Iran’s Citizenship Law: Political Considerations or Recognition of Inherent Human Rights?Iran, Children's Rights, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationFor years the plight of thousands of children born to Iranian mothers married to foreign men has been the subject ...
Courts and Climate Change: Breakthrough for Judicial Activism in the NetherlandsNetherlands, Environment, Role of the JudiciaryThe 24th of June 2015 was a historic day for climate litigation: the district court in The Hague ordered the Dutch ...
The Role of Parliaments in the Protection and Realisation of the Rule of Law and Human RightsConstitutions and Human RightsWhat is the role of parliaments in the protection and realisation of the rule of law and human rights? Should ...
The Meaning of Life Imprisonment – The Case of Khoroshenko v. RussiaEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialLife imprisonment is a harsh sanction that is used in most countries in the world. Evidence from treaty bodies, ...
Queensland Parliament Lights Up the Night for Human RightsAustralia, Constitutions and Human RightsMonday 14th September 2015 saw an exciting development on the legislative human rights front in Australia, as a ...
Has the Council of the EU’s Decision on Relocation of Refugees Given Adequate Effect to the Commission’s Proposals?European Union, Immigration and AsylumMy previous post analysed some of the immediate and long-term responses to the escalating refugee crisis in Europe ...
Dios, No Patrias, Libertad: The Dominican Republic’s Unfolding Human Rights CrisisDominican Republic, Immigration and Asylum, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Dominican Republic’s (DR) motto proudly proclaims “Dios, Patrias, Libertad”—“God, Country, Freedom.” Yet, ...
Sustainable Development Goals: A Beacon of Light or Another Stumble in Global Governance?United Nations, Socio-Economic RightsThe United Nation's new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted yesterday by the world’s leaders in a ...
External Processing of Refugee Claims: Problem or Part of the Solution? The Australian ExperienceAustralia, Immigration and AsylumEuropean countries have expressed an interest in external processing of asylum claims, which would involve ...
Hungary’s Actions: Past the Borderline of International LawEuropean Union, Hungary, Immigration and AsylumAs the European refugee ‘crisis’ worsens, the Hungarian government is resorting to more extreme border control ...
Are the EU Commission’s Latest Proposals Sufficient to Solve the Refugee Crisis?European Union, Immigration and AsylumBoth the ‘European family’ and the ‘European fabric’ has laid itself bare in the face of an apparently ...
The European Union’s Search for Unity as the Refugee Crisis ContinuesEuropean Union, Immigration and AsylumOngoing violence and war in the countries of the Middle East and Africa has led thousands of refugees to leave ...