Women in the Iranian Labour Market: Infringement of Economic, Social and Cultural RightsIran, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationRegardless of the fact that women have a very significant contribution to make to national production, employment ...
Charlie Gard: Children’s Rights and Parent’s ResponsibilitiesUnited Kingdom, Children's RightsThe tragic death of Charlie Gard brings to an end the stream of litigation that surrounded his short life. His ...
The Kenyan Election: An Insight into the Effectiveness of Constitutional GuaranteesKenya, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to VoteKenya held its general elections two days ago, after a period of aggressive political campaigning. This election, ...
Secret Ballot: Vote of No Confidence in South African President Narrowly DefeatedSouth Africa, Constitutions and Human RightsIn an earlier blog post, I discussed the decision of the Constitutional Court regarding the process to be followed ...
What does a Free and Fair Election mean for Kenyans?Kenya, Right to VoteKenyans go to the polls to elect their leaders today, the 8th of August 2017. There are six elective posts that ...
The Great Balancing Act: Countering Online Hate Speech While Protecting Freedom of ExpressionGermany, Race, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionGerman lawmakers have recently passed a controversial law, ‘Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz’ (Network Enforcement Act ...
Could the UK Lead the Efforts to Prevent and Prosecute Acts of Genocide?United Kingdom, Conflict and Human RightsIn early July, leading researchers and scholars in the field of genocide met at the University of Queensland to ...
Guatemala: Building a Water Law from BelowGuatemala, Environment, Right to Food and Water, Socio-Economic RightsGuatemala, the Land of Eternal Spring, is one of the most ecologically diverse nations on the planet and is ...
Utilising The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea To Resolve the Pacific Islands PredicamentUnited Nations, EnvironmentIsland nations located in the midst of the Pacific Ocean unfortunately find themselves at the frontline in the ...
A Good Day for the Rule of LawUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Labour Rights‘We will sell to no man, we will not deny or defer to any man either Justice or Right.' (Magna Carta, cl ...
Le Droit, C’est Moi: Xi Jinping’s New Rule-By-Law ApproachChina, Constitutions and Human RightsChina’s party-and-state leader tries to bring government officials under the reach of the legal system. But the ...
Asylum Seekers Gain the Right to Work in IrelandIreland, Immigration and Asylum, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAsylum seekers arriving in Ireland are prohibited from seeking employment until a determination of their ...