Koldo Casla

Koldo Casla is a lecturer at the School of Law and the director of the Human Rights Centre Clinic, University of Essex. His Twitter is @koldo_casla.

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In defense of the social right to property

By: Koldo Casla
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It is now more urgent than ever to redefine the contours of property and its social function in light of economic and social rights.

Human rights and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine: an alternative proposal

By: Koldo Casla
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Putin’s aggression requires a human rights strategy that accounts for existing power relationships, and attempts to steer the balance in the direction of peace.

Chile’s constitutional moment is an opportunity to enhance social rights

By: Koldo Casla
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To do justice to such an ambitious goal, the Chilean process should not leave anyone behind. This is a historic occasion to make the case for social rights.

Reflections from a human rights clinic in the midst of Covid-19

By: Koldo Casla
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Essex’s HRC Clinic had to adapt to a challenging scenario under COVID-19, with physical distancing rules and human interaction exclusively online.

New policies for a new crisis

By: Koldo Casla
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Human rights activists don’t have all the answers to the pandemic, but they should focus on protecting the most vulnerable, and be alert to creeping authoritarianism.

What does that mean here? Localizing human rights in the UK

By: Koldo Casla & Kath Dalmeny
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Some people believe that there is a lot of skepticism towards international human rights in England, but experiences of localization of rights are making a difference ...

 

What Putin’s supposed “death” of liberalism means for human rights

By: Koldo Casla
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If Putin was right, and liberalism is dead, what would be the future of human rights in global politics?

Irish Traveller communities in Cork monitor and campaign for social rights

By: Koldo Casla

Traveller communities in Ireland are using international human rights law to monitor their housing conditions and to demand action from the local council. And they ...

 

Evicted rights in Spain: no room of one’s own

By: Koldo Casla
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Thousands of people are being evicted in Spain due to austerity measures, and women are disproportionately affected by structural inequality.

The UK government cannot reconcile austerity measures with human rights

By: Jamie Burton & Alice Donald & Koldo Casla

UK governments have claimed austerity measures are necessary while ignoring the disproportionate adverse effects on marginalized groups.

 
 

 

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