RightsUp - Global perspectives on human rights law

Welcome to RightsUp, a podcast from the Oxford Human Rights Hub. We look at the big human rights issues of the day, bringing in new perspectives from all over the world by talking to experts, academics, practicing lawyers, activists and policy makers who are at the forefront of tackling these difficult issues.

  • 14 minutes 49 seconds
    RightsUp #RightNow - What to Expect When You're Expecting Brexit
    RightsUp #RightNow https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues. The UK Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision on the case Miller and Dos Santos vs. Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on January 24th. The question before the Supreme Court is whether the Government or parliament has the power to invoke Article 50 and start the process of the UK leaving the EU. In this episode, we talk to Professor Alison Young about the case and its implications for Brexit.
    20 January 2017, 1:46 pm
  • 9 minutes 41 seconds
    RightsUp #RightNow - Sex Education in UK Schools
    RightsUp #RightNow, https://soundcloud.com/tags/RightNow, is a series of mini episodes in the RightsUp podcast series that explores current events dealing with human rights issues. In early January 2017, members of a public bill committee in the UK parliament voted against an amendment to the Children and Social Work Bill that would have made sex and relationship education compulsory in all schools. In this episode of RightsUp #RightNow, we talk to Dr. Meghan Campbell, deputy director of the Oxford Human Rights Hub, about the implications of this decision and the need for a human rights based approach to sex education.
    16 January 2017, 1:18 pm
  • 31 minutes 4 seconds
    'I am not here to delight you': Indira Jaising and gender justice in India
    Episode three of the RightsUp podcast series.
    8 July 2015, 8:02 pm
  • 32 minutes 22 seconds
    'Some Kind of Monster?' The Benefits and Burdens of Human Rights For Business - RightsUp Episode 2
    Episode 2 of RightsUp from the Oxford Human Rights Hub, in which human rights and thier relationship to business are discussed.
    21 May 2015, 10:04 am
  • 47 minutes 24 seconds
    Old Problems, New Media: Revenge Porn and the Law - RightsUp Episode 1
    Episode 1 from RightsUp at the Oxford Human Rights Hub.
    6 May 2015, 7:52 pm
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