Violence against Women in Pakistan – Between Law and RealityPakistan, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap 2014 report places Pakistan as the second lowest performing country ...
Kenyan High Court Declares Law Criminalizing HIV Transmission UnconstitutionalKenya, Zimbabwe, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to PrivacyOn 18 March 2015, in Aids Law Project v Attorney General and Others [2015] the High Court of Kenya declared ...
Mexico’s Torture ProblemMexico, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against TortureThe UN Special Rapporteur on Torture’s finding that ‘torture in Mexico is generalized’ drew an ...
Disability Defence to Possession can Rarely be Decided Summarily: Akerman-Livinsgtone v Aster Communities LtdUnited Kingdom, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Standard of ReviewThis note considers the procedural implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Akerman-Livingstone, which held ...
Indigenous Recognition, Human Rights, and the Purpose of the Australian ConstitutionAustralia, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAt some point in the next few years, Australians are likely to vote in a referendum to amend the Australian ...
ConstitutionUK – What Role for Human Rights in a New Constitution?United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsThe role of human rights in our political and constitutional order has been something of a burning issue in the ...
The Reach of the ECHR: A Reply to Eirik BjorgeEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Conflict and Human RightsI thank Eirik Bjorge for reading our recent report Clearing the Fog of Law: Saving our Armed Forces from Defeat by ...
Blasphemy Laws and Human Rights in PakistanPakistan, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to LifeNotorious blasphemy laws have a significant impact on minority communities in Pakistan. Particularly their right ...
A Comment on the Report Clearing the Fog of LawEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Conflict and Human RightsIn the Policy Exchange report Clearing the Fog of Law: Saving Our Armed Forces from Defeat by Judicial Diktat, ...
Tentative Reform of State Surveillance Powers in the UKUnited Kingdom, Right to PrivacyRumblings of discontent have been heard from the supervisory bodies that are entrusted with providing oversight of ...
Damaged and Disregarded: Children’s Interests in the Benefit Cap DecisionUnited Kingdom, Children's Rights, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionFollowing on from Paul Scott’s post, this contribution will consider how the Supreme Court in SG dealt with the ...
S.A.S v France: Controlling Identities in European Liberal DemocraciesEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to PrivacyAs discussed in previous posts, the ECtHR decided in S.A.S v France that the French criminal law ban on face ...