Centre On Human Rights In Conflict - Chrc

The Centre on Human Rights in Conflict (CHRC) is an interdisciplinary centre based at the School of Law and Social Sciences, University of East London, United Kingdom.

The CHRC is situated within the School of Law and Social Sciences and its members are specialists from the fields of law, politics and sociology. They combine academic contribution to the field of human rights with experience of working in and with NGO’s and governments and as human rights advocates. Members have extensive experience of working in conflict zones and societies in transition from violent conflicts, colonialism and authoritarian regimes. They combine specialisms in transitional justice and reconciliation, the rule of law in peacebuilding, Islamic law and human rights, socio-economic rights, minority rights and diversity management.

The CHRC brings together academics, policy-makers, human rights experts and advocates, and civil society actors to engage in constructive dialogue and to forge new partnerships.

The CHRC is known nationally and internationally for its original, collaborative and cross-cutting research projects and publications. Recently completed projects include work on the human rights and the rule of law in West Africa funded by the British Academy, participation in a EU framework VII funded comparative project in the search for a durable peace in a variety of conflicts, the examination of the role of civil parties in the Extraordinary Chamber of the Courts of Cambodia, funded by the Nuffield Foundation, an investigation of the role of international criminal law in the courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina funded by the British Academy, and a project assessing state-building in Palestine also funded by the British Academy.

Current projects include work on transitional justice in Spain, Australia and Cambodia, conflict resolution in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, human rights in the Arab world political transformation, the implementation of Security Council Resolutions 1325 and 1820 on gender, peace and security, and land and conflict.

The CHRC is home to a number of postgraduate programmes developed within the School of Law and Social Sciences, such as the:

General LLM
LLM in International Law
LLM in Human Rights Law
LLM in Islamic and Middle East Studies
LLM in International Law and Criminal Justice
MA in Conflict, Displacement and Human Security



The Director of the CHRC is John Strawson.