Advocating Legal Reform: The UK Transgender Equality InquiryUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn the United Kingdom (UK), the House of Commons Select Committee on Women and Equalities is currently undertaking ...
A judicial ‘Plan B’? Dinah Rose QC on the Common Law in a post-UK Human Rights Act worldUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsIn recent weeks the Blog has covered the latest events at which proponents of the UK's Human Rights Act 1998 ...
Sir Keir Starmer’s Blackstone Lecture: “Human Rights: Can Britain go it Alone? And Should We?”United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsOn 21st November, the annual Blackstone Lecture at Pembroke College was delivered by Sir Keir Starmer, the well ...
Will There be Any Women in Fifty Years Time, Lord Sumption?United Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the JudiciaryIn September of this year, Lord Sumption, a Justice of the United Kingdom Supreme Court caused consternation by ...
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 ...