The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

It was announced yesterday that Murray Hunt is to leave the role of Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law to join the University of Oxford. Murray has been Director of the Centre since 2017, leading the Centre through a highly successful and dynamic period since 2017. In his new role he will lead the second phase of the Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (Modern Slavery PEC). This move is a continuation of one of Murray's outstanding achievements as Bingham Centre Director, as he secured a major investment from UK Research and Innovation to fund the first phase (2019-2024) of the Modern Slavery PEC. During this period, Murray led the PEC through its growth as an innovative consortium of research bodies and independent organisations led by the Bingham Centre. A full announcement of the Modern Slavery PEC's second phase transfer to Oxford is also published today. The Bingham Centre is named after Lord Bingham of Cornhill, the pre-eminent UK judge of his generation, and has been an integral part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) since it was founded in 2010. Murray has shown vision, diplomacy and courage in expanding the work of the Centre to advance the Rule of Law. Read the news item https://lnkd.in/eASPaCgT

The Rule of Law continues to be advanced in our schools! On Tuesday, we launched a series of weekly school workshops at Hungerford Primary School, part of the The Bridge Trust Academy. My colleague Rukevwe Otive-Igbuzor, Esq., BIICL (British Institute of International and Comparative Law) Ambassador and I had a fantastic time with the Year 6 students, focusing on 3 Rs - Rules, Rights and Responsibilities. The limelight of the sessions for me personally was watching the brilliant debates on what the age of criminality should be in the UK. It was a joy to watch some budding parliamentarians and human rights lawyers emerge right before our eyes 😊 The students were quite engaging and are already looking forward to our next session after the half term, when we will be hosting them at The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law offices at Russell Square. Special thanks to Amy Reynolds, ESG Director at Higgins Partnerships for hosting us, Ruzi Bibi and Melissa Facey for organising and Richard Luiki-Mata and his fantastic team for the awesome work they do everyday supporting the students! Please get in touch if you would like to support/host our weekly school workshops. Together, we will make a greater impact.

New report from the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law: 'Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill: Proposed amendments for House of Lords Committee Stage'.   The Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill will begin Committee Stage in the House of Lords today, 12 February 2024.   As part of the Bingham Centre’s Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation Project, we have published a new report that aims to assist and inform the House of Lords’ consideration of the Bill during its Committee stage.   While our view is that the Bill in its essence is a major infringement of the Rule of Law and the separation of powers, and should not be passed, we nevertheless accept that the House of Lords may wish to engage constructively with the Government’s aims. The proposed amendments create the possibility that the scheme in the Bill could be operated consistently with the UK’s international obligations and with much less offence to the constitutional principle of the Rule of Law.   The report is available here https://lnkd.in/eg4G_x-q

The central purpose of the #Rwanda deportations Bill is contrary to #RuleofLaw, the Bingham Centre's preliminary analysis finds. Read our report authored by Murray Hunt below 👇  

The The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law is looking to appoint a dynamic legal researcher with an interest in parliamentary affairs to provide research assistance for a new phase of the Centre’s Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation Project. The Bingham Centre’s Rule of Law Monitoring of Legislation Project aims to systematically scrutinise Government Bills against recognised #ruleoflaw standards, and to report on Bills which have significant Rule of Law implications. Bills and issues will be prioritised for selection based on the project team’s time and capacity. The goal is to provide independent, high quality #ruleoflaw analysis to assist members of both Houses of Parliament with their scrutiny of legislation, and to provide resources empowering civil society to engage directly with Parliament. The role is 2 days week until august 2025 Find out more and apply by 2nd of Jan 2024 https://lnkd.in/dxm4Xc7