The Register of British Slave-traders compiles and presents information on all known slave-traders in Britain who invested in the trafficking of captive Africans from 1563 to 1807.

Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture

Slavery’s legacy continues ‘to deprive our country and our people’, says minister, as group prepares to appeal to Jamaica’s head of state

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Rwanda is seeking to host EU migrants, in return for a free pass on its abuses in DR Congo and at home. But the idea is "all show and no substance", say critics, who believe the scheme is doomed to fa...

The crossing of over 70,000 migrants into the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta in July 2026 led to concerns being raised about the security of the EU's external borders

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they...

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Cambridge Core - British Government, Politics and Policy - The Brexit Effect, 2016–2026

The Supreme Court issued two seismic immigration law decisions, ruling 6-3 in the Trump administration’s favor in a TPS and an asylum case.

The Good and Faithful Servants One of the foundational assertions of judicial approaches to legislation in the UK comes from Willes J in Lee v Bude and Torrington Railway Co: We sit here as servant…

The Court of Justice of the European Union is the judicial body of the EU. Its role is to ensure that EU laws are respected by the EU’s institutions and Member States and applied in the same way…

This post argues that the ECJ's duty to give specific reasons when declining a preliminary reference, confirmed in Remling (C-767/23), is grounded in Article 47 CFREU's right to a fair trial - not, as...

On Frontex’s Operational Powers, Allocation of Responsibility for Fundamental Rights Violations and Fragmented Justice   By Prof. Jean-Y...

Andreina De Leo * , Post-doctoral researcher, Maastricht University   * Funded by the European Union (ERC, SoftEn project, 1011651...

Our Legacies of Enslavement team has found humanity and dignity, not blame or guilt, are at the heart of the conversation

On 25 March 2026, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted Resolution A/80/L.48 titled “Declaration on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest ...

As the United Nations recognises the transatlantic slave trade as a crime and calls for reparations, a growing ‘global diasporic movement’ is pushing for action

By Ingrida Milkaitė On 23 January 2023, the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR found that restricting and labelling a book of fairy tales as harmful to children solely because of LGBTI content breached Articl...

The idea of a road trip organised around trials and hearings at court houses across the US had been in my head for years...