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At the conclusion of each Clinic, the memoranda prepared by Clinic students are provided to each client and, when consented to by the client, uploaded for open access on this site.

The memoranda are research papers prepared on a pro bono basis by students in the Human Rights Law Clinic. They are produced as a pedagogical exercise to train students in the practice and application of international human rights law. They do not involve the giving of professional advice and cannot in any way bind, or lead to any form of liability or responsibility for their authors, the convenor of the Clinic, the ßÏßÏÊÓƵ Centre for Human Rights Research or the Sussex.

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2026

'Enforced Disappearance of Children in Armed Conflict' by Taylor Brown and Jasmine Kageorge (for Global Rights Compliance)

'Unjust Enrichment in International Human Rights Law and Transitional Justice' by Flo Cooke, Isabelle Dyer and Ella Stodart (for Huquqyat)

‘Cultural Rights Indicators’ by Lauren Steinborn and Charlie Wooton (for Prof Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights). Confidential memorandum.

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2025

'State Responsibility for Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Rights under Convention no. 169 of the ILO: The German case' by Oliver Johnson and Pedro Monteiro (for Survival International)

'Children’s Rights to Education, Cultural Identity, and Freedom of Expression in Armed Conflict: Legal Analysis of Violations in Russia and Ukraine' by Juliette Hudson and Sabrina Shafi (for Global Rights Compliance)

‘Assessing the United Kingdom (UK)’s Legal Accountability: International Criminal and State Responsibility for Alleged Complicity in War Crimes and Genocide in Gaza’ by Lola Francis-Clark and Natalie Sweiss (for War on Want). Confidential memorandum.

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2024

‘An Analysis of Compliance to the Freedom of Religion and Belief within the Caucuses and the Identification of Trends Amongst Selected OSCE Members Regarding Adherence to International Standards’ by Henry Curties and Nana Ghvaladze (for OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)

'Access to Justice and Remedies for Children' by Ophelia Geary, Bilan Hirsi and Margaret Mwape (for Child Rights Connect)

'The Right to Identity: A memorandum investigating the existence of a right to identity' by Sumaya Rahaman and Meredith Armstrong (for Fenix Humanitarian Legal Aid)

‘Violations of Human Rights in light of the Derna Natural Disaster’ by Abdullah Alshahrani, Shivani Patel and Lucimar Prata Dos Santos (for Lawyers for Justice in Libya). Confidential memorandum.

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2023

'Domesticating the Rights of Child Human Rights Defenders: The Pilot Case of Moldova' by Marcie Kinsella and Seyi Ugochukwu (for Child Rights Connect)

'Climate Change and Building Resilient Health and Social Systems' by Alice Bongiovanni and Isabela Gómez Martínez (for Amnesty International)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2022

'Children’s Civil and Political Rights: A Case for Standard Setting' by Bethany Fieldhouse and Meg Middleton (for Child Rights Connect)

'In the name of “climate change”: Human rights violations in carbon offsetting projects' by Henry Bonsor and Tom Chesley (for Survival International)

‘Current Trends in Development and Cultural Rights’ by Rebecca Gleig and Raquel Fernandes (for Prof Alexandra Xanthaki, UN Special Rapporteur on Cultural Rights). Confidential memorandum.

Juxtaposing the issue of segregation against the right to education and the right to work for the youth in Mitrovica by Igor Lowczyk and Harri James-Standen (for International Communities Organisation)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2021

Enhancing Social Protection to Guarantee Human Rights and Equality by Lauren Stewart, Dikchya Raut and Hawau Abikan (for Amnesty International)

Permissible Restrictions on Children's Civil and Political Rights by Jacob Charnick and Skye Derrington (for Child Rights Connect)

Financial Complicity in International Human Rights Violations by Katie Wootton and Zoe Corderoy (for Minority Rights Group International)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2020

'The Links Between Tax Policies and Human Rights' by Jade Dos Santos and Ric Stewart (for Amnesty International)

'Children Human Rights Defenders’ Petition on Climate Change to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child' by Jessica Raby, Hope Pycroft, Maria Canar (for Child Rights Connect)

'The Minority and Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Implications of Carbon Trading Schemes' by Swiri Anyangwe and Jessica Gibbs (for Minority Rights Group International)

'Is advancing the right to freedom of religion or belief for all beneficial to ensuring overall security?' by Enia Valentina Dellepiane and Lewis Njabulo Sibanda (for OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)

'Indigenous Education and International Law' by Nel Hywel and Suyashi Prrasad (for Survival International)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2019

'The Impact of Austerity Policies on the Right to Health in Greece: The Role of the European Union Institutions' by Louise Plumstead and Tamara Castañer Coll (for Amnesty International)

'How has the right to food in times of armed conflict been interpreted by the Human Rights Bodies' by Ana Ivanova and Alexander Smith (for Global Rights Compliance LLP)

'Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children in the United Kingdom' by Donia Elmaghrabi and Emily Uwizerwa (for Human Rights Watch)

'Would it be desirable for article 3 (4) of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child…' by Ciaran King and Zachary Vallely (for International Commission of Jurists)

'Exploring the Boundaries Between Conflict Related Sexual and Gender-Based Violence…' by Abigail Field and Iremsah Turkan (for OSCE Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights)

'A Right to Remain Uncontacted' by Celina Luzi Stoutland and Katie Lynn Pimenta (for Survival International)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2018

'Understanding multiple and intersectional discrimination' by India Kearsley (for Minority Rights Group International)

'The Rohingya Crisis: Accountability for Human Rights violations' by Thomas Thrower (for Global Rights Compliance LLP)

'Sexual and Gender based violence as a form of torture or ill-treatment' by Lindsay Redfern (for ODIHR)

'The abusive use of pretrial detention as a form of torture or ill-treatment' by Laurence Carroll (for ODIHR)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2017

Eritrea country profile on the prevention and perpetration of torture… by Selam Biru (for Freedom From Torture)

Syria country profile on the prevention and perpetration of torture… by Chikondi Chijozi (for Freedom From Torture)

Fair trial rights during states of conflict and emergency by Paul Chiotcha (for OSCE ODIHR)

Exploring the boundaries of 'civil disobedience' by Nora Göhler (for OSCE ODIHR)

The detention of persons with psychological disabilities by Elliot Hatt (for Human Rights Watch)

Assessing the UK Conservative Party proposal… by Daniel Hicklin (for Human Rights Watch)

The human rights implications of mass surveillance and data collection by Bradley Kershaw (for OHCHR)

Reform of the Common European Asylum System under the 'Dublin IV' proposal by Nicola Logan (for ICJ)

Human rights implication of the mass burial of unidentified bodies in Mexico by Andres Enrique Pacheco Pacheco (for OSJI)

The impact of the death penalty on children of parents sentenced to death by Angela Yeboah-Appiah (for OSCE ODIHR)

Human rights assessment of electronic monitoring as an alternative to pre-trial detention by Maija Zalpetere (for Fair Trials)

Human Rights Law Clinic Papers 2016

The protection and safety of persons with disabilities in armed conflict by Poppy Ni Bhroithe-Barnett (for Geneva Academy)

The enjoyment by women of their right to peaceful assembly by Bea Webster (for OSCE ODIHR)

The enjoyment by human rights defenders of their right to freedom of association by Esnatt Gondwe (for OSCE ODIHR)

Criminal and administrative measures against foreign terrorist fighters by Ryan Dowding and Charles McKeon (for ICJ & OSCE ODIHR)

The death penalty and the prohibition of torture… by Johanne Arnoldi Zilmer (for OSCE ODIHR)

Imposition of the death penalty in Pakistan by Suleman Zeb (for ICJ)