JUSTICE is on the hunt for an administrator to join our legal team. This is a relatively new post at JUSTICE, providing administrative support to the Director of JUSTICE, the Secretary to the AJC and our Legal Team. This post offers an excellent opportunity to gain administrative experience working in a small but busy legal […]

Sir Christopher Greenwood GBE CMG QC delivered our Annual Tom Sargant Memorial Lecture on the topic of ‘International Law and Justice’. Sir Christopher gave a spirited defence of international law’s achievements and impact, in cases that involve human rights both explicitly and implicitly. For example, Sir Christopher observed that maritime boundary cases litigated in the […]

On Wednesday 10 October our annual Human Rights Law Conference took place at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, with over 130 people attending. This year, we hosted discussions on a number of topics including access to justice, climate change, national security, Brexit and modern day slavery. The conference  opened with a fascinating Morning Keynote Address, delivered by […]

The Howard League for Penal Reform has written to the Prime Minister to request a meeting over the UK government’s decision this summer not to seek assurances from the US government against the use of the death penalty. The letter, which is co-signed by JUSTICE and other non-governmental organisations, lawyers and academics, was sent to […]

It has been seven years since JUSTICE produced the third edition of its brochure for prisoners, How to Appeal. This is the only public facing literature that we produce, but we continue to receive requests for it and are told that it is a valuable resource for prisoners. Since 2011 there have been a few […]

The Administrative Justice Council held its first meeting at Freshfields LLP in London on Friday 13 July 2018.  Forty members from across the administrative justice landscape came together to discuss issues including the courts and tribunal’s reform programme, the ombudsman system, administrative justice in devolved administrations and the Council’s priorities for the year ahead. The […]

JUSTICE has written a letter to the Home Secretary expressing concern at the recent decision not to seek assurances from the US Government that it will not pursue the death penalty for Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh in connection with the supply of British intelligence. JUSTICE requests that the Home Secretary: urgently clarify the nature […]