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Centre Advertising Phd on Impact of Welfare Reform
The Centre for Human Rights in Practice is currently advertising a fully-funded Phd studentship on the human rights and equality impact of welfare reform. The closing date is 15 May.
The project is a collaboration between the Centre and Coventry City Council. The ESRC-Funded Collaborative PhD will investigate the human rights and equality impacts of welfare reform, public spending cuts and cost of living increases on vulnerable groups and individuals in Coventry.
To find out more about this opportunity please see http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/chrp/projects/spendingcuts/welfarereform/
Centre hosts Access to Justice Workshop in conjunction with Monash University and Criminal Justice Centre
The Centre for Human Rights in Practice hosted a workshop on 19th March 2014 in conjunction with Monash University the Criminal Justice Centre at Warwick exploring the impact of cuts to civil and criminal legal aid. The workshop was attended by academics, legal practitioners, funders and civil society actors, all of whom had extensive knowledge of the legal aid changes and their impact in practice.
The workshop comprised three main sessions:
- Legal aid cuts and the changing face of the legal profession;
- Legal aid cuts and the lawyer client relationship; and
- The broader social consequences of legal aid cuts.