human-rights law – George Letsas (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Scepticism and critiques of human rights - Richard Bellamy (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPolitical Science & School of Public Policy), Ronan McCrea (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Economic and social rights theory; equality and human rights – Colm O’Cinneide (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Legitimacy and authority of supranational human-rights courts – Richard Bellamy (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPolitical Science & School of Public Policy
• Public-health ethics – James Wilson (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûCentre for Philosophy, Justice & Health)
• Human rights promotion and post-colonial theory – Ralph Wilde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Freedom of religion rights and secularism, Cecile Laborde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPolitical Science), Ronan McCrea (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Self-determination – Ralph Wilde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Social Rights; Labour Rights; Privacy - Virginia Mantouvalou, UCL, Laws

Political Science & Human Rights

• Human rights indicators
• Human rights indicators and democratic indicators, Rod Abouharb (UCL, Political Science)
• Empirical analysis of institutional practice
• NGO Human Rights movements and agendas (Lisa Vanhala, UCL, Political Science)
• Religion and religious freedom rights (Cecile Laborde, UCL, Political Science, 
• Rights without constitutional entrenchment (Richard Bellamy, UCL, Political Science)

Human-Rights Law: UK, European and International

• Economic and Social human rights protections (Virginia Mantouvalou, UCL, Laws)
• Labour Rights (Virginia Mantouvalou, UCL, Laws)
• Law of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the ECHR – Colm O’Cinneide, Rodney Austin, Silvia Borelli, Ralph Wilde, Ronan McCrea and George Letsas (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Extra-territorial application of human-rights treaties – Silvia Borelli, Ralph Wilde, Douglas Guilfoyle (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Terrorism, emergency law and transfer of individuals – Silvia Borelli (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Human rights in private law and conflict of laws – Myriam Hunter-Henin (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Migration law and policy; refugee law – Ingrid Boccardi and Ralph Wilde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Freedom of expression – Eric Barendt (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Freedom of information – Rodney Austin (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Children’s rights – Michael Freeman (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)

Health & Human Rights

• Public-health ethics – James Wilson, (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûCentre for Philosophy, Justice & Health)
• Cross-cultural issues in health; health and development – Nora Groce (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûPopulation Health)
• Women’s health – Raymond Noble (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInstitute for Women’s Health)
• Medical rights of asylum seekers – Cornelius Katona (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMental Health Sciences)
• Human rights of people with dementia – Maria Parsons (London Centre for Dementia Care)
• Research ethics and bioethics – Sarah Edwards (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûEpidemiology & Public Health)
• Nutrition in emergencies – Andrew Seal (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûCentre for International Health & Development)
• Disability-related issues in situations of disaster and conflict – Maria Kett (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMedicine)
• Global-health governance – David McCoy (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûCentre for International Health & Development)
• Medical law and ethics – Michael Freeman (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)

Archaeology, Anthropology & History of Human Rights

• Forensic anthropology and human-rights issues – Roxana Ferllini (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInstitute of Archaeology)
• Transnational, transatlantic, international, human rights, and diplomatic history, Sarah Snyder (UCL, History)
• Cross-cultural healthcare and anthropology of post-conflict societies – Alexandra Argenti-Pillen (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûAnthropology)
• Religious toleration in Europe – Benjamin Kaplan (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûHistory)
• Cultural history of detention and censorship – Jann Matlock (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûFrench)
• Conservation and indigenous peoples – Renata Peters (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInstitute of Archaeology)

Information, Security, Migration & Human Rights

• Geography of political violence; political theory of terrorism – Alex Braithwaite (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûSchool of Public Policy)
• Information security – Ingemar Cox (Adastral Park)
• Computer security – Anthony Finkelstein (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûComputer Science)
• Terrorism and the new constitutionalism – Rodney Austin (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Terrorism, emergency, warfare and human rights – Silvia Borelli and Ralph Wilde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• Records management and freedom of information – Elizabeth Shepherd (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûInformation Studies)
• International migration, refugees, skilled migration and trafficking – John Salt (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûMigration Research Unit), Ralph Wilde (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)
• EU migration law and policy – Ronan McCrea, (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws), Ingrid Boccardi (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûLaws)

Built Environment, Business & Human Rights

• Planning and municipal poverty-reduction practices – Yves Cabannes (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûDevelopment Planning Unit)
• Corporate social responsibility and human rights – Nina Seppala (ÐÂÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûManagement Science & Innovation)