The French Council of State on the Burkini – Part 2: Upholding Religious FreedomFrance, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn its ordinance of 26 August 2016 entitled Ligue des droits de l'homme et autres the Council of State — France’s ...
Joint Committee on Human Rights Calls on UK Government to Justify ‘Presumption to Derogate’European Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Conflict and Human RightsThe UK Parliament’s Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has written to the Secretary of State for Defence, ...
The French Council of State on the Burkini – Part 1: “Reflections on Public Order”France, Right to Freedom of ReligionOn 26 August 2016, in an ordinance titled “Ligue des droits de l'homme et autres - association de défense des ...
EUNAVFOR Med: A Military Operation on Shifty WatersEuropean Union, United Nations, Immigration and AsylumEUNAVFOR Med (referred to in this post as the “Operation”) was commissioned by the European Council on 18th May, ...
Triggering Article 50: R (Miller and others) v Secretary of State for the Exiting of the European Union (Continued)United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsAlison Young continues her analysis of the Miller case before the High Court. The first part, concerning ...
Triggering Article 50: R (Miller and others) v Secretary of State for the Exiting of the European UnionUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryThe High Court in London is currently hearing a challenge to the position of the UK Government that it can trigger ...
Drone Journalism and Regulatory Challenges in IndiaIndia, Right to PrivacyDrones can be used for journalism, alongside many other civilian purposes. Ethical considerations such as safety ...
Thinking Long–term: A Foundational Framework for Durable Solutions for RefugeesUnited Nations, Immigration and AsylumThe world is currently facing the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War. The debate so far has rightly ...
Analysing Proposals for a ‘Presumption to Derogate’ from Human Rights Laws in Armed ConflictsEuropean Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Conflict and Human RightsOn 4 October 2016, The Guardian reported that the UK Government will introduce plans to suspend the application of ...
Questioning the constitutionality of newly appointed Electoral Commissioners in NamibiaNamibia, Right to VoteThe Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) tweeted that the swearing-in of newly ‘elected’ commissioners would take ...
Environmental Destruction: A Shift in the International Criminal Court’s PrioritiesRome Statute, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentA recent policy document announced by the International Criminal Court (ICC)’s Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has ...
Children’s Visibility in Colombia’s Peace Plebiscite Campaign: In Everyone’s Interest but Children’sColombia, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human RightsColombia is at a critical transitional moment. Today, Colombians will be called to vote on whether they support ...