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Universal Jurisdiction in Switzerland: Challenges for the War Crimes Trial of Alieu Kosiah

Universal Jurisdiction in Switzerland: Challenges for the War Crimes Trial of Alieu Kosiah

Switzerland, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights

On 3 December 2020, the trial of the Liberian former militia commander, Alieu Kosiah, opened in Switzerland’s ...

Sadaf Aziz v. Federation of Pakistan: The end of virginity testing in Pakistan?

Sadaf Aziz v. Federation of Pakistan: The end of virginity testing in Pakistan?

Pakistan, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life

Across Pakistan, the two finger test (TFT), also known as the virginity and hymen test is conducted on female ...

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

India, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

On February 11, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service ...

Classism, Hate Crime and the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper 250: Lessons from Discrimination Law

Classism, Hate Crime and the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper 250: Lessons from Discrimination Law

United Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In the context of hate crime, class has two main analytical roles. First, it can be a ground of hate crime in ...

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

United States, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review

Unlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review

Unlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

United States of America, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...

India’s sexual harassment law wouldn’t be effective unless we fix the issue of ‘Limitation’

India’s sexual harassment law wouldn’t be effective unless we fix the issue of ‘Limitation’

India, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Recently, the High Court of Delhi (India) refused to entertain a challenge to the dismissal of a Judicial Officer, ...

Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

Europe, European Union, Republic of Korea, South Korea, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of Association

This blog continues analysis of the EU-Korea FTA Expert Panel Report, focussing on the significance of the ...

Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

European Union Republic of Korea, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of Association

On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Report by a Panel of ...

African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instruments

African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instruments

African Charter on Human and People's Rights, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 4 December 2020, delivered a historic Advisory Opinion against ...

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