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H.H. v. Finland: Irreconcilable Differences Between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

H.H. v. Finland: Irreconcilable Differences Between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Disability, Disability Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Liberty, UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The European Court of Human Rights (Court) reached its final decision in the case of H.H. v. Finland on 9 December ...

Algeria’s Law on French Colonisation: A possible pathway to recognise Colonisation as a Crime against Humanity?

Algeria’s Law on French Colonisation: A possible pathway to recognise Colonisation as a Crime against Humanity?

Algeria, Colonisation, Crimes Against Humanity, Human Dignity

On 24 December 2025, the Algerian parliament voted unanimously to adopt a law recognising French colonisation as a ...

Nouvelle loi algérienne sur la colonisation française : un pas de plus vers la reconnaissance de la colonisation comme crime contre l’humanité ?

Nouvelle loi algérienne sur la colonisation française : un pas de plus vers la reconnaissance de la colonisation comme crime contre l’humanité ?

Algeria, Colonisation, Crimes Against Humanity, Human Dignity

Ce 24 décembre 2025, le Parlement algérien a voté à l’unanimité une loi visant à reconnaître la colonisation ...

The Right to Die with Dignity: Indian Supreme Court in Harish Rana v. Union of India

The Right to Die with Dignity: Indian Supreme Court in Harish Rana v. Union of India

euthanesia, Human Dignity, Right to Die, Right to Life, Role of the Judiciary, Supreme Court of India

On March 11, 2026, the Supreme Court of India, in Harish Rana v. Union of India, allowed the withdrawal of ...

The ECtHR’s use of Minimalist Strategies in Reproductive Cases: A Limit to the Conceptualization of Reproductive Rights

The ECtHR’s use of Minimalist Strategies in Reproductive Cases: A Limit to the Conceptualization of Reproductive Rights

European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Poland, Abortion, Right to Private and Family Life, rule of law, Sexual and Reproductive Rights

On 13 November 2025, the European Court of Human Rights ('Court') delivered its judgment in AR v Poland. An ...

Algorithms and the Best Interests of the Child: Lessons from the Dutch Childcare Scandal

Algorithms and the Best Interests of the Child: Lessons from the Dutch Childcare Scandal

European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Netherlands, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Artificial Intelligence, Best Interest of the Child

In 2021, the Dutch government collapsed following revelations that thousands of families had been wrongly accused ...

Dame Laura Cox KC on sex equality in the UK, and at the Bar of England and Wales – Part 2

#conversation, #feminism, #humanrights, #interview, #justice, #oxford, #sexism

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The Lidho Judgment: Where Does Implementation Stand?

The Lidho Judgment: Where Does Implementation Stand?

African Charter on Human and People's Rights, African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights, Côte d'Ivoire, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Right to healthy environment, Right to Life, , Standard of Review

On 5 September 2023, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights delivered its first-ever environmental ruling. ...

From Self-Identification to Medicalisation: A Troubling Direction for Transgender Recognition in India

From Self-Identification to Medicalisation: A Troubling Direction for Transgender Recognition in India

India, Gender and sexuality, Sexual Orientation, the right to gender self-identification, Transgender rights

On 13 March 2026, the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026 (the Bill) was introduced in ...

A Bright Future for Canadian Equality Law?

A Bright Future for Canadian Equality Law?

Canada, equality, Intersectionality, non-discrimination, refugee rights, Supreme Court of Canada, The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Women's Rights

Women who are claiming refugee status in Canada are now able to access to subsidized day care. The Supreme Court ...

An Alternative View on Union of Atheists v. Greece

An Alternative View on Union of Atheists v. Greece

European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Freedom of Religion, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In her recent piece, Dr. Adina Portaru argues that Union of Atheists v Greece offers the European Court of Human ...

From “Invisible Help” to Constitutional Workers: The Supreme Court’s Call for Domestic Workers’ Rights in India

From “Invisible Help” to Constitutional Workers: The Supreme Court’s Call for Domestic Workers’ Rights in India

India, Supreme Court of India, Constitutions and Human Rights, Labour Rights

The care economy in India depends fundamentally on domestic workers, yet their labour remains largely invisible in ...

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