{"id":14,"date":"2023-01-16T09:15:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T09:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T15:13:27","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The International Justice and Human Rights Centre at Edge Hill University is committed to the promotion and development of human rights and international law. The Centre was established by the University in 2022, to build on the work, research, and connections of the previous research Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-1024x262.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-1024x262.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-1536x393.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/Edge-Hill-University_Primary_Logo_RGB_Suffragette-Purple-2048x524.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC-1024x388.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-890\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.639243793497455;width:301px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC-1024x388.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC-300x114.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC-768x291.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC-1536x581.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2026\/03\/IJHMC.png 1757w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre will prioritise research projects aimed at addressing current global challenges where our expertise can contribute to innovative thinking, policy development, and real-world impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:61px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"698\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-182\" alt=\"An aerial image of Edge Hill Campus\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus-300x102.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus-1024x349.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus-768x262.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/01\/Campus-1536x524.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre will be home to long-term research collaborations and will develop legal and interdisciplinary projects. The Centre aspires to be a forum for debate on human rights law and developments in international law and justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/research.edgehill.ac.uk\/en\/organisations\/ijhr\/\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px\">View full unit profile in our research archive<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"background-color:var(--site--whitesmoke)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2eb748b2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-style-default\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/02\/EastLakeNight.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/our-people\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Our People<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/publications\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/02\/LawNight.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/publications\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Our Research<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/389\/2023\/02\/CatalystNight.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100 aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.edgehill.ac.uk\/ijhr\/events-and-media\/\" style=\"border-radius:0px\">Events and Media<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Justice and Human Rights Centre at Edge Hill University is committed to the promotion and development of human rights and international law. 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