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 ...
A Form of Child Trafficking in Haiti: The Orphanage BusinessHaiti, Children's Rights, Labour RightsIn the next few weeks, the Haitian senate will vote, for the first time, on anti-trafficking legislation. The ...
The Crime of “Homosexuality” under Cameroon Criminal LawCameroon, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationAccording to Human Rights Watch there are 76 countries in the world that prosecute people for having consensual ...
The Mandela I Knew by Professor Bob Hepple QC, FBASouth Africa, Constitutions and Human RightsI hesitated when asked to say something on the sad occasion of the death of Nelson Mandela, because so many ...
Naz Foundation: Reading Down the Supreme CourtIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationThere is no doubt that the Supreme Court in Suresh Kumar v Naz Foundation held that section 377 of the Indian ...
The Commonwealth v The Australian Capital Territory: Marriage Equality in the High CourtAustralia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationOn Thursday the High Court of Australia effectively struck down the nation’s first same-sex marriage laws. But ...