Human Rights Law: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears and Limitations
28-29 September 2023
The 2023 European Human Rights Law Conference was held at the University of Cambridge Faculty of Law from 28 September to 29 September 2023. The theme of the conference was 'Human Rights: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears and Limitations'.
Keynotes included Judge Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Professor Conor Gearty KC, Dr Elaine Webster and Lady Brenda Hale.
Conference convenors: Dr Kirsty Hughes, Dr Stevie Martin and Dr Stephanie Palmer.
Jonathan Cooper OBE Early Career Prize
The Jonathan Cooper OBE Prize for the best paper by an early career scholar or professional was awarded at the 2023 conference dinner.
First Prize
- Merel Vrancken - Segregation in education and a duty of desegregation under the European Convention on Human Rights
Joint Second Prize
- Diego de Guadalupe Romero Rivero – Remedial Approaches in International Human Rights Adjudication: A comparative analysis between the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- Natasha Holcraft-Emmess - Notified Derogations and Their Absence: Conditions for Valid Derogation and Measures Restricting Rights in Conflicts and Crises
Publication
A small selection of the papers presented at the conference as well as keynote presentations will be published in a special issue of the European Human Rights Law Review.
Keynotes and plenaries
The keynotes and plenaries from the conference are available on a YouTube playlist, and to watch individually below:
