Defining the Right to Privacy in India in light of Justice KS Puttaswamy & Anr. v. Union of India (2017)India, Right to Life, Right to Privacy, Standard of ReviewA nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India on August 24 ruled that right to privacy is a fundamental right ...
The Indian Supreme Court Declares the Constitutional Right to PrivacyIndia, Gender, Right to Privacy, Sexual Orientation2017 has been a big year for constitutional development in India. In a historic and landmark decision, a 9-judge ...
Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia: Part 2United Kingdom, Conflict and Human Rights, Right to Life, Standard of ReviewYesterday, I discussed the High Court’s decision in Campaign Against the Arms Trade’s unsuccessful judicial review ...
Selling Arms to Saudi Arabia: Part 1United Kingdom, Conflict and Human Rights, Right to Life, Standard of ReviewYemen’s devastating conflict has inflicted an egregious toll on civilians, catalysing, in the words of the UN ...
Do Rohingya Refugees in India have Constitutional Rights?India, Immigration and AsylumThe Indian Government recently issued a direction to identify and deport around 40,000 Rohingya refugees in India, ...
The Forced Expulsion of Rohingyas Reflects Why India Needs a Refugee LawIndia, Immigration and AsylumThe Indian Government recently revealed its decision to deport the 40,000 Rohingya Muslims from the country, ...
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 ...