The topic will be explored by two veterans of conflict commentary: General Sir Mike Jackson was Chief of the General Staff at the time of the Iraq war, whilst the Rt Hon. Sir Menzies Campbell QC, former leader of the Liberal Democrats, is one of the UK's foremost politicians commenting on foreign affairs.

To mark International Human Rights Day the Scottish Centre for Conflict will be hosting a seminar entitled:'Education, Health, Justice, Housing, Wellbeing, Work & Employment'.

The Faculty of Advocates and JUSTICE Scotland have great pleasure in announcing a joint event on 10 December 2015 to celebrate Human Rights Day.

Shami Chakrabarti is the veteran Director of the leading NGO on civil rights, Liberty. She discusses a lifetime of campaigning on issues affecting all members of society with James Wolffe QC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.

A Scottish human rights lawyer working in Colombia is to give a talk on his experiences in an event organised by the Faculty’s Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee. Simon Crabb has been in South America since 2012, and will provide an insight into Colombia’s transition from armed conflict to peace. He will examine […]

The Faculty of Advocates Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee is organising a seminar on "Challenges to the Rule of Law at Home and Abroad", chaired by The Hon. Lady Scott.   Jessica Simor QC and Paul Seils, Vice President of the International Centre for Transitional Justice, will speak at the early evening event on Friday […]