Newcastle Law School is inspiring change across society, policy and law.
Our research informs policy and practice, aiming to benefit societylocally, nationally and globally.
We work closely with stakeholders in government, charities, industry and the public to give them access to the latest research.
View accessible summaries of the questions addressed in our research and the findings.
We're influencing the adoption of a children’s rights approach in law and practice.
We investigate legal models for securing and protecting common land.
We inform environmental governance reform in Northern Ireland. We supporting the Environmental NGO sector.
We protect individual rights under international law in armed conflict and forcible displacement.
The work of the Performing Identities project team addresses how to mitigate the effects of UK-wide constitutional change on Northern Ireland.
The issue of prisoner voting has come close to rupturing the UK’s place in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).