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The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Identifying the Basic Structure

The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Identifying the Basic Structure

Kenya, Role of the Judiciary

[This is the second post in the OxHRH Blog's ongoing series on the Kenyan Court of Appeal's BBI Judgment. For Part ...

MA v Denmark and Fedotova and Others v Russia: Judicial Activism in Protecting the Right to Family Life?

MA v Denmark and Fedotova and Others v Russia: Judicial Activism in Protecting the Right to Family Life?

European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary

On 9.7.21, the GC of the ECtHR found a violation of Article 8 ECHR in the case of a Syrian national enjoying ...

The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Omnibus Bill or Separate Referenda Questions?

The Kenyan Court of Appeal’s BBI Judgment: Omnibus Bill or Separate Referenda Questions?

Kenya, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the Judiciary

[Editor's Note: On 20th August 2021, the Kenyan Court of Appeal delivered a landmark judgment in a set of ...

A.M. and Others v. Russia – Protecting the Rights of Transgender Parents

A.M. and Others v. Russia – Protecting the Rights of Transgender Parents

European Court of Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In A.M. and Others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”) ruled that – by terminating all contact ...

Discriminatory Denial of Peaceful Assembly in the UK

Discriminatory Denial of Peaceful Assembly in the UK

United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Assembly

“It is better to protest than to accept injustice” ― Rosa Parks In July 2020, the UN Human Rights Committee ...

The Kenyan High Court’s BBI Judgment – II: Multiple versus Single Question Referendum

The Kenyan High Court’s BBI Judgment – II: Multiple versus Single Question Referendum

Kenya, Role of the Judiciary

[Part II of this series discusses further issues in the Kenyan High Court's landmark judgment in David Ndii v The ...

The Kenyan High Court’s BBI Judgment – I: Constitutional Amendment through Popular Initiative

The Kenyan High Court’s BBI Judgment – I: Constitutional Amendment through Popular Initiative

Kenya, Role of the Judiciary

[On 13th May 2021, in David Ndii v Attorney-General, the High Court of Kenya struck down a set of proposed ...

South Africa’s Constitutional Court Sets Precedent for the Prohibition of Hate Speech

South Africa’s Constitutional Court Sets Precedent for the Prohibition of Hate Speech

South Africa, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression

It is widely recognised that at the heart of the South African Constitution lies an expansive promise of equality, ...

Gruba and Others v Russia: Policemen’s Equal Access to Parental Leave

Gruba and Others v Russia: Policemen’s Equal Access to Parental Leave

European Court of Human Rights, Russia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

It is increasingly recognised worldwide that the responsibility for taking care of children ought to be shared ...

Christians in Malaysia have the right to use the word “Allah”

Christians in Malaysia have the right to use the word “Allah”

Malaysia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion

On 17 March 2021, the High Court in Malaya at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia delivered a landmark judgment in Jill ...

Kurt v Austria: ECHR Positive Obligations Without a Coercive Sting?

Kurt v Austria: ECHR Positive Obligations Without a Coercive Sting?

European Convention on Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Life, Standard of Review

A terrible family drama reopens the debate about the coercive sting of ECHR positive obligations Measures to ...

Towards Non-Punishment and Anti-Trafficking Law Reform in Asia

Towards Non-Punishment and Anti-Trafficking Law Reform in Asia

Asia, Conflict and Human Rights

The non-punishment principle (‘NPP’) refers to protecting victims of trafficking from detention, prosecution, and ...

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