How Jury Equity in England and Wales Undermines the Right to a Fair TrialEngland and Wales, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, United Kingdom, Contempt of Court, Criminal procedureThe recent contempt proceedings brought by Mr. Justice Johnson against Rajiv Menon KC has drawn attention to the ...
Choosing Family (Sur)name: Equality, Identity, Culture, and the South African Constitutional Court’s Decision in Jordaan v Minister of Home AffairsInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, South Africa, Cultural rights, Equality Law, Gender Equality, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityIn September 2025, the Constitutional Court of South Africa confirmed the Bloemfontein High Court’s declaration of ...
When the Internet Stays On: VPN Bans and the Limits of Proportionality in KashmirIndia, Jammu and Kashmir, Supreme Court of India, Cybersecurity, Proportionality, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn September 2026, the Udhampur district administration in Jammu and Kashmir prohibited the use of Virtual Private ...
Cuando la prisión preventiva se convierte en castigo: la advertencia de la Corte Interamericana a Ecuador: Reyes Mantilla y otros vs. EcuadorEcuador, Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Freedom from Arbitrary Detention, Prisoners rightsLa prisión preventiva tiene por objeto garantizar el desarrollo del proceso penal, no anticipar su resultado. Sin ...
When Pre-Trial Detention Becomes Punishment: The Inter-American Court’s Warning to Ecuador in Reyes Mantilla et al. v. EcuadorEcuador, Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, Inter-American Court of Human Rights, Freedom from Arbitrary Detention, Prisoners rightsPre-trial detention is intended to secure criminal proceedings, not to anticipate their outcome. Yet when the ...
The Crime and Policing Act 2026: A Pattern of Restriction on Protest Rights in the United KingdomEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, United Kingdom, Criminal Justice, Right to ProtestThe recent Crime and Policing Act 2026 (the Act) introduces further restrictive measures affecting protest in the ...
The Loom in the Black Tent: Iranian Nomadic Women and the Right to Cultural LifeIran, Climate Change, Indigenous Rights, Right to Cultural LifeOne year ago, the International Court of Justice warned, in its Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States in ...
Children’s Educational Data and APAAR ID : A Test for India’s Privacy RegimeIndia, Children's Rights, Data Protection, Right to Education, Right to PrivacyAs India’s new data protection regime begins to take effect, the rollout of Automated Permanent Academic Account ...
Bangladesh’s New Cyber Law and the Shrinking Space for Freedom of ExpressionBangladesh, Freedom of thought, Right to Freedom of Conscience, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionArticle 39 of the Constitution of Bangladesh guarantees freedom of thought and conscience and the right of every ...
Nada sobre la detención sin las personas detenidas: la participación como herramienta de prevenciónUnited Nations, Human Dignity, Prisoners rights, Right to ParticipationLas políticas de detención son habitualmente diseñadas, aplicadas y evaluadas por personas que nunca han ...
Rien sur la détention sans les personnes détenues : la participation comme outil de préventionUnited Nations, Human Dignity, Prisoners rights, Right to ParticipationLes politiques de détention sont couramment conçues, mises en œuvre et évaluées souvent par des personnes qui ...
Nothing About Detention Without Detainees: Participation as a Tool of PreventionUnited Nations, Human Dignity, Prisoners rights, Right to ParticipationDetention policies are routinely designed, implemented, and evaluated by people who have never experienced ...