The EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill: Bargaining Chips on the Commons TableEuropean Union, United Kingdom, BrexitOn 8th February, the EU (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill passed Third Reading in the House of Commons, by 494 ...
Social Rights in the New Economic Architecture of the European UnionEuropean Union, Socio-Economic RightsWhat started in the United States as the subprime mortgage crisis in 2008 led the European Union to fundamentally ...
The Plight of the ‘Stateless’ Rohingyas: Probing the Fate of the Rohingya Refugees in IndiaIndia, Immigration and AsylumIn the first week of 2017, a video surfaced, where the police officers in Myanmar are seen nonchalantly beating ...
What’s in a name? The criminal implications of pleasantriesUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyIn September a new batch of research assistants started at the Law Commission in London. Having collected them ...
India’s Mental Healthcare Bill 2016: a step in the right direction, but no moreIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to HealthThe upper house of the Indian Parliament recently passed the Mental Healthcare Bill, 2016 (the Bill) with the aim ...
Perpetuating Discrimination: A Critical Analysis of the Legal Framework Surrounding Leprosy in IndiaIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to HealthOver several centuries, leprosy has gained notoriety as a highly contagious and incurable disease. With the advent ...
Miller, the European Union Withdrawal Bill, and the Non-explanatory NotesUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsIn her blog posting of January 24th 2017 about the decision of the Supreme Court in the Miller case, Professor ...
What kind of extremist will you be?United Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionThe UK Government’s procedure for identifying ‘dangerous extremists’ has come under legal scrutiny (at long last) ...
Aadhaar’s Bearing on India’s Public Distribution System and the Right to FoodIndia, Right to Food and Water, Right to Privacy, Socio-Economic RightsSince 1951 India's Public Distribution System (PDS) has operated as a safety net for millions of poor households. ...
The Multiple Imperatives To Protect Schools As Safe Spaces Of LearningUnited Nations, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, Right to EducationAs of January 10 2017, 57 states have endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, setting out the importance of ...
Lam Wing Kee, Hong Kong, and China’s ever-expanding reachHong Kong, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionThe disappearance of Lam Wing Kee and four other Hong Kong booksellers sparked outrage amongst Hong Kong citizens ...
Inequality and Discrimination faced by Religious Minorities in PakistanPakistan, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Socio-Economic RightsPakistan is one of the worst countries to live in as a member of a religious minority group, due to the lack of ...