Administrative Decisions and Terrorist Suspects: The UK Supreme Court’s Decision in Youssef v SSFCUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Right against Torture, Standard of ReviewThe month of January witnessed an important UK Supreme Court decision in Youssef v Secretary of State for Foreign ...
Report: ‘Constitutional Change in New Zealand (and a Bill of Rights for Britain?)’New Zealand, Constitutions and Human RightsOn 17 February 2016, Oxford’s Programme for the Foundations of Law and Constitutional Government hosted a talk by ...
Zero Hours – Zero SolutionsUnited Kingdom, Labour RightsOver the course of the past year, we have repeatedly highlighted the problems facing workers on so-called ...
Let’s Talk about Sex Education and Human RightsUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive RightsDespite a proposal by four prominent House of Commons Committees and various professional organisations, the ...
Geneva (III), Politicking and Possibility for Syria’s Invisible 43%Syria, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights2015 faded into the new year with a glimmer of hope for the people of Syria. A hope propelled by renewed ...
Endangering Democracy: Concerns Over Raising Surveillance in ChinaChina, Counter-terrorism, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionControl over cyber space and information, particularly citizens' data, has defined modern strategies of combating ...
“The Dr. Magufuli style”: Why Apt Priorities Should Follow Constitutional Formulations of Socio-Economic Rights in Sub-Saharan AfricaTanzania, Socio-Economic RightsThe newly drafted constitutions in Sub-Saharan Africa have responded to the social and economic conditions of ...
State-sponsored virginity: South Africa’s Maidens’ Bursary SchemeSouth Africa, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive RightsIt’s clearly not yet 2016 in the UThukela District in Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa, where the municipality ...
SAJAP: Facilitating Justice in NamibiaNamibia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialLast year, we featured reflections from Claire Palmer and Rachel Clement on their experiences working as OPBP ...
Bombay High Court makes Right to Clean Toilets a Fundamental Right for Women in IndiaIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsSome women in India have to risk their life and sexual integrity when they decide to go to the toilet. Others who ...
Recent Developments in the Australian Health Policy Further Undermine the Right to HealthAustralia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsAs a developed country, Australia has a generally high standard of health care. Various kinds of public ...
Journalism, Detention and Anti-Terrorism PowersUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Standard of ReviewFew would dispute that journalistic sources and material deserve special legal protection in a liberal democracy. ...