Legal recognition of a Ukrainian same-sex couple as a married relationshipUkraine, Constitutions and Human Rights, Rights of the family, Sexual OrientationIn June 2025, the Desnyanskyy local district court in Kyiv (‘the Court’) decided to recognise the fact of ...
The Risks of Resistance: Protestors Need a Torture-Free Trade TreatyInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Ireland, United Nations, Cruel and Unusual Punishment, prohibition of torture, Right against Torture, Right to ProtestDissent stands as a historical foundation for social change, but the practice often yields hostile opposition from ...
Mahmoud v. Taylor and the Rise of White Christian NationalismUnited States of America, Constitutions and Human Rights, Judicial Review, LGBTQI+ rights, Same-sex marriageIn 2015, the Supreme Court issued its landmark decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, enshrining same-sex marriage as a ...
Kenya’s Supreme Court Balances Islamic Law and Equality in Landmark Inheritance RulingKenya, Children's Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 30 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Kenya delivered a groundbreaking judgment in Fatuma Athman Abud Faraj v Ruth ...
Banking on Silence: Basel Committee’s Climate Framework Abandons Human Rights Protections?United Nations, Business and Human Rights, Climate Change, Environment, Human Dignity, Social Protection, Standard of ReviewThe Basel Committee on Banking Supervision's June 2025 Framework for the Voluntary Disclosure of Climate-Related ...
Defining ‘Woman’ in Law? Contextualising the Indian High Court Judgment That Affirms Trans Women Are Womengender i, India, LGBTQIA+, United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender identity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination“To deny a trans woman the status of a 'woman' for the purpose of legal protection … is to perpetuate ...
Overlapping Sabotage Provisions in Hong Kong’s National Security Laws: Risks and Implications on Prosecution DecisionsHong Kong, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn response to the widespread public unrests that engulfed Hong Kong in 2019, the Central Authorities of the PRC ...
Can the International Court of Justice Finally Declare Fossil Fuel Subsidies a Violation of International Law?International Court of Justice, Paris Agreement, United Kingdom, Climate Change, Climate justice, EnvironmentThe ICJAO has the historic opportunity to legally interrogate fossil fuel subsidies. Judge Cleveland’s question ...
Manual Scavenging in India: A Constitutional and Human Rights CrisisIndia, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to LifeManual scavenging in India is not merely a vestige of colonial or pre-modern sanitation, it remains a continuing ...
Intersectionality in Climate Jurisprudence – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Approach to Climate VulnerabilityInter-American Court of Human Rights, Climate Change, Climate justice, Intersectionality, Right to healthy environmentThe Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on Human Rights and the Climate Emergency released on 3 ...
Weaponizing Vagueness: The Chilling Effect of Karnataka’s Fake News Bill on Free Speech and Democratic PluralismIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Information, rule of law, separation of powersIn March 2025, the Government of Karnataka introduced the draft Misinformation and Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, ...
The US TAKE IT DOWN Act: The Fight Against Deepfake-Enabled TFGBV and Human RightsUnited States, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionOn 19 May 2025, the US President signed a new law named TAKE IT DOWN Act (S.146) (‘the Act’), which protects ...