With the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London next week, comes an opportunity to support the important role the Commonwealth can play in the protection and promotion of human rights for the people of the numerous small island states that make up the Commonwealth
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 their voices heard. Island Rights
As negotiations on Brexit continue between the UK and Europe, more and more complex legal issues are thrown up around security, the Good Friday Agreement and data protection among others. But the effect of Brexit on British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies is often forgotten. Island
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,
Islands in International Finance In the second half of the twentieth century, many small island jurisdictions established themselves as international financial centres (IFCs). For some, this was a choice that allowed their communities to survive and thrive after decades, or even centuries of large scale emigration
Introduction Loss and Damage is an area of climate negotiations that is of particular relevance to island States. Islands are the ‘canary in the coalmine’ - they have contributed the least to greenhouse gases emissions, but will be the first to fall victim to the consequences
In recent years, the world has seen an increase in natural disasters. In 2017 alone there has been flash flooding in Bangladesh, the mudslide in Sierra Leone, and three hurricanes in the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of the United States ravaging people and
Island Rights Initiative Associate and former Attorney-General of Anguilla, Rupert Jones writes in the Guardian about UK responses and responsibilities for British Overseas Territories devastated by Hurricane Irma: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/12/hurricane-irma-british-territories-aid-anguilla
This week, Ministers from across the British Overseas Territories will meet in London for a Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) on Brexit. Now that the dust is settling following the General Election in the UK and negotiations on Brexit are actually under way, this JMC will