The Legality of Mass Surveillance OperationsUnited Kingdom, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyA court which isn’t a court in name rules on the legality of a government mass surveillance program that may or ...
Constitutional Protection for the Right to Strike in CanadaCanada, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationIn a momentous decision, released on 30 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that the right to strike ...
Whole Life Sentences in Hutchinson v UK – Compromise or Concession?United Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against TortureIn Hutchinson v UK, the ECtHR again addressed the vexed question of the compatibility of whole life sentences with ...
Glossip v. Gross: SCOTUS to Consider Oklahoma’s Lethal Injection ProtocolUnited States of America, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death PenaltyOn Friday 23rd January, 2015, the US Supreme Court granted three Oklahoma death row inmates certiorari to ...
Los “Fondos Buitre” y la Ley de Quiebras de los Estados en crisis económica.United Nations, Business and Human Rights, Socio-Economic RightsEn un libro reciente editado por Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky y Jernej Letnar Cernic se ha observado que la gestión ...
Los "Fondos Buitre" y la Ley de Quiebras de los Estados en crisis económica.United Nations, Socio-Economic RightsEn un libro reciente editado por Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky y Jernej Letnar Cernic se ha observado que la gestión ...
The ‘Vulture Funds’ Issue and the Bankruptcy Law Process for States in Economic CrisisUnited Nations, Business and Human Rights, Socio-Economic RightsA recent book edited by Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky and Jernej Letnar Černič notes that poor public resource ...
Prisoner Rights at the Forefront of Canadian DebatesCanada, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against TortureOver the past month, two major developments have placed the constitutionally protected rights of prisoners front ...
Translating Questions Of Religion Conversions to Issues of Human Rights: The Proposed Ban on Religious Conversions in a Secular Indian StateIndia, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn recent months, the political focus in India has shifted towards the sensitive issue of “forced religious ...
Rights Protection in 2014: A Review of the Indian Supreme CourtIndia, Death Penalty, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination2014 was an interesting year for protection of fundamental rights by the Indian Supreme Court. We undertook an ...
The Handbook of Human Rights in Northern Ireland: Where Are We Now?Northern Ireland, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsNorthern Ireland’s most prominent human rights NGO is the Committee on the Administration of Justice. Founded in ...
An Unsecured Commitment: Security and Justice in the Post-2015 Development AgendaUnited Nations, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, GenderInsecurity and injustice are a daily reality for large numbers of people around the world. Although gathering data ...