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Fraciah Muringi 12th December 2016
The High Court of Kenya in A.M.N & 2 others v The Attorney General & 5 others was faced with the issue of how surrogacy agreements ought to be enforced. Since there was no law governing surrogacy in Kenya, the Court had recourse to the United Kingdom’s (UK) position. In this petition, the parentage of […]
Karl Laird 9th December 2016
The facts of Ashers have been set out on this Blog previously, so only a brief recap is necessary here. The respondent was a gay man who ordered a cake from the appellant. He wanted a cake with a picture of Bert and Ernie along with the headline caption ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on it. After […]
Gosia Pearson 8th December 2016
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are the first global set of guidelines for states and companies to prevent and address the risk of adverse impacts on human rights related to business activity. They cover three areas: the state duty to protect human rights, the corporate responsibility to respect human rights, and […]
Caroline James 7th December 2016
In September 2016, the High Court in Swaziland ruled that certain provisions in the Sedition and Subversive Activities and Suppression of Terrorism Acts were unconstitutional. The Court held that the definitions of the offences and the procedure through which an organisation is declared a terrorist entity infringed the rights to freedom of expression, association and […]
Emilie McDonnell 6th December 2016
On the 30th of October 2016, the Australian government announced that it would be introducing a law into parliament banning asylum seekers from entering Australia. This law will make it illegal for asylum seekers who were sent to a regional processing centre on Nauru or Manus Island after 19 July 2013 to enter Australia. Even […]