EU Rights as British RightsUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsAccording to a carefully argued contribution by Professor Finnis in the Miller debate, rights under the European ...
The Cyprus Problem and EU Law: Ships Passing in the Night?Cyprus, Conflict and Human RightsStripped to its core, the Cyprus Problem pertains to the illegal invasion of the Republic of Cyprus by Turkish ...
‘Hamara Kanoon’ (Our Law) – A Tech Solution To Create Legal Awareness in IndiaIndia, Access to Justice‘The Law’ is not a mystical animal, rather it is a living reality that every human being has to engage with. It ...
Speech and Spies: Why Sri Lanka’s New Counterterrorism Law is a Terrible IdeaSri Lanka, Counter-terrorism, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionA year ago, Sri Lanka promised the world that it would repeal its current Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA). In a ...
Women and Poverty: A Human Rights PerspectiveGender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsDespite a renewed global commitment to reduce extreme poverty and achieve gender equality, women throughout the ...
The Least Dangerous Branch: Whose Role is it to Protect Parliamentary Sovereignty? Miller and the Human Rights Implications of BrexitUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsOne of the extraordinary outcomes of the Brexit referendum has been the insistence that the Government is entitled ...
Miller: Winning Battles and Losing WarsUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThe claimants in Miller won the first round of the legal battle, since the High Court concluded that Parliament’s ...
A First Take on Miller – with a Note on the Human Rights PerspectiveUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThe High Court today handed down its decision in Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. As ...
An English Duty to Have ‘Due Regard’ – An Effective Means of Upholding Children’s Rights?United Kingdom, Children's RightsIn its Third Report of Session 2016–17, scrutinising the Children and Social Work Bill, the Joint Committee on ...
Having Regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildUnited Kingdom, Children's RightsThe Third Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights for the Session 2016-7 has recommended the inclusion of a ...
Brexit: Foundational Constitutional and Interpretive Principles: IIEuropean Union, United Kingdom, BrexitThis should be read with the previous posting. They are both designed to reveal underlying issues of ...
Brexit: Foundational Constitutional and Interpretive Principles: IEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThe post-referendum discourse has been marked by vibrant political and legal exchange in Parliament and the ...