Research Programmes
Research Programmes
The Institute carries out a broad range of research on issues of national and international interest. HRSJ collaborates with University Departments (including Law, Governance and International Relations and Applied Social Sciences) and with research bodies outside the University. The following are two areas of particular focus:
Civil and Political Rights - Europe in transition and conflict
This strand is concerned with the protection of fundamental civil and political rights in the former Soviet states and in regions of conflict within Europe. In these contexts, the Institute carries out research, provides consultancy and training, and maintains an international human rights litigation practice (see EHRAC, below).
This body of work centres on a number of key substantive rights: the right to life; the prohibition of torture; and rights arising in the administration of criminal justice (including the right to liberty and the right to a fair hearing).
Multiple Perspectives on the Right to Health
Another area of focus is the improvement of conditions associated with the right to health. Our research activities within the health strand are multi-disciplinary, crossing fields of social science theory, applied social sciences, human rights and law, medical sciences, building environment, philosophy and religion. Through focused analysis of social justice issues in health, HRSJ contributes nationally and internationally to the shaping of future programmes, public initiatives, policies and laws, thus bringing social justice into interface with human rights initiatives.
