mcgoogan
@mcgoogan.bsky.social
@lawstrath.bsky.social Glasgow
ESCR | right to adequate #housing #socialjustice
ESCR | right to adequate #housing #socialjustice
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mcgoogan
@mcgoogan.bsky.social
· Jan 30
Just arrived! New book - access to #socialjustice from a social #rights ( #housing, #food, #fuel #socialsecurity) perspective
Prof Katie Boyle @katieboyle.bsky.social @lawstrath.bsky.social
Diana Camps, @kenglish.bsky.social @joedsonferrie.bsky.social, Aidan Flegg, @gauravmkjee.bsky.social
Prof Katie Boyle @katieboyle.bsky.social @lawstrath.bsky.social
Diana Camps, @kenglish.bsky.social @joedsonferrie.bsky.social, Aidan Flegg, @gauravmkjee.bsky.social
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This promises to be a great event with @justfairuk.bsky.social and @bonavero.bsky.social , discussing matters such as the right to housing, food, fuel and social security, centring around a book that was completed at Strathclyde Law School and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org.
📉 When people can’t afford food, fuel or housing, it’s not just hardship, it’s a failure of justice.
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
Join us and the Bonavero Institute of Human Rights on 9 December for our online event - 'The future of human rights and justice in the UK'
🎟️ Tickets here events.teams.microsoft.com/event/046a23...
October 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This promises to be a great event with @justfairuk.bsky.social and @bonavero.bsky.social , discussing matters such as the right to housing, food, fuel and social security, centring around a book that was completed at Strathclyde Law School and funded by @nuffieldfoundation.org.
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Today is the one year deadline given by the UN General Assembly for withdrawal of Israel from all illegal settlements after last year’s historic ICJ ruling which found settlements illegal. What should happen now? I discuss in an opinion piece.
www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/o...
www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/o...
OPINION - UN General Assembly's deadline on Palestine: What comes next?
Without confronting Israel’s outlaw behavior, states are faced with the prospect of the breakdown of law and order in the international system, and the obsolescence of the UN itself - Anadolu Ajansı
www.aa.com.tr
September 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Today is the one year deadline given by the UN General Assembly for withdrawal of Israel from all illegal settlements after last year’s historic ICJ ruling which found settlements illegal. What should happen now? I discuss in an opinion piece.
www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/o...
www.aa.com.tr/en/opinion/o...
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For over 70 years, we’ve stood firm in our support of refugees and displaced people worldwide — and we’re not stopping now.
Sign your name today and join us in saying NO to intolerance and YES to humanity: https://bit.ly/4mFaQd1
Together, our collective voice can make a difference.💙
Sign your name today and join us in saying NO to intolerance and YES to humanity: https://bit.ly/4mFaQd1
Together, our collective voice can make a difference.💙
September 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
For over 70 years, we’ve stood firm in our support of refugees and displaced people worldwide — and we’re not stopping now.
Sign your name today and join us in saying NO to intolerance and YES to humanity: https://bit.ly/4mFaQd1
Together, our collective voice can make a difference.💙
Sign your name today and join us in saying NO to intolerance and YES to humanity: https://bit.ly/4mFaQd1
Together, our collective voice can make a difference.💙
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Leaving home is never easy. It’s even harder when you have no choice. When you’re forced to leave suddenly and with little time to prepare.
For millions of refugees, this is the reality.
If you had to leave your home at a moment’s notice, what would you miss the most? 💬
For millions of refugees, this is the reality.
If you had to leave your home at a moment’s notice, what would you miss the most? 💬
September 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Leaving home is never easy. It’s even harder when you have no choice. When you’re forced to leave suddenly and with little time to prepare.
For millions of refugees, this is the reality.
If you had to leave your home at a moment’s notice, what would you miss the most? 💬
For millions of refugees, this is the reality.
If you had to leave your home at a moment’s notice, what would you miss the most? 💬
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After 14 years of displacement, many Syrians are beginning to catch a glimpse of hope and stability on the horizon.
Yet for those returning, the path home is fraught with challenges. Rebuilding lives is anything but simple.
The world cannot look away from Syria.
#Syria #WithRefugees
Yet for those returning, the path home is fraught with challenges. Rebuilding lives is anything but simple.
The world cannot look away from Syria.
#Syria #WithRefugees
September 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
After 14 years of displacement, many Syrians are beginning to catch a glimpse of hope and stability on the horizon.
Yet for those returning, the path home is fraught with challenges. Rebuilding lives is anything but simple.
The world cannot look away from Syria.
#Syria #WithRefugees
Yet for those returning, the path home is fraught with challenges. Rebuilding lives is anything but simple.
The world cannot look away from Syria.
#Syria #WithRefugees
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The Israeli military has continued its intense assault on northern Gaza City with a series of deadly overnight attacks.
Hamas says ready for truce deal, as Israel pounds Gaza City overnight
The Israeli military has continued its intense assault on northern Gaza City with a series of deadly overnight attacks.
bit.ly
September 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
The Israeli military has continued its intense assault on northern Gaza City with a series of deadly overnight attacks.
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There is still time to sign up for this on-campus event on Wednesday.
Join us at @unistrathclyde.bsky.social on 3 September for our Scotify event, to consider recent precedents from outside Scotland and analyse how such cases might be handled if similar factual situations occured in this jurisdiction. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scotifyvie...
Scotify!Views from the North on Recent Extra-jurisdictional Court Rulings
Join us to explore how global court precedents impact Scots law Legal experts discuss handling foreign rulings in the Scottish context.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
There is still time to sign up for this on-campus event on Wednesday.
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This report examines the ways in which housing can impact upon other areas of society and the economy, drawing together contributions from multiple disciplines to provide an overview of the difference that housing makes.
Check it out below!
housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Check it out below!
housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
August 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This report examines the ways in which housing can impact upon other areas of society and the economy, drawing together contributions from multiple disciplines to provide an overview of the difference that housing makes.
Check it out below!
housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
Check it out below!
housingevidence.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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"The absence of a Gaza family reunion scheme is severe. These families need a bespoke scheme like that set up for Ukrainians" - Andy Sirel, JRS Legal Director
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/uk-palestinians-nightmare-watching-war-unfold-from-afar?CMP=share_btn_url
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/uk-palestinians-nightmare-watching-war-unfold-from-afar?CMP=share_btn_url
UK Palestinians on the nightmare of watching war unfold from afar
One year on, we speak to those who have lost more than 50 relatives and who call some ministers’ support for the Israeli government ‘shameful’
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"The absence of a Gaza family reunion scheme is severe. These families need a bespoke scheme like that set up for Ukrainians" - Andy Sirel, JRS Legal Director
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/uk-palestinians-nightmare-watching-war-unfold-from-afar?CMP=share_btn_url
🔗https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/04/uk-palestinians-nightmare-watching-war-unfold-from-afar?CMP=share_btn_url
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We’re representing a family fighting for their home and way of life.
⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice.
📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice.
📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Showpeople family go into battle over Glasgow council eviction
Showman Jimmy Stringfellow is facing the fight of his life - to save his Clydeside home.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 1:13 PM
We’re representing a family fighting for their home and way of life.
⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice.
📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
⚖️ This is the first civil court case to test how Scotland’s new UNCRC law works in practice.
📜 It also relies on Article 8 of the ECHR - the right to respect for private and family life.
🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Israel has completely destroyed over 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods in Gaza City this month.
Israel bombs once-bustling Gaza City neighbourhood Zeitoun to rubble
Israel has completely destroyed over 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods in Gaza City this month.
bit.ly
August 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Israel has completely destroyed over 1,000 buildings in the Zeitoun and Sabra neighbourhoods in Gaza City this month.
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Funding opportunity for current or prospective mature students studying any taught course at Strathclyde Law School (whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate), through the John Fitzsimons Scholarship (deadline 29 August).
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...
www.strath.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Funding opportunity for current or prospective mature students studying any taught course at Strathclyde Law School (whether full-time or part-time, undergraduate or postgraduate), through the John Fitzsimons Scholarship (deadline 29 August).
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...
www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/l...
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We’re holding free, multilingual info sessions for refugees struggling to find accommodation after getting refugee status in Scotland.
People in unsuitable temporary accommodation or experiencing homelessness can join us on Zoom to learn about their housing rights and options.
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People in unsuitable temporary accommodation or experiencing homelessness can join us on Zoom to learn about their housing rights and options.
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August 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We’re holding free, multilingual info sessions for refugees struggling to find accommodation after getting refugee status in Scotland.
People in unsuitable temporary accommodation or experiencing homelessness can join us on Zoom to learn about their housing rights and options.
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People in unsuitable temporary accommodation or experiencing homelessness can join us on Zoom to learn about their housing rights and options.
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EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government has condemned the increase in dangerous rhetoric against asylum seekers, saying "refugees must not be scapegoated"
August 22, 2025 at 4:51 AM
EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Government has condemned the increase in dangerous rhetoric against asylum seekers, saying "refugees must not be scapegoated"
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Israel plans to seize Gaza City, forcing Palestinians there to decide whether to evacuate once again, or risk staying.
Displacement again? Families divided in Gaza over whether to stay or leave
Israel plans to seize Gaza City, forcing Palestinians there to decide whether to evacuate once again, or risk staying.
bit.ly
August 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Israel plans to seize Gaza City, forcing Palestinians there to decide whether to evacuate once again, or risk staying.
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A fantastic scholarship opportunity for mature students at @lawstrath.bsky.social 👇 When choosing your course, please consider our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation
August 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A fantastic scholarship opportunity for mature students at @lawstrath.bsky.social 👇 When choosing your course, please consider our LLM/MSc Law, Technology and Innovation
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🏚️ Housing developments should meet real needs, not elite interests. Too often, profit comes before people—displacing communities and worsening inequality.
New guest blog about how the UN has called for the UK to protect the right to adequate housing. It's time to act.
justfair.org.uk/hous...
New guest blog about how the UN has called for the UK to protect the right to adequate housing. It's time to act.
justfair.org.uk/hous...
Housing as a human right: challenging profit-driven development | Just Fair
This guest blog is written by Dr Rachel Parker, who recently completed a PhD on how the wealthy and politically powerful engage with and influence housing development projects in the UK and Tanzania. Summary Economic, social and cultural Rights (ESCR) – such as the right to adequate housing – are essential human rights but are […]
justfair.org.uk
July 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🏚️ Housing developments should meet real needs, not elite interests. Too often, profit comes before people—displacing communities and worsening inequality.
New guest blog about how the UN has called for the UK to protect the right to adequate housing. It's time to act.
justfair.org.uk/hous...
New guest blog about how the UN has called for the UK to protect the right to adequate housing. It's time to act.
justfair.org.uk/hous...
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NEWS: Strathclyde Law School launches work-based learning across all programmes www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/n...
Strathclyde Law School launches work-based learning across all programmes | University of Strathclyde
www.strath.ac.uk
July 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
NEWS: Strathclyde Law School launches work-based learning across all programmes www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/n...
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The importance of good neighbours & communities is the focus for this year’s Scottish Housing Day, which takes place on Wednesday 17 Sept.
As the event reaches its 10th year, we' re encouraging a nationwide discussion on how important good neighbours are to wellbeing & living well in our homes.
As the event reaches its 10th year, we' re encouraging a nationwide discussion on how important good neighbours are to wellbeing & living well in our homes.
June 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The importance of good neighbours & communities is the focus for this year’s Scottish Housing Day, which takes place on Wednesday 17 Sept.
As the event reaches its 10th year, we' re encouraging a nationwide discussion on how important good neighbours are to wellbeing & living well in our homes.
As the event reaches its 10th year, we' re encouraging a nationwide discussion on how important good neighbours are to wellbeing & living well in our homes.
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📽️ Watch our short video with CEO Sally Thomas to learn more about our toolkit aimed at informing housing associations in their work to recognise and respond to domestic abuse.
June 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
📽️ Watch our short video with CEO Sally Thomas to learn more about our toolkit aimed at informing housing associations in their work to recognise and respond to domestic abuse.
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June 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Peoples’ Tribunal is out. The Tribunal is a milestone in the struggle towards justice for the Palestinians and for all of humanity.
gazatribunal.com/the-sarajevo...
gazatribunal.com/the-sarajevo...
The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Tribunal - Gaza Tribunal
We, the members of the Gaza Tribunal, having gathered in Sarajevo from 26 to 29 May 2025, declare our collective moral outrage at the continuing genocide in
gazatribunal.com
May 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Sarajevo Declaration of the Gaza Peoples’ Tribunal is out. The Tribunal is a milestone in the struggle towards justice for the Palestinians and for all of humanity.
gazatribunal.com/the-sarajevo...
gazatribunal.com/the-sarajevo...
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In the new issue of the Edinburgh Law Review, Jill Robbie and I consider the unsuccessful judicial review of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, and what this could mean for any future A1P1 challenges of property-related legislation www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
The Cost-of-Living Crisis and Property Regulation | Edinburgh Law Review
www.euppublishing.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:45 AM
In the new issue of the Edinburgh Law Review, Jill Robbie and I consider the unsuccessful judicial review of the Cost of Living (Tenant Protection) (Scotland) Act 2022, and what this could mean for any future A1P1 challenges of property-related legislation www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3...
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Our Professor Katie Boyle will be giving evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee on the Civil Legal Aid Inquiry tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The papers and agenda are available online. www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
Equalities Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee 20 May 2025
www.parliament.scot
May 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our Professor Katie Boyle will be giving evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights & Civil Justice Committee on the Civil Legal Aid Inquiry tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. The papers and agenda are available online. www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...
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Delighted to have been elected as the Chair of the @slsauk.bsky.social and many thanks to everyone who attended the AGM at #SLSA2025. It is a real privilege for me to follow Professor John Harrington in this role and I'm very excited to continue working with the board for the socio-legal community.
At the SLSA AGM today 16 April at the University of Liverpool, Smita Kheria @smitakheria.bsky.social
University of Edinburgh, was elected as the Chair of the SLSA.
University of Edinburgh, was elected as the Chair of the SLSA.
April 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Delighted to have been elected as the Chair of the @slsauk.bsky.social and many thanks to everyone who attended the AGM at #SLSA2025. It is a real privilege for me to follow Professor John Harrington in this role and I'm very excited to continue working with the board for the socio-legal community.