Island Rights Initiative | Island Observations

May 11, 2018 In access to justice, accountability, governance, Institutions, Island Observations, resources

‘Soft laws’ and the Ombudsman to strengthen governance in islands.

Good governance is one of the greatest challenges in an island territory or State. On the plus side, there is proximity and size, which means a level of day-to-day accountability unrivalled in large territories or States: a policy or administrative decision taken by a senior civil...

February 23, 2018 In Brexit and UK CDOTs, Island Observations, Island Rights Initiative News, UK CDOTs

Brexit and the UK CDOTs – Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre, talks to Sean Moncreiff

[caption id="attachment_21127" align="alignright" width="280"] Susie Alegre[/caption] The potential challenges that face UK CDOTs as Brexit negotiations develop are hard to predict. As the British Government juggles priorities and navigates huge issues around trade, security and citizens' rights, the UK CDOTs may find it hard to make...

February 6, 2018 In ESC Rights, Island Observations, Island Rights Initiative News, UK CDOTs, women's rights

#Vote137 – How some British women got the vote in 1881.

Today we mark 100 years since some British women got the vote in the UK. It is a milestone to celebrate but let us not forget that some other British women, in the Isle of Man, got the vote almost four decades earlier. On January 31st,...

July 20, 2017 In Island Observations, Kiribati

‘Soft laws’ and the Ombudsman to strengthen governance in islands.

Brexit and the UK CDOTs – Island Rights Initiative Director, Susie Alegre, talks to Sean Moncreiff

#Vote137 – How some British women got the vote in 1881.

Ruminations on a Pacific Atoll