All Quiet in the Turkish CourtsTurkey, Role of the JudiciaryIn Western academia, few efforts have been made to portray the status of the Turkish jurisdiction and its stance ...
The Prohibition of Torture 70 years after the UDHRUnited Nations, Right against TortureArticle 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which is 70 this December, provides in unequivocal terms ...
Justice Kennedy on HealthcareUnited States of America, Abortion, Judges' Legacy, Right to HealthJustice Anthony Kennedy, who long served as the swing vote on important healthcare-related decisions, retired from ...
The Consequences of the Ashers Cake JudgmentUnited Kingdom, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual OrientationThe Supreme Court has allowed the appeal by Belfast bakery Ashers Bakery and its managers Mr and Mrs McArthur in ...
Indian Supreme Court Strikes Down Ban on Women’s Entry into Religious TempleIndia, Gender, Right to Freedom of ReligionRecently, a (4:1) majority of a five-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court in Indian Lawyers ...
Religious symbols in schools: Passive and harmless or a powerful threat?European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn Lautsi v Italy (2012), the applicant argued that the presence of crucifixes in state school classrooms violated ...
Persecution of rights activists and voices of dissent in IndiaIndia, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionRecently, in a series of synchronized raids carried throughout India, various human rights activists and vocal ...
Tackling India’s Devadasi System – A Matter of Policing and Public Order?India, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn September 2017, India’s National Human Rights Commission issued notices to the states of Andhra Pradesh and ...
Gender Recognition Reform – The Current Debate is MisconceivedUnited Kingdom, GenderThe Gender Recognition Act 2004 ('GRA') allows transgender people in England and Wales to be legally recognised in ...
Justice Kennedy’s Gay Rights LegacyUnited States of America, Judges' Legacy, Sexual OrientationJustice Anthony Kennedy’s announced retirement left progressives reeling over what the Court’s inevitable ...
South Africa decriminalises the private use, possession and cultivation of cannabisSouth Africa, Right to PrivacyOn 18 September 2018, after more than a decade of perseverance by Mr Gareth Prince, his efforts finally saw ...
The EU Can do More to Protect Religious FreedomRight to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionOn 4 September 2018, the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance ...