Kenyan High Court breaks rank with Supreme Court on the right to prompt notification for reasons of arrestKenya, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn Mohamed Feisal& 19 others v Henry Kandie et. Al. the Kenyan High Court departed from a decision by the ...
A drought-stricken and marginalised Tharparkar: The right to water and COVID-19 in PakistanPakistan, Children's Rights, COVID-19, Gender, Right to Food and Water, Right to Life, Socio-Economic RightsThe people of Tharparkar (Thar), Pakistan, called ‘Tharis’, have been facing water scarcity for years. In the ...
Climate Fund Case: Climate Litigation reaches the Brazilian Supreme CourtBrazil, Environment, Role of the JudiciaryHailed as a milestone in Brazilian climate change litigation, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court has ...
Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy – IICanada, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Labour RightsIn the coming days, labour lawyers from around the world will be tuning in to watch the arguments in Uber v Aslam. ...
Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy – ICanada, Access to Justice, Labour RightsAcross the world, Gig employers are now facing a legal reckoning in the highest courts. On 21st July, the issue of ...
COVID and the Constitution: Breaking Down Canada’s First Pandemic Charter ChallengeCanada, COVID-19On May 5th Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) adopted the strictest pandemic border restrictions in Canada. Through ...
National Security and Constitutional Rights: Recent Developments in Hong KongChina, Hong Kong, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special ...
Discriminatory Torture of an LGBTI Person: Landmark Precedent Set by the Inter-American CourtPeru, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationEarlier this year, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a landmark judgment Azul Rojas Marín ...
Legal Capacity, Disability and Human Rights: Changes and ChallengesUnited Nations, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes in Article 12 the equal right to exercise ...
Brazil’s ‘fake news’ bill threatens to harm internet freedom and individual rightsBrazil, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe Brazilian Senate approved a bill to fight fake news on 30 June 2020. The bill now goes to the lower house and ...
Request for UN Inquiry into Italy’s role in the Torture of Migrants and Refugees Pulled-Back to LibyaItaly, Libya, United Nations, Immigration and Asylum, Right against TortureHuman rights violations of migrants and refugees intercepted in the Central Mediterranean, and detained in Libya, ...
All Eyes on Hong Kong: China’s New Security Law and Rising Rights ConcernsChina, Hong Kong, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialChina is all set to impose a new National Security Legislation in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ...