When I Use a Word, It Means Just What I Want It to Mean: Two Examples of the Separation of Powers Under ThreatUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Immigration and Asylum, Role of the Judiciary, rule of law, separation of powersThe Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 quashes hundreds of convictions including those of a factually ...
For the Inaugural UN International Day of Play: A Framework for Implementing the Right to PlayUN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Children's Rights, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social ProtectionThe 11th June marks the first International Day of Play. This is an important moment for recognising that all ...
University Campuses and the Right to Protest Under the ECHREuropean Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, United States, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to ProtestThe recent spread of student protest relating to Israel’s war in Gaza calls for a refresher on the scope of the ...
Gendered Dimensions: A Critical Look at the Online Safety Act of Sri LankaSri Lanka, Gender identity, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationAmidst public protests, Sri Lanka passed the Online Safety Act (‘OSA’) on 24 January 2024. The passing of the Act ...
Grindr goes to Court (Part II): Individuals’ HIV Status and the Right to Private LifeECHR, United Kingdom, Data Protection, Positive Duties, Private Actors, Proportionality, Right to Privacy, Right to Private Life, Role of the JudiciaryPart I of this blog examined the protection of an individual’s HIV status under the UK’s data protection regime in ...
Grindr goes to Court (Part I): UK Data Protection Law and the Disclosure of Individuals’ HIV StatusUnited Kingdom, Data Protection, Right to PrivacyA case brought in April 2024 before the High Court of England and Wales alleges that Grindr shared sensitive ...
Constitutionalising Climate Action: India’s Supreme Court Decision on the Protection against Climate ChangeIndia, Climate Change, Constitutions and Human Rights, Environment, Right to healthy environment, Right to LifeShould climate change safeguards be enshrined as a human right? India’s Supreme Court seems to have resounded a ...
Amnesty in Spain: Union through ReconciliationSpain, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryOn 30 May 2024, despite its rejection by the upper chamber, the lower chamber of the Spanish Parliament passed the ...
The Legal Protections of Displaced Rohingya in MalaysiaMalaysia, Children's Rights, Public International Law, Refugee Convention, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Seek Asylum, Women's RightsThe alleged genocide of the Muslim minority Rohingya in Buddhist majority Myanmar has precipitated the largest ...
Wrongly Denied – The Constitutional Right to Same-Sex Marriage in Hong KongHong Kong, Gender Equality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Same-sex marriageIn recent years, Hong Kong has experienced an unprecedented bloom of local jurisprudence that upheld spousal ...
Periods, Climate, and the Politics of SustainabilityNepal, Climate Change, Gender, menstrual health, Right to Food and Water, right to sanitation, Women's RightsDiscussion on sustainable menstrual health management, without adequately considering lived realities compounded ...
The Principle of Systemic Integration at the ECtHR after Verein KlimaSeniorinnen SchweizEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Access to Justice, Climate Change, Environment, Human Dignity, Right to Privacy, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewOn April 9 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) issued a landmark ruling in the case of ...