Big win for rule of law: government retains judges’ discretion in judicial review reform
The government accepted a key Law Society recommendation and agreed to remove the statutory…
29 Apr 2022
International rule of law
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- Human rights defender strategy for the UK government10 Feb 2021
- Influencing for impact: The need for gender equality in the legal profession08 Mar 2019
- International Women in Law report: Findings from the international women’s roundtables19 Jun 2019
- Practical toolkit for women in law08 Mar 2021
- UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers report24 Feb 2022
- UN submission on Turkey – international law breaches of independence of the legal profession27 Sep 2018
- Intervention tracker20 Jan 2022
- Anti-corruption03 Jun 2020
- Capacity building04 Jun 2020
- International Women in Law08 Mar 2021
- Lawyers at Risk16 Sep 2020
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