About UCL Institute for Human Rights
With its wide range of activities the Institute leads academic impact and engagement on global human rights issues. The Institute's focus is on human rights standard-setting, interpretation and application, in both the international and domestic context. Its mission is to contribute to UCL's role as a global university.
Keep up to date
Sign up for the mailing list to receive updates about the Institute for Human Rights.
SubscribeLatest news
Virginia Mantouvalou shortlisted for Inner Temple Book Prize
The monograph Structural Injustice and Workers’ Rights by Professor Virginia Mantouvalou has been shortlisted for the Inner Temple Book Prize 2025, a major award recognising outstanding scholarship.
14 Oct 2025
UCL Human Rights Institute hosts European Court President on rule of law in Europe
This month the UCL Institute for Human Rights hosted its first IHR Annual Lecture, featuring a keynote by the President of the European Court of Human Rights.
14 Feb 2025
Human Rights at Work, co-authored by Professor Virginia Mantouvalou, published by Bloomsbury
The book examines the traditional topics of employment law as well as more contemporary issues, including employees' use of social media and the enforcement of human rights in the gig economy.
25 Oct 2024
