The UN Sanctions Regime Against Terrorists: Suggested ChangesUnited Nations, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialThe current UN sanctions regime against terrorists does not secure due process rights. Allowing the International ...
Over to you, Parliament – The significance of the Australian High Court’s judgment on same-sex marriageAustralia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationA striking feature of Australian High Court jurisprudence in recent years is the Court’s use of orthodox judicial ...
Investigating crimes against humanity – South Africa’s embrace of universal jurisdictionSouth Africa, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights"What business is it of the South African authorities when torture on a widespread scale is alleged to have been ...
Investigating crimes against humanity – South Africa's embrace of universal jurisdictionSouth Africa, Conflict and Human Rights"What business is it of the South African authorities when torture on a widespread scale is alleged to have been ...
Freedom of Religion and Belief in TurkeyTurkey, Right to Freedom of ReligionOne of the fundamental values of a democratic society is the freedom of thought, conscience and religion. From ...
Naz and Reclaiming Counter-MajoritarianismIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationThe term “counter-majoritarian” has, more often than not, been used in a derogatory fashion - especially when it ...
Geneva II, politicking and possibility for Syria’s invisible 43%Syria, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human RightsThe possibility of peace in Syria may seem more like an international force (pun intended) than a beacon of hope. ...
Respect for Private Life under Article 8 and Covert Filming – Söderman v SwedenEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to PrivacyThe Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (“GC”) found Sweden had breached its obligations under ...
Stereotyping as Direct Discrimination?Hungary, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Hungarian Equal Treatment Authority (ETA) found that the entrance policy of a music club violated ...
Lord Sumption on ‘The Limits of Law’European Convention on Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryIn the 27th Sultan Azlan Shah Lecture, given in Kuala Lumpur on 20th November, Lord Sumption, Justice of the UK ...
Malaysia’s Dangerous Path Towards “Allah”Malaysia, Right to Freedom of ReligionThe Malaysian Court of Appeal has ruled recently that the word “Allah” falls unreservedly within the Muslim faith, ...
Children’s Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human RightsAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Children's RightsOn 4 December 2013, Dr Nicolás Espejo-Yaksic, Visiting Fellow at Kellogg College, UNICEF consultant in Latin ...