New EU Human Rights and Democracy Action Plan – What Changes Does it Bring?European Union, Constitutions and Human RightsThe European Commission and the European External Action Service adopted on 28 April 2015 a new Action Plan on ...
‘Zero-hours Contracts’: Zero Problem, or Zero Choice?United Kingdom, Labour RightsIn our previous post, attention was drawn to the growing concern about the spread and regulation of ultra-casual ...
Hong Kong’s Constitutional Crossroads: to Pocket or Not to Pocket?Hong Kong, Right to VoteOn 22 April 2015, the Hong Kong Government finally unveiled the reform package to introduce elections by universal ...
La Corte Suprema de Argentina dice que las manos de las mujeres pueden ser utilizadas para algo más que “demostrar sus artes culinarias”Argentina, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationLa Corte Suprema de Argentina ordena a las empresas de transportes cumplir con las obligaciones positivas de no ...
Argentinian Supreme Court Rules Women’s Hands Can Be Used for More than “Demonstrating their Culinary Skills”Argentina, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationArgentinian Supreme Court rules transit companies must fulfill positive obligations of non-discrimination to ...
Saving Lives in the Mediterranean: One More Missed OpportunityEuropean Union, Immigration and Asylum“The European Union cannot accept that thousands of people die at its borders”. These were the words of the ...
Pakistan’s New Cyber Law Puts Civil Liberties and Freedom of Expression in DangerPakistan, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyOn April 16, in Pakistan, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Information and Technology approved the ...
Eight Executed: The Price for Drug Offences in IndonesiaIndonesia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death PenaltyOver the last two days the media and human rights groups around the world have expressed repulsion and anger over ...
Drowning refugees, migrants, and shame at sea: The EU response: Part IIEuropean Union, Immigration and AsylumIn our previous post we highlighted how the Statement of the European Council in response to the crisis situation ...
Drowning Refugees, Migrants, and Shame at Sea: The EU’s Response: Part IEuropean Union, Immigration and AsylumAt the special meeting of the European Council, on 23 April 2015, EU leaders agreed four priority areas of actions ...
The US Constitutional Status of Same-Sex Marriage – An Issue that Can No Longer be AvoidedUnited States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Standard of ReviewThis week the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in what will no doubt be considered one ...
Europe and the MediterraneanEuropean Union, Immigration and AsylumThirty years ago we knew that there was a demographic and economic crisis on the horizon. We knew, because the ...