When does the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights apply? The case of Fransson and why we should careCourt of Justice of the European Union, Constitutions and Human RightsThe recognition of fundamental rights as part of the general principles of EU law by the Court of Justice of the ...
European Court of Human Rights Rules on Same-Sex Civil PartnershipsEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationIn the case of Vallianatos and Others v. Greece, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights held that ...
Stigma and Exclusion to Rights and Dignity: a Human Rights Approach to PovertyUnited Nations, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionOn 5 November 2013, Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and ...
Lessons from the South African Constitutional Court: a duty of care for police in England and Wales?South Africa, United Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationLast month at the inquest of Rachael Slack, a 38 year-old woman stabbed to death by her ex-partner, the jury ruled ...
UN Immunity, Access to Justice and the Haitian Cholera EpidemicUnited Nations, Access to JusticeA few weeks ago a group of Haitian cholera victims took the extraordinary step of filing a class action suit ...
Sinking hopes? Climate Change Refugees in New ZealandNew Zealand, Environment, Immigration and AsylumNew Zealand’s Immigration and Protection Tribunal recently considered a “climate change refugee” case under its ...
Ready to Learn?South Africa, Right to Education, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsSouth Africa's Legal Resources Centre (LRC) launched a new book—Ready to Learn? A Legal Resource for Realising the ...
Same Script, Different Cast: A Tale of Zambia’s Constitutional Making ProcessZambia, Constitutions and Human RightsOn the 24th of October, Zambia celebrated its 49th year of Independence from British colonial rule. While Zambia ...
Same Script, Different Cast: A Tale of Zambia's Constitutional Making ProcessZambia, Constitutions and Human RightsOn the 24th of October, Zambia celebrated its 49th year of Independence from British colonial rule. While Zambia ...
Men and gender based violence: part of the problem, but also the solution?United Kingdom, GenderUniversities may well create the future leaders of our governments, economies, and communities—they are places of ...
Unpaid Interns in the New York Courts: Time to Start Spreading the News?United States of America, Labour RightsSeen most cynically, employers deploy the label “intern” to give the impression that worker protection laws do not ...
European Court of Human Rights Says Dismissal of HIV-positive Employee is Incompatible with the ConventionEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn the case of I.B. v. Greece, the European Court of Human Rights held that the dismissal of an HIV-positive ...