Niqabs in Strasbourg, Again: Part 2European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn a blog post yesterday, I considered the impact which the recent decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ...
Niqabs in Strasbourg, Again: Part 1European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionBurqa bans seem to be in fashion, not only in the 5-odd countries that have chosen this policy line, not only at ...
An Iraqi Kurdish Independence ReferendumIraq, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to VoteOn 15 September 2017, the Iraqi Kurdish parliament voted to hold an independence referendum in Iraq's autonomous ...
An International Law Perspective on India’s Response toward the Rohingya Refugee CrisisIndia, Immigration and AsylumIn the opening statement made in the Human Rights Council’s 36th session on 11th September 2017, the United ...
The United Kingdom’s Drone Programme: Secrecy and AccountabilityUnited Kingdom, Conflict and Human RightsIn what circumstances can the UK Government target and kill a British citizen abroad? Can the Government withhold ...
Litigating for the Right to Education in the United States: Part 2United States of America, Right to Education, Socio-Economic RightsIn yesterday’s blog post, I reviewed US right to education litigation at the federal level, and at the state level ...
Litigating for the Right to Education in the United States: Part 1United States of America, Right to Education, Socio-Economic RightsAlthough the U.S. Supreme Court held in 1973 that there is no right to education in the federal constitution, over ...
Tunisia’s Revolutionary Steps: New Law Protecting Women Against ViolenceTunisia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderJuly 26th 2017 marked a historic date in Tunisian history, with the passing of a national law against domestic ...
CEDAW Committee General Recommendation on Violence against Women UpdatedUnited Nations, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn July 2017, the CEDAW Committee released a new General Recommendation (No. 35) on Violence Against Women (VAW), ...
Menstruation, the Right to Education and India’s Positive ObligationsIndia, Gender, Right to Education, Sexual and Reproductive RightsThe link between menstruation and the goals of gender justice is a complicated one- whether it is the debate ...
The World Day Against Trafficking in PersonsUnited Nations, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Labour RightsJuly 30th marked the UN’s fourth annual World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which seeks to increase ...
Gender Equality in ChinaChina, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationConfucianism has been regarded as a nationwide paradigm in China for over two millennia. Susan Greenhalgh (1985) ...