Dr Amanda Cahill-Ripley
@cahillrip.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Law; International Human Rights Law; Economic, Social, Cultural Rights, Conflict and Peace, Social Justice. Personal account - All views my own. Reposts not endorsements.
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Finally a hard copy 🙂 And it fits in a wee bag easily...
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Finally a hard copy 🙂 And it fits in a wee bag easily...
@livunilawsj.bsky.social @lancasterlaw.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social
@livunilawsj.bsky.social @lancasterlaw.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Finally a hard copy 🙂 And it fits in a wee bag easily...
@livunilawsj.bsky.social @lancasterlaw.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social
@livunilawsj.bsky.social @lancasterlaw.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social
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📬 Everyday rights—like housing, health, education, and social security—are fundamental human rights. If you care about dignity, justice, and equality, sign up to our newsletter and stay informed on how to protect these rights for all.
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October 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
📬 Everyday rights—like housing, health, education, and social security—are fundamental human rights. If you care about dignity, justice, and equality, sign up to our newsletter and stay informed on how to protect these rights for all.
ITS OUT!! My new monograph published by @bupjournals.bsky.social on socio-economic rights #ESCRS and #limitations in times of #Crisis and normality is available now. @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @esranuki.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
ITS OUT!! My new monograph published by @bupjournals.bsky.social on socio-economic rights #ESCRS and #limitations in times of #Crisis and normality is available now. @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @esranuki.bsky.social
Fantastic day at the @geneva-academy.ch for the invited expert meeting on #armedconflict and #ICESCR Excellent discussion on #ESCRs & #armedconflict Thanks to @livunislsj.bsky.social for supporting my participation & to #uncescr members & all participants for their thoughtful contributions
September 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Fantastic day at the @geneva-academy.ch for the invited expert meeting on #armedconflict and #ICESCR Excellent discussion on #ESCRs & #armedconflict Thanks to @livunislsj.bsky.social for supporting my participation & to #uncescr members & all participants for their thoughtful contributions
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One of the many challenges of working class families is being able to afford food. Worrying about having enough food can lead to food disorders in adolescents.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...
Should we have an enforceable right to food? - Professor Geraldine van Bueren Q.C. - UK Human Rights Blog
People are going hungry in England because England, to the detriment of the poor, has forgotten its legal history. Nearly eight hundred years ago, in 1216 English law first recognized a right to food....
ukhumanrightsblog.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One of the many challenges of working class families is being able to afford food. Worrying about having enough food can lead to food disorders in adolescents.
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...
www.ucl.ac.uk/brain-scienc...
A right to food is overdue in the UK and was a right we once had ukhumanrightsblog.com/2013/10/18/s...
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🎉 Our UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Network is growing every day!
🪶 If you are an organisation or individual committed to social justice, equality and human rights, then sign up here: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
🪶 If you are an organisation or individual committed to social justice, equality and human rights, then sign up here: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
UK ESCR Network | Just Fair
UK ESCR Network The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, ...
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May 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
🎉 Our UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) Network is growing every day!
🪶 If you are an organisation or individual committed to social justice, equality and human rights, then sign up here: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
🪶 If you are an organisation or individual committed to social justice, equality and human rights, then sign up here: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
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UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers
UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers
Exclusive: Letter to PM signed by retired supreme court justices among others says lack of action will imperil international legal system
The UK must impose sanctions on the Israeli government and its ministers and also consider suspending it from the UN to meet its “fundamental international legal obligations”, more than 800 lawyers, academics and retired senior judges, including former supreme court justices, have said.
In a letter to the prime minister, they welcome Keir Starmer’s joint statement last week with the leaders of France and Canada warning that they were prepared to take “concrete actions” against Israel. But they urge him to act without delay as “urgent and decisive action is required to avert the destruction of the Palestinian people of Gaza”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
UK must impose sanctions on Israel to meet legal obligations, say more than 800 lawyers
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10 years in the making, my first monograph, Childhood in Liberal Theory, is FREELY ACCESSIBLE for everyone to read in Open-Access!
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Childhood in Liberal Theory: Equality, Difference, and Children’s Rights
Abstract. Children are systematically treated differently as political and legal subjects owing to their assumed weaknesses, incapacities, and special need
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May 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
10 years in the making, my first monograph, Childhood in Liberal Theory, is FREELY ACCESSIBLE for everyone to read in Open-Access!
@britishacademy.bsky.social @oupphilosophy.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/british-acad...
@britishacademy.bsky.social @oupphilosophy.bsky.social
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The UK has ratified these rights at the international level, but now it's time to bring them home. We are calling on the UK Gov to incorporate these rights into our domestic law.
Help us in this fight by joining the ESCR Network today
justfair.org.uk/camp...
Help us in this fight by joining the ESCR Network today
justfair.org.uk/camp...
UK ESCR Network | Just Fair
UK ESCR Network The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, without discrimination in the UK. What is the UK ESCR Network? Just Fair is proud to chair and support the UK Economic, Social and Cultural […]
justfair.org.uk
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
The UK has ratified these rights at the international level, but now it's time to bring them home. We are calling on the UK Gov to incorporate these rights into our domestic law.
Help us in this fight by joining the ESCR Network today
justfair.org.uk/camp...
Help us in this fight by joining the ESCR Network today
justfair.org.uk/camp...
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📜 Today is the 49th anniversary of the UK ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
These are our everyday human rights– such as food, housing, work, social security, education, and healthcare. 🍽️🏡🧑🏭💷📚🏥
These are our everyday human rights– such as food, housing, work, social security, education, and healthcare. 🍽️🏡🧑🏭💷📚🏥
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📜 Today is the 49th anniversary of the UK ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
These are our everyday human rights– such as food, housing, work, social security, education, and healthcare. 🍽️🏡🧑🏭💷📚🏥
These are our everyday human rights– such as food, housing, work, social security, education, and healthcare. 🍽️🏡🧑🏭💷📚🏥
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Guardian of the forest, silent and wise. Photo by:📸 owl_tracker_aj
May 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Guardian of the forest, silent and wise. Photo by:📸 owl_tracker_aj
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5 May 1949: Europe said never again.
The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.
Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.
Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
May 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
5 May 1949: Europe said never again.
The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.
Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
The Council of Europe was born – to defend human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
Watch the video & hear Ernest Bevin’s powerful opening words.
Happy Birthday, Council of Europe. Let’s keep moving forward.
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1/ On #LabourDay, a reminder that the #EuropeanSocialCharter is the social constitution of Europe & #labourrights are at its heart.This year, the @coe.int Euro Committee of #SocialRights is focusing on the #work rights-related duties of states not yet signed up to the collective complaints protocol
Reporting system of the European Social Charter - Social Rights - www.coe.int
www.coe.int
May 1, 2025 at 9:57 AM
1/ On #LabourDay, a reminder that the #EuropeanSocialCharter is the social constitution of Europe & #labourrights are at its heart.This year, the @coe.int Euro Committee of #SocialRights is focusing on the #work rights-related duties of states not yet signed up to the collective complaints protocol
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Meet the Short-eared Owl—known for its piercing gaze and silent flight. A true master of open landscapes. 📸 lydebug
May 1, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Meet the Short-eared Owl—known for its piercing gaze and silent flight. A true master of open landscapes. 📸 lydebug
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📢 #NewPubAlert! 📢
We’re thrilled to celebrate SRI PhD candidate Emily Clark’s latest publication:
“Is the universal basic income a neoliberal Trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses” in Critical Policy Studies.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/1946...
We’re thrilled to celebrate SRI PhD candidate Emily Clark’s latest publication:
“Is the universal basic income a neoliberal Trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses” in Critical Policy Studies.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/1946...
Is the universal basic income a neoliberal trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses
Despite the growing popularity of Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the UK, its proposed scope and relationship with the neoliberal political paradigm remain ambiguous and contested in academic and p...
doi.org
February 22, 2025 at 12:51 PM
📢 #NewPubAlert! 📢
We’re thrilled to celebrate SRI PhD candidate Emily Clark’s latest publication:
“Is the universal basic income a neoliberal Trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses” in Critical Policy Studies.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/1946...
We’re thrilled to celebrate SRI PhD candidate Emily Clark’s latest publication:
“Is the universal basic income a neoliberal Trojan horse? Analyzing representations of ‘the poor’ and ‘poverty’ in UK UBI policy discourses” in Critical Policy Studies.
Link: doi.org/10.1080/1946...
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Welcome ESRAN to BlueSky! Please help the network by following, sharing this profile, and circulating the calls below!
April 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Welcome ESRAN to BlueSky! Please help the network by following, sharing this profile, and circulating the calls below!
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Delighted to see @esranuki.bsky.social on Bluesky! A must-follow for #eonomic and #socialrights fans and now added to this starter pack on #ESR!
go.bsky.app/3BFNBMv
go.bsky.app/3BFNBMv
April 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Delighted to see @esranuki.bsky.social on Bluesky! A must-follow for #eonomic and #socialrights fans and now added to this starter pack on #ESR!
go.bsky.app/3BFNBMv
go.bsky.app/3BFNBMv
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This is outrageous. 'Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, said: “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory.' I am sickened to read this.
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is outrageous. 'Paul Parker, recording clerk for Quakers in Britain, said: “No-one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting house in living memory.' I am sickened to read this.
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📣 We are hosting the biggest workshop on building the First European Network on National Human Rights Action Planning.
🗓️ 4 - 6 June 2025
Find out how you can get involved here ⤵️
ow.ly/2isM50UJmOY
@livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
🗓️ 4 - 6 June 2025
Find out how you can get involved here ⤵️
ow.ly/2isM50UJmOY
@livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
January 22, 2025 at 8:30 AM
📣 We are hosting the biggest workshop on building the First European Network on National Human Rights Action Planning.
🗓️ 4 - 6 June 2025
Find out how you can get involved here ⤵️
ow.ly/2isM50UJmOY
@livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
🗓️ 4 - 6 June 2025
Find out how you can get involved here ⤵️
ow.ly/2isM50UJmOY
@livunihss.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social
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We proudly hosted the Liverpool International Law Mooting Competition 2025! ⚖️🌏
Bringing together law students from Liverpool’s universities, this competition provided a friendly and supportive international law mooting experience.
👉 Read the full story: bit.ly/internationa...
Bringing together law students from Liverpool’s universities, this competition provided a friendly and supportive international law mooting experience.
👉 Read the full story: bit.ly/internationa...
March 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM
We proudly hosted the Liverpool International Law Mooting Competition 2025! ⚖️🌏
Bringing together law students from Liverpool’s universities, this competition provided a friendly and supportive international law mooting experience.
👉 Read the full story: bit.ly/internationa...
Bringing together law students from Liverpool’s universities, this competition provided a friendly and supportive international law mooting experience.
👉 Read the full story: bit.ly/internationa...
Coming soon...watch this space! @livunislsj.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @lulawcrim.bsky.social Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality url:https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/socio-economic-rights-in-times-of-crisis-and-normality
March 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Coming soon...watch this space! @livunislsj.bsky.social @livuniresearch.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social @lulawcrim.bsky.social Socio-Economic Rights in Times of Crisis and Normality url:https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/socio-economic-rights-in-times-of-crisis-and-normality
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2/ The #ECSR considers the measures that European governments have taken to tackle the crisis - and makes clear what must be done if the rights in the #EuropeanSocialCharter are to be secured in times of crisis and #polycrisis.
www.coe.int/en/web/europ...
www.coe.int/en/web/europ...
www.coe.int
March 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
2/ The #ECSR considers the measures that European governments have taken to tackle the crisis - and makes clear what must be done if the rights in the #EuropeanSocialCharter are to be secured in times of crisis and #polycrisis.
www.coe.int/en/web/europ...
www.coe.int/en/web/europ...
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🚨 CALL FOR INPUT 🚨
For my next report to the UN, I am looking for input on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition 🌱
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
More information in EN, FR, ES, RU & AR here 👇
srdefenders.org/submit-infor...
For my next report to the UN, I am looking for input on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition 🌱
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
More information in EN, FR, ES, RU & AR here 👇
srdefenders.org/submit-infor...
Submit Information to an Annual Report
The Special Rapporteur submits two thematic reports each year on the situation of human rights defenders. HRDs, civil society, States, businesses, intergovernmental organisations and others are invite...
srdefenders.org
March 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨 CALL FOR INPUT 🚨
For my next report to the UN, I am looking for input on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition 🌱
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
More information in EN, FR, ES, RU & AR here 👇
srdefenders.org/submit-infor...
For my next report to the UN, I am looking for input on human rights defenders working on climate change and a just transition 🌱
🗓️ Deadline: 30 April 2025
More information in EN, FR, ES, RU & AR here 👇
srdefenders.org/submit-infor...
Always a pleasure to be invited to Geneva to contribute to the #UNCESCR new GC on the applicability of the #ICESCR in #armedconflict Thank you to Prof. Ludovic Hennebel (Rapporteur) and @genevaacademy.bsky.social Looking forward to future collaboration @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Always a pleasure to be invited to Geneva to contribute to the #UNCESCR new GC on the applicability of the #ICESCR in #armedconflict Thank you to Prof. Ludovic Hennebel (Rapporteur) and @genevaacademy.bsky.social Looking forward to future collaboration @livunislsj.bsky.social @livunihss.bsky.social