Sweating in the Park or in the Factory: Beyoncé’s New Sports Wear Company and Respect for Human RightsUnited Nations, Business and Human RightsIn April, Beyoncé released her album Lemonade. In May, she launched her sports clothing brand Ivy Park. The former ...
LGBT Equality in the US: Despite Obergefell Victory, the Fight ContinuesUnited States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationOne year ago today, on June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court decided Obergefell v. Hodges, in which the Court held ...
Linguistic Cracks In The Femicide Campaigns: Why Femicide Must Be RepatriatedCriminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe recently published 2015 Global Burden of Armed Violence (GBAV) report by the Small Arms Survey has continued ...
The Referendum on the European Union: Remaining HumanEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThe referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU is a decision that will be taken in a troubling context. Although ...
Brexit, Sovereignty and RealityEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human Rights, Immigration and AsylumThe referendum campaign has been marked by claims and counter-claims, with each side contesting the ‘facts’ ...
Sustainable Conservation: The Rights-Based Way to Save Africa’s RainforestsAfrican Union, EnvironmentA new report by the Rainforest Foundation UK (RFUK) shows that people living in Africa’s Congo Basin face ...
Steinfeld v Secretary of State for Education: Court of Appeal has Granted Leave to AppealUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationIt has recently been announced that the challenge to the prohibition on opposite sex couples entering into civil ...
Solidarity Not Separation: The Case for Continued Interaction Between UK and EU employment rights – an attempt to sum upEuropean Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Labour RightsI have consciously and deliberately picked up on and generalized the title of Professor Fredman’s initial ...
The Maltese Equality Act: Friend or Foe of Freedom of Religion?Malta, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionWith the recent rise of anti-discrimination legislation, the need for legislators to strike a fair balance between ...
The Silicosis Ruling and Its Far Reaching Implication on Access to justice and the Mining SectorSouth Africa, Business and Human Rights, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsIn a landmark ruling handed down on 13 May 2016, the full bench of the South Gauteng High Court in South Africa ...
Of Railways and Labour Rights: The Untold Story of Pakistan’s PortersPakistan, Labour RightsIn the subcontinent, railway stations are identified by their iconic red-uniformed porters – commonly referred to ...
Brexit: What would be the timetable for leaving?European Union, United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThis blog considers when the UK would cease to be a member of the EU, if the result of the referendum on 23 June ...