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Bringing the Right to Die to the British Isles (Part I): The Isle of Man’s Proposed Assisted Dying Regime

Bringing the Right to Die to the British Isles (Part I): The Isle of Man’s Proposed Assisted Dying Regime

Australia, United Kingdom, Right to Life

On 31 October 2023, a bill that would legalise assisted dying for the first time in the British Isles passed its ...

A Potential Avenue for Justice: The Possibility of International Criminal Responsibility for Gender-Based Violence caused by Climate Change

A Potential Avenue for Justice: The Possibility of International Criminal Responsibility for Gender-Based Violence caused by Climate Change

Convention on Discrimination against Women, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Uganda, United Nations, Environment, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to healthy environment

Climate change is leading to the rapid degradation of land, forcing communities to abandon their homes in search ...

Museums and Missiles: Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Heritage Highlights the Need to Protect Cultural Rights

Museums and Missiles: Russia’s Attack on Ukrainian Heritage Highlights the Need to Protect Cultural Rights

European Convention on Human Rights, Rome Statute, Russia, Ukraine, United Nations, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Cultural rights, Right against Torture, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Life,

Since Russian troops invaded Ukraine in February 2022, they have bombed, defaced, and looted sites of cultural ...

The Supreme Court’s Rwanda Judgment: What Now for the Government?

The Supreme Court’s Rwanda Judgment: What Now for the Government?

European Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life, Role of the Judiciary, , Standard of Review

All eyes were on the Supreme Court last Wednesday when it handed down its ruling on the lawfulness of the ...

Combatting Femicide in Latin America: The Urgent Need for a Stronger Legal Framework

Combatting Femicide in Latin America: The Urgent Need for a Stronger Legal Framework

Argentina, Chile, Latin America, Mexico, Nicaragua, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In March 2023, an Argentine court convicted two men for the 2016 rape and murder of 16-year-old Lucia Perez, a ...

Parental Leave, Equality and Dignity in South Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Parental Leave, Equality and Dignity in South Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

Canada, South Africa, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review, Substantive Equality

On 25 October 2023, the Johannesburg High Court of South Africa in Van Wyk v Minister of Employment and Labour ...

Community Sentencing: A Positive Shift in the Indian Criminal Justice System

Community Sentencing: A Positive Shift in the Indian Criminal Justice System

India, Singapore, Spain, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary

A number of alternatives to custodial sentences have been introduced in the Indian criminal justice system, with ...

Democratic Descent in Niger: From Hope to Uncertainty

Democratic Descent in Niger: From Hope to Uncertainty

Africa, Niger, United Nations, West Africa, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Life

In the first peaceful democratic transition of power since the independence of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum was elected ...

‘A Victory for Underpaid Workers’: Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew

‘A Victory for Underpaid Workers’: Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v Agnew

Court of Justice of the European Union, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Labour Rights, Standard of Review

The recent Agnew case deals with a technical but practically very important point: if a worker is underpaid by ...

Forgotten and Forsaken Victims: The Perpetual Tragedy of Women in Warfare

Forgotten and Forsaken Victims: The Perpetual Tragedy of Women in Warfare

International Criminal Court, Israel, Palestine, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive Equality

Amidst persistent tension and growing conflict in the Middle East and in Ukraine, videos of the atrocities faced ...

The Fundamental Knot: Why a Hands-Off Approach by the Indian Judiciary Poses a Challenge to Marriage Equality in India

The Fundamental Knot: Why a Hands-Off Approach by the Indian Judiciary Poses a Challenge to Marriage Equality in India

India, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual Orientation,

The Supreme Court of India on 17 October 2023 delivered its long-awaited judgement on the legality of same-sex ...

Federated Learning: A Possible Panacea for Data Privacy in the Healthcare Sector

Federated Learning: A Possible Panacea for Data Privacy in the Healthcare Sector

European Union, United Kingdom, United States of America, Right to Health, Right to Privacy

The significance of data privacy is increasingly prominent on a global scale. There are laws in many jurisdictions ...

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