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Anik Bhaduri 30th July 2018
In 1983, the Indian Supreme Court held that the right to privacy did not guarantee the autonomy of an individual over her own body, and so the restitution of conjugal rights under section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act could not be said to be unconstitutional on the ground that it violated the right to […]
Elena Brodeala 26th July 2018
On June 5, the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) held in Coman and Others that Member States should grant a right of residence to same–sex spouses of EU citizens when they exercise their right to freedom of movement (more on this judgement and its limitations here and here). The CJEU judgement in Coman […]
Akshat Argawal 25th July 2018
In a recent judgement by the Kerala High Court, the court refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus and dismissed a mother’s plea to compel her daughter, referred to here as ‘X’, to return home. In rejecting the plea, the court affirmed the rights of transgender people to individual liberty and freedom of expression. […]
Dalia Palombo 24th July 2018
The liability of parent companies for the extraterritorial human rights abuses committed by their subsidiaries has increasingly become a critical topic for both corporate and human rights litigators. The absence of national and international laws comprehensively addressing this issue created a space for creative arguments for and against holding parent companies of multinational groups incorporated […]
Anmol Rathore 19th July 2018
An appalling humanitarian crisis is gripping Pakistan where violent extremism has shrouded religious tolerance and the government itself is being guided by extremist ideologies. Victims of this aggressive form of discrimination are the Ahmadiyas, members of a sect founded in 1889 by Hadrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in India, who despite insisting that they are Muslim, […]