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The Best Interest of the Child should still be ‘Paramount’ for Migrants

The Best Interest of the Child should still be ‘Paramount’ for Migrants

United Kingdom, United Nations, Children's Rights, Immigration and Asylum

The ‘Best Interest of the Child’ principle is the cornerstone of children’s rights; however, the Courts are less ...

The Maternal Imperative: Birthright Citizenship as a Cornerstone of Women’s Rights and Global Human Dignity

The Maternal Imperative: Birthright Citizenship as a Cornerstone of Women’s Rights and Global Human Dignity

United States, Children's Rights, Gender Equality, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Nationality, Women's Rights

To deny a woman's right to confer citizenship is to deny her full humanity. This assertion encapsulates the ...

US v. Hasbajrami: Implication for Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 FISA

US v. Hasbajrami: Implication for Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 FISA

United States, Right to Privacy

Introduction On January 21, 2025, the United States (“US”) District Court for the Eastern District of New York ...

The Need for Respecting Child Autonomy in Hong Kong’s New Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting Regime

The Need for Respecting Child Autonomy in Hong Kong’s New Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting Regime

Hong Kong has recently enacted the Mandatory Reporting of Child Abuse Ordinance (“the Ordinance”), which will come ...

Balancing Progress and Rights: India’s Struggle with Working Hour Norms Amid ILO Conventions

Balancing Progress and Rights: India’s Struggle with Working Hour Norms Amid ILO Conventions

India, International Labour Organization, International Labour Organisation, Labour Rights

The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) first convention in 1919 established an eight-hour workday and ...

Higgs v Farmor’s School: Muddying the Waters of Direct Discrimination

Higgs v Farmor’s School: Muddying the Waters of Direct Discrimination

United Kingdom, Employment Law, Freedom of Belief, Proportionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

Kristie Higgs, a school pastoral assistant, was dismissed for gross misconduct after a complaint was raised about ...

The Effect of the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Future of Global Climate Policy

The Effect of the U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement: Future of Global Climate Policy

United Nations, United States, Climate Change, Global Governance, Paris Agreement, Public International Law, UNFCCC

The US is one of the largest greenhouse gas (GHGs) emitters historically. Nevertheless, President Donald Trump, on ...

Potential Human Rights Impact of President Trump’s New Policies Governing Artificial Intelligence

Potential Human Rights Impact of President Trump’s New Policies Governing Artificial Intelligence

United States of America, Artificial Intelligence, Technology and human rights

On January 23, 2025, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order No. 14,179, “Removing Barriers to American ...

What Have We Learnt from the CJEU’s Case Law on Disability Discrimination Over the Past Five Years? (8/8)

What Have We Learnt from the CJEU’s Case Law on Disability Discrimination Over the Past Five Years? (8/8)

Court of Justice of the European Union, Disability Rights, Employment Equality Directive, Employment Law, Reasonable Accommodation, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The Court of Justice’s case law on disability discrimination and the Employment Equality Directive over the past ...

Can Disability Protection Change the Limits on the Termination of Employment Contracts? (7/8)

Can Disability Protection Change the Limits on the Termination of Employment Contracts? (7/8)

Court of Justice of the European Union, Spain, Disability Rights, Employment Equality Directive, Employment Law, Reasonable Accommodation, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Disability discrimination cases experienced an exponential growth in recent years due to the the Court of Justice ...

‘Hiring now: Personal Assistant Aged 18-30’: CJEU Proves Mild for Age Discrimination by Persons with Disabilities (6/8)

‘Hiring now: Personal Assistant Aged 18-30’: CJEU Proves Mild for Age Discrimination by Persons with Disabilities (6/8)

Court of Justice of the European Union, Age based discrimination, Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, Employment Equality Directive, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Persons with disabilities enjoy the right to live independently and be included in the community (Article 19 UN ...

When Transfer to a Different Job is a Reasonable Accommodation: HR Rail (5/8)

When Transfer to a Different Job is a Reasonable Accommodation: HR Rail (5/8)

Belgium, Court of Justice of the European Union, Disability Rights, Employment Law, Reasonable Accommodation, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

What happens when an employee with a disability is unable to return to their original job and no type of ...

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