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The UK Supreme Court allows appeal in AM (Zimbabwe), departing from N v SSHD & following Paposhvili v Belgium, which it accepts extends the scope of Article 3 ECHR in medical cases. Read more
The paper "COVID-19 and the impact on human rights” was published by the AIRE Centre on 28 April 2020 to provide a brief overview of the implications of the fight against COVID-19 for the protection of human rights, with a focus on the Western Balkans. Given that the course and development of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the corresponding government responses, have been unpredictable and remain subject to frequent change, the document does not seek to serve as a catalogue of measures and comprehen Read more
In line with the preventative measures against the COVID-19 outbreak, AIRE Centre and RAI Secretariat have introduced video teleconference meetings to bridge disruptions in the implementation of the Regional Anti-corruption Project funded by the UK Government. Implementation of a Regional Project is a challenging task at any time as it covers six jurisdictions, and during such daring times as the current pandemic, it is even more so. Nevertheless, AIRE Centre and RAI Secretariat are utilising Read more
On 2 October 2019, the CJEU delivered an important decision in Bajratari v SSHD(Case 93/18), clarifying the ‘sufficient resources’ condition of Article 7(1)(b) Directive 2004/38 whilst simultaneously reinforcing the right to free movement of Union citizens. The AIRE Centre intervened in both the Northern Irish Court of Appeal and the CJEU proceedings. Read more
On 29th April the Court of Appeal handed down the judgment in R (On the Application of) McConnell v the Registrar General for England and Wales. Read more
Up to a third of UK-based EU nationals are yet to secure their UK settled status, risking the stability of UK businesses. Over a million Europeans living in the UK haven’t yet secured their status, despite the success rate of applications to date being over 99.9%.In November, of 305,600 EUSS applications, just one was refused on suitability grounds. Read more
The AIRE Centre has submitted a written intervention in the case of Fjölnisdóttir and others v Iceland. We call on the Court to ensure that the best interests of the child are accorded, at a minimum, the primacy that is set out in Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in any decision on legal parentage. Read more
The AIRE Centre is proud to be a part of a coalition of over 70 organisations and experts concerned with children’s rights and welfare that has published a series of 30 General Election pledges which would transform the lives of children and young people, and their parents and carers. Read more
The AIRE Centre intervened in the case, to emphasis to the Court the applicable standards relating to best interests of children in such situations. Read more
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