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Virginia Mantouvalou

@vmantouvalou.bsky.social
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Professor of Human Rights& Labour Law at UCL; Articles Editor, Modern Law Review; Co-Editor, UK Labour Law Blog; Chair of Kalayaan profiles.ucl.ac.uk/22589

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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 22/09/2026
We're calling on the UK Government to finally ratify International Labour Organization Convention 189 🪧 We join migrant domestic workers and demand the UK Government recognise that domestic work is work! Find out more: www.kalayaan.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
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Natalie Sedacca @nataliesedacca.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
On 4 November, 6pm at UCL, we'll hold a launch event for 'Human Rights and the Protection of Domestic Workers in Labour and Migration Law' - many thanks to speakers Cristy of @kalayaan.org.uk , @tnovitz.bsky.social and Lydia Hayes and chair @vmantouvalou.bsky.social www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Book launch: Human Rights and the Protection of Domestic Workers in Labour and Migration Law
Join us for a panel discussion marking the launch of 'Human Rights and the Protection of Domestic Workers in Labour and Migration Law', organised by the Institute for Human Rights
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I am grateful to the editors of the European Human Rights Law Review for inviting me to write this and to Aoife Nolan and Tom Poole for comments on a draft.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It discusses the book: Conor Gearty and Virginia Mantouvalou, Debating Social Rights, Hart, 2011. It presents the arguments & process of writing. It also refers to a review of the book by Aoife Nolan in the Modern Law Review and reveals the book's most significant contribution.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I wrote a short piece on 'Debating Social Rights with Conor Gearty' for a special issue of the European Human Rights Law Review that will honour Conor Gearty (1957-2025). papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Debating Social Rights with Conor Gearty
This short piece is forthcoming as part of a special issue of the <i>European Human Rights Law Review</i> in honour of Conor Gearty (1957-2025). It discusses th
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 08/07/2026
We're hiring an Operations and Administrations Manager (permanent) to join our small but impactful team. This role is essential to Kalayaan’s team and to our ability to transform the lives of our clients. Find out more and apply 🕛️ Deadline midnight 2 August 2026: www.kalayaan.org.uk/get-involved...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Loved being interviewed about my research by my colleague, Professor Judy Stephenson, for her podcast series 'A Cup of Tea with...'. on the topic 'Excluded Workers and Human Rights'. Thanks very much Judy and @uclpressjournals.bsky.social uclpress.co.uk/podcast/work...
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Excluded Workers and Human Rights: A Cup of Tea with Professor Virginia Mantouvalou
Profs Judy Stephenson and Virginia Mantouvalou discuss the challenges that migrant workers face in knowing and upholding their rights
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Just don’t come back to England!
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 16/06/2026
It's International Domestic Workers Day 🔊 To mark IDWD2026, we're launching our Domestic Work is Work campaign! We join migrant domestic workers and call on the UK Government to finally ratify @ilo.org Convention 189 and recognise that domestic work is real work! #internationaldomesticworkersday
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
In this blog post, I tell the story of Toni: blog.apaonline.org/2025/04/01/s...
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State-Mediated Structural Injustice | Blog of the APA
Sandy In her influential account of structural injustice, Iris Marion Young illustrates the problem with the story of Sandy. Sandy is a single mother of two who finds herself on the verge of homelessn...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
My paper 'State-Mediated Structural Injustice' forthcoming in Cordelli (ed), Structural Injustice, NOMOS: Yearbook of the American Society for Political and Legal Philosophy, NYU Press, 2027 available below. I enjoyed a brilliant conference at University of Chicago. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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State-Mediated Structural Injustice
<p><span>This piece examines the role of the law in relation to structural injustice. It argues that by examining legal rules closely when considering certain i
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 11/06/2026
Go Team Kalayaan!🚶🏅 Our team completed 10km at the London Legal Walk yesterday to raise vital funds for free frontline legal services. There's still time to donate: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/kalayaan-... Thank you to everyone who has donated so far! 💗
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michael veale @michae.lv · 01/06/2026
Peter Mandelson was asked for his Whatsapp messages on his phone but refused to hand them over. A legal minefield: @vmantouvalou.bsky.social and I have written about it here in 'Bring Your Own Device — Now Hand It Over!' digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol45/...
The explanatory notes at the start of the document dump explains that "on 31 March the [Cabinet Office] wrote to Peter Mandelson - via his solicitors - to request any information held on his personal phone.

"Peter Mandelson declined to comply with this request. The government has no further recourse to search the personal devices of Peter Mandelson."
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 26/05/2026
Support Team Kalayaan and help us give life-changing legal advice to survivors of exploitation + domestic servitude 🚶On 9th June, we'll be taking part in a 10k walk at the London Legal Walk to raise vital funds for free frontline legal services: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/kalayaan-...
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London Legal Walk 2026
Thank you for supporting our team in fundraising for the 2026 London Legal Walk. We will be walking on Tuesday 9th June to give life-changing legal advice to survivors of exploitation and domestic ser
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 20/05/2026
In 1987, we were founded by migrant domestic workers for migrant domestic workers. Our team at Kalayaan and our Campaigning Group are following in the footsteps of the campaigners of the 1980s-90s to demand justice for migrant domestic workers.   www.kalayaan.org.uk/about-us/our...
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Modern Law Review @modernlawreview.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
March 2026 issue now available: The March Issue of the Modern Law Review is now available. Read more: www.modernlawreview.co.uk
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 07/05/2026
🚶On 9th June, our team will be taking part in a 10k at the London Legal Walk to raise vital funds for free frontline legal services. We deeply appreciate any generous support you are able to give to sponsor our team at this time: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/kalayaan-...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Just voted in the UK local elections. Always crucial to vote: wheredoivote.co.uk
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 01/05/2026
📣 Say it loud and say it clear: Domestic Work is Work! To mark International Workers' Day 2026, we stand alongside migrant domestic workers to call on the UK Government to recognise that domestic work is work and ratify ILO Convention 189. #IWW2026 #InternationalWorkersDay #DomesticWorkIsWork
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Dr Ella Cockbain @drellac.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Plus an outstanding set of over 60 confirmed presenters & panellists including the Low Pay Commission, TUC, ILO, Citizens Advice, HSE, and other leading experts from the UK and internationally, academia and well beyond. 3/3
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Dr Ella Cockbain @drellac.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Conference will launch a landmark study & showcase cutting-edge research & practice from around the world. Keynotes from Matthew Taylor, David Weil, Virginia Mantouvalou & Alex Bryson. 2/3 @vmantouvalou.bsky.social @alexbryson.bsky.social @profsheenalives.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social
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Dr Ella Cockbain @drellac.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Interested in workers’ rights, their protection and enforcement? Come join us at the Working Lives Conference in London on 13 & 14 May 2026, co-hosted by UCL and the Fair Work Agency. We’ve got an amazing line up for you (1/2) www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering/...
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Working Lives Conference
Working Lives: The scale and nature of precarious work and labour market non-compliance in the UK and beyond. Presented by UCL Department of Security and Crime Science.
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UCL European Institute @uclei.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
We may be late to celebrate this - but this is still excellent news. The book can be purchased or downloaded @uclpress.bsky.social: uclpress.co.uk/book/ucl-at-...
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Rebecca Buxton @rebeccabuxton.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
JOB! I'm hiring a Senior Research Associate in Social and Political Philosophy as part of the ERC LEAD Project. Deadline is May 3rd, and candidates would ideally begin in September 2026 or asap after. Feel free to contact me with any questions - Share widely! www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 04/04/2026
We support Domestic Worker Rights ✊ Do you? On Monday 6th April, it's the 14-year anniversary of the changes to the Overseas Domestic Worker Visa. That's 14 years since the UK Government stripped migrant domestic workers of their labour rights. Read our research: buff.ly/fPKM4ER
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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 31/03/2026
UCL Laws recently marked two centuries of leadership in expanding women's access to legal education with a powerful International Women's Day event that brought together a distinguished panel of inspiring practitioners and academics. ⚖️ 🎓 @vmantouvalou.bsky.social Read the news ➡️ tinyurl.com/ypwr2949
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 26/03/2026
The Fair Work Agency launches in April & has the potential to reshape labour market enforcement. We support calls for: ✅ Proper resourcing ✅ A firewall from Immigration Enforcement so migrant workers can report abuse safely and ✅ Transparent enforcement data www.trustforlondon.org.uk/fwa-briefing
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Building a Fair Work Agency that works for all
We tackle poverty and inequality in London
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The brilliant team includes Lucy Briggs, Robert Davies, Hazel Genn, Lara Speicher, Sarah Sterlini, and of course Paul Ayris. The Volume can be purchased or downloaded from here uclpress.co.uk/book/ucl-at-... All proceeds from the sale of the book will support UCL200 scholarships.
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UCL at 200
A commemorative volume marking UCL’s 200th anniversary, exploring two centuries of openness, discovery and global impact. Featuring insights from over 100 contributors, it reflects on UCL’s progressiv...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A few days ago we launched our book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact, which I edited with the support of a brilliant team. This book brings together more than 100 colleagues from across UCL and celebrates outstanding research of our community.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thank you so much to the High Commissioner for such a thoughtful talk, and to our wonderful audience for excellent questions.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Today we had the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk, giving a brilliant lecture @laws.ucl.ac.uk on People, Power and Society in the Age of AI. The text is here, which also celebrates our UCL Bicentennial: www.ohchr.org/en/statement...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Much looking forward to welcoming the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, tomorrow at 1.45pm @laws.ucl.ac.uk for the Annual Lecture of the UCL Institute for Human Rights on the topic: 'People, Power and Society in the Age of AI'. Join us: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/people-pow...
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People, Power and Society in the Age of AI
This UCL200 event, organised by the Institute for Human Rights, explores how digital technologies intersect with human rights to shape a fai
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Enjoyed being interviewed for China Law Journal on 'What Can Scholars Do in the Face of Structural Injustice?' There will soon be a Chinese edition of Structural Injustice and the Law (@uclpress.bsky.social), a book I co-edited w/ @jowolff.bsky.social, with Morning Star Press, a Hong Kong publisher
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 06/03/2026
Ahead of International Women’s Day, pleased to support Disay* to share her story with @thelondonstandard.bsky.social about her experiences & the changes we need in order to ensure all migrant domestic workers, a mostly female workforce, are protected & safe at work www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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The hidden scandal of modern slavery in London
Unpaid wages, 20-hour days, screaming abuse — Hannah Wallace investigates the grim reality for migrant domestic workers, helpless inside the city’s grandest addresses
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Just found out about Tap Social and placed an order. An unexpected benefit of presenting a paper to colleagues on work in prison and post-release. Thanks @timcauser.bsky.social! Great initiative to support prisoners and prison leavers. tapsocialmovement.com
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I worked on the book with a brilliant team, including Lucy Briggs, Hazel Genn, Paul Ayris, Lara Speicher, and an outstanding project manager, Robert Davies. We also had a great Advisory Group of senior academics, as well as the input of many colleagues from across UCL.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Happy 200th Birthday, UCL! @uclnews.bsky.social An honour for me to be Lead Editor of the book UCL at 200: Two Centuries of Insight and Impact. It contains over 100 pieces on groundbreaking research from across UCL the last two centuries. It is available here www.ucl.ac.uk/about/ucls-b...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
On Friday we had a wonderful full day symposium at LSE Law School celebrating the life and work of Conor Gearty. It was very special and full of emotions. We all agreed that Conor would have loved it. Many congratulations and thank you to Luke McDonagh and Gerry Simpson for organising it.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Much looking forward to welcoming the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, at UCL Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk He will give the Institute for Human Rights Annual Lecture on the topic: 'Big Tech: A Human Rights Perspective'. Join us on 18 March at 1.45pm. www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Big Tech: A Human Rights Perspective
This UCL200 event, organised by the Institute for Human Rights, explores how digital technologies intersect with human rights to shape a fair and inclusive society.
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FairChecks @fairchecks.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
A snippet from our short film by One Umbrella Productions, featuring the talented Kellie Shirley. 💙 Watch the full short film here: fairchecks.org.uk/fairchecks-a... #FairChecks #CriminalRecords #Justice
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FairChecks | A short film - #FairChecks
A short film highlighting the experiences of those facing the life-long barrier of a criminal record. Join our campaign for criminal records reform today.
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Just published, my “The Philosophers Have Only Interpreted the World.”Philosophy and Society 36 (4): 985–1000. Open access. journal.ifdt.bg.ac.rs/index.php/fi...
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View of The Philosophers Have Only Interpreted the World
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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
30 years ago (1996) I published An Introduction to Political Philosophy. I thought I had about 5 years until something came along that would replace it. Well, very proud to say it's still standing. Now in 4th edition. The final chapter changes with each edition but the rest much the same.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
I have a new article in the Howard Journal of Crime & Justice: 'The UN Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales'. Thanks to Rob Jones & Greg Davies for inviting me. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery on the Labour Rights of Incarcerated People: A Case Study of England and Wales
This article presents the 2024 Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Contemporary Forms of Slavery, entitled ‘Contemporary Forms of Slavery as Affecting Currently and Formerly Incarcerat...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Warmest congratulations to Jack Beadsworth who successfully defended his PhD at @laws.ucl.ac.uk with two incredible examiners, @cbarnard.bsky.social & ACL Davies. It was an absolute joy to be Jack's supervisor on 'Migrant Labour Law' with Nicola Countouris. Congratulations again, Dr Beadsworth!
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UCL Faculty of Laws @laws.ucl.ac.uk · 11/12/2025
Congratulations to Professor @vmantouvalou.bsky.social for being selected Runner Up at the @innertemple.org.uk Book Prize 2025, a major triennial competition for outstanding authorship. ⚖️ 📖 ➡️ Read the news story: www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/news/pr...
Virginia Mantouvalou (right) is receiving an award from HRH The Princess Royal.
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Kalayaan @kalayaan.org.uk · 05/12/2025
A huge thank you to @hinabokharild.bsky.social for tabling & helping pass the London Assembly motion calling for more rights for migrant domestic workers to help them avoid exploitation! Thanks also to the other members for voting in support! Read the motion here: www.london.gov.uk/who-we-are/w...
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
We were presented with our prizes by Princess Anne (more photos to follow!) in a delightful ceremony. Warmest congratulations to @aileenkavanagh.bsky.social for the main prize, to Sean Coyle and Liron Shmilovits who also received prizes, and to Brooke Marshall for the new author prize.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Truly honoured that my book Structural Injustice and Workers' Rights was selected as Runner Up for the @innertemple.org.uk book prize, a major triennial competition for outstanding authorship.
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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
This Thursday we're celebrating the work of Honorary Professor Lord Hendy in our event 'Class Struggle and the Law'. Join us. www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...
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Class Struggle and the Law: An evening in conversation with Lord Hendy KC
A joint UCL Labour Rights Institute - Institute of Employment Rights (IER) event
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Andrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 19/11/2025
Judgments from the @echr.coe.int have influenced policy in areas like mental health, reproductive rights and access to essential medical treatments. Leaving the #ECHR would be a blow for health, justice and accountability, writes @martinmckee.bsky.social👇 🔗 www.bmj.com/content/391/... via @bmj.com
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