About us

The objective of the Human Rights in Action (HRiA) project is to collect written contributions, from the foremost experts in their fields, on how the Human Rights Act has shaped UK law and UK courts over the last two decades.

We will publish contributions on this website, and in a stand alone report. We will also draw on contributions to produce a submission of evidence to the Independent Human Rights Act Review. 

We very much hope that the widest range of contributors will lend their insights to this project. Together, and collectively, we can highlight the value of the Human Rights Act in the UK.

To contribute to HRiA

If you would like to contribute to the HRiA project, we'd love to hear from you! For information on how to contribute, see our open call for contributors. 

HRiA Team

The HRiA project team is:

Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Professor of Human Rights Law, University of Liverpool (read about Kanstantsin here).

Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos, Professor and Head of the Department of Law, Goldsmiths, University of London (read about Dimitrios here).

Paul Johnson, Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, University of York (read about Paul here). 

Silvia Falcetta, Research Associate in the Department of Sociology, University of York (read about Silvia here).

Contact HRiA

To contact us please email silvia.falcetta@york.ac.uk