China’s New Circuit Tribunals Allow Tighter Control of JudiciaryChina, Role of the JudiciaryChina's new system of circuit tribunals makes access to the justice system more convenient for ordinary citizens. ...
First Group v Paulley: Towards Accessible and Inclusive Public Transport?United Kingdom, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationFirst Group Bus v Paulley is the first UK Supreme Court (or House of Lords) case on reasonable adjustments in ...
Norms and Conventions Meet Donald TrumpUnited States of America, Constitutions and Human RightsI previously promised evidence that Donald Trump disrespected norms designed to discipline presidential candidates ...
The U.S. Constitution, Constitutional Conventions, and President TrumpUnited States of America, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Vote, Role of the JudiciaryWhat is most concerning about the conduct of Donald Trump during and since the 2016 presidential campaign is not ...
Courts Recognizing Transgender RightsIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 6th of February 2017, a law which discriminated against transgender people was amended for the first time in ...
After Miller: Legislating for Constitutional and Democratic LegitimacyUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsIn Miller, the Supreme Court ruled by majority that ministers have no prerogative power to invoke article 50(2) of ...
Is Russia “Decriminalising Domestic Violence?”Russia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderThe Russian bill providing for what has been called the 'decriminalisation of domestic violence' passed a second ...
The Law Commission’s Consultation on the Protection of Official DataUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe recent publication of the Law Commission’s consultation paper The Protection of Official Data has generated a ...
Kiobel v. Cravath: An Example of How a Little-Known U.S. Law can be Used as a Pre-Litigation Tool OverseasNetherlands, United States of America, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentWhen Esther Kiobel—who believes Shell collaborated with Nigerian authorities to commit gross human rights abuses, ...
Confronting Ongoing Racial Discrimination in Schools Admissions Policies in South AfricaSouth Africa, Race, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsI am now in my final month of working for the Legal Resources Centre and Rhodes University as the Oxford Human ...
Challenges of the EU’s Non-Accession to the ECHR – The Case of the EU Rule of Law Mission in KosovoEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Constitutions and Human RightsIn spite of its obligation under Art 6(2) of the Lisbon Treaty to accede to the ECHR, the EU has yet to do so. ...
Wotton v Queensland: A Milestone for Police Accountability in AustraliaAustralia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Federal Court of Australia recently delivered a milestone judgment for police accountability in Wotton v ...