Blogs by jurisdiction

Constitutional Reasoning About Same-Sex Marriage

United States of America, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual Orientation

By including same-sex couples within the constitutional right to marry, the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in ...

Southall Black Sisters: Dissent to Speak Power to Truth, Hope to Counter Hate and Violence

United Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Editor's Note: Pragna Patel of UK women’s organisation Southall Black Sisters (SBS) and Mauro Cabral of Global ...

Small Steps in the Journey Towards Gender Equality on the South African Bench

South Africa, Gender, Role of the Judiciary

The 9th July 2015 was an important day for the South African judiciary. For the first time in our history, an ...

Enforcing a ‘Universal’ Declaration: UN Efforts to hold Non-State Actors Accountable for Human Rights

United Nations, Business and Human Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights

The UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 as an expression of universally ...

Entering the No-Go Zone – Social Security and Discrimination in the UK Supreme Court

United Kingdom, Children's Rights, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination,

It is rare for a human rights challenge in the social security context to succeed in the English courts. In large ...

Single Mothers, Absent Fathers and the Best Interests of the Child: Drawing a Fine Balance in the ABC Case

India, Children's Rights, Gender, Right to Privacy

India is a country where religious rights of different communities are constitutionally protected. However ...

A Supreme Court at the Centre of a Deeply Divided Society

Israel, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the Judiciary

From January 01 to April 01 2015 I worked as a Foreign Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel. This internship ...

"You Have the Right to an Attorney that We Approve of”: Right to Counsel under Iran's New Criminal Procedure Code

Iran, Access to Justice, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial

Under Iran’s new Criminal Procedure Code only lawyers pre-approved by the Head of the Judiciary may intervene ...

Marikana: A Failure of Regulation and the Reinforcement of Inequality: A Preliminary View

South Africa, Business and Human Rights, Labour Rights

On Thursday 25th June, a judicial commission of inquiry published the Marikana Report into the tragic events at ...

Grand Chamber of the ECtHR to Review Limitations on Choice of Birthplace for Women

European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Dubská and Krejzová v the Czech Republic has been referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human ...

The Right to Education post-2015

Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights

The right to education must include standardised measures to ensure equality, quality and accountability. The ...

Abortion Law in Ireland: A Model for Change

Ireland, Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

Ireland has an extremely restrictive abortion law regime. Since the introduction of the 8th Amendment in 1983, the ...