Small Steps in the Journey Towards Gender Equality on the South African BenchSouth Africa, Gender, Role of the JudiciaryThe 9th July 2015 was an important day for the South African judiciary. For the first time in our history, an ...
Enforcing a ‘Universal’ Declaration: UN Efforts to hold Non-State Actors Accountable for Human RightsUnited Nations, Business and Human Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human RightsThe UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 as an expression of universally ...
Entering the No-Go Zone – Social Security and Discrimination in the UK Supreme CourtUnited Kingdom, Children's Rights, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionIt is rare for a human rights challenge in the social security context to succeed in the English courts. In large ...
Single Mothers, Absent Fathers and the Best Interests of the Child: Drawing a Fine Balance in the ABC CaseIndia, Children's Rights, Gender, Right to PrivacyIndia is a country where religious rights of different communities are constitutionally protected. However ...
A Supreme Court at the Centre of a Deeply Divided SocietyIsrael, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryFrom January 01 to April 01 2015 I worked as a Foreign Law Clerk at the Supreme Court of Israel. This internship ...
"You Have the Right to an Attorney that We Approve of”: Right to Counsel under Iran's New Criminal Procedure CodeIran, Access to Justice, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialUnder Iran’s new Criminal Procedure Code only lawyers pre-approved by the Head of the Judiciary may intervene ...
Marikana: A Failure of Regulation and the Reinforcement of Inequality: A Preliminary ViewSouth Africa, Business and Human Rights, Labour RightsOn Thursday 25th June, a judicial commission of inquiry published the Marikana Report into the tragic events at ...
Grand Chamber of the ECtHR to Review Limitations on Choice of Birthplace for WomenEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive RightsDubská and Krejzová v the Czech Republic has been referred to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human ...
The Right to Education post-2015Right to Education, Socio-Economic RightsThe right to education must include standardised measures to ensure equality, quality and accountability. The ...
Abortion Law in Ireland: A Model for ChangeIreland, Abortion, Sexual and Reproductive RightsIreland has an extremely restrictive abortion law regime. Since the introduction of the 8th Amendment in 1983, the ...
Will Obergefell Stifle Growing Support for LGBTQ Rights?United States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationIn his recent post The Beginning Rather Than The End, Karl Laird discusses the potential policy backlash that may ...
Empathy, Craft and other Lessons to Learn from the US Same-Sex Marriage DecisionIndia, United States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationThree narratives provide the human face to the text of Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark US Supreme Court ...