An Overview of Developments in the Process of Judicial Appointments in IndiaIndia, Role of the JudiciaryAs highlighted in Arghya Sengupta’s post on judicial appointments in India appearing on the Blog early this year, ...
The Draft Investigatory Powers Bill: A (Somewhat) Different Balance Between Privacy and SecurityUnited Kingdom, Right to PrivacyRecently it seems as though you can hardly get away from government mass surveillance programs (no pun intended). ...
Dominic Grieve on the Human Rights Act: St Hugh’s College, Oxford—13 November 2015United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsThe Human Rights Act (HRA) is one of the most significant pieces of constitutional reform in Britain. Certain ...
Couderc and Hachette Filipacchi Associés v. France: A New “Respect” for Private Life?European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyOn 10 November 2015, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) handed down judgment in the ...
Bob Hepple’s Legacy in Southern AfricaSouth Africa, Labour RightsI would like to devote my tribute specifically to Bob’s legacy in Southern Africa. Simon Deakin in his tribute ...
Same-Sex Foster Parents Face Discrimination from U.S. State Court JudgeUnited States of America, Children's Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationIn the wake of the Obergefell decision, it can be easy to forget that the fight for LGBT rights is far from over ...
The Power of Perception: The ICC and AfricaAfrican Union, International Criminal Court, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialAt a recent event organised by Oxford Transitional Justice Research and the ICC Student Network, Judge Cuno ...
Forced Evictions and Demolition of Informal Settlements in KenyaKenya, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsForced evictions and demolitions of informal settlements in Kenya have been on the increase in recent days due to ...
Litigating the Right to EducationRight to Education, Socio-Economic RightsStrategic litigation is often promoted as a key tool for human rights activists to push governments to adhere to ...
The Safe Harbour Decision May be a Reaction Against the Snowdon Revelations, but the Direction of Travel is ClearCourt of Justice of the European Union, Right to PrivacyData protection law, once the preserve of tragic anoraks with too much time on their hands (in the words of one ...
South African Supreme Court of Appeal Set to Hear the Limpopo Textbooks CaseSouth Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic RightsOn 24 November 2015, the South African Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the appeal in what is widely referred to ...
Rape Law in MoroccoMorocco, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Moroccan Conseil national des droits de l’Homme (National Human Rights Council, CNDH) has issued a worrying ...