The Ombud’s role in environmental governance and sustainable development at national and international level: the protection of future generations By Vassiliki Vretou In this post, Vassiliki Vretou discusses her new book, which deals with the Institution of the Ombud and its role in protecting environmental rights, including those of children and future generations. She makes … Continue reading
Book launch: Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human Rights in Small Places By Lee Marsons (University of Essex) A shorter version of this blog has also been posted to the SeNSS doctoral training partnership website here. On Wednesday the 23rd of October 2019, Essex Law School’s Public Law Cluster hosted the launch of Margaret Doyle … Continue reading
‘Grenfell, Windrush, Hillsborough – these and other tragedies bring into sharp focus the necessary partnership of social rights and the actions of the state.’ Reimagining Administrative Justice: Human rights in small places reconnects everyday justice with social rights. It rediscovers human rights in the ‘small places’ of housing, education, health and social care, where … Continue reading
Accountability and improvement in the ombuds sector: the role of peer review By Chris Gill (University of Glasgow) On Monday 23 September 2019, the International Ombudsman Institute and the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman hosted a seminar aimed at developing best practice in the use of peer review by ombuds offices. In this post, … Continue reading
Reform of the administrative justice system: a plea for change and a research agenda By Richard Kirkham (University of Sheffield) (L) and Naomi Creutzfeldt (University of Westminster) (R) This post is a response to recent overlapping speeches given by the Senior President of Tribunals (SPT), Sir Ernest Ryder, with a particular … Continue reading
