The Future of Human Rights in the UKUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human RightsAdam Wagner (One Crown Office Row and founder of RightsInfo.org) gave a very timely seminar on 12 May 2015 for the ...
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland: the Need for Evidence-Based ReasoningUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to PrivacyThe UK Supreme Court has recently held that the indefinite retention of the DNA profiles of convicted adults does ...
Reino Unido: Tu voto por la igualdad de géneroUnited Kingdom, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive RightsHasta el 31 de mayo se encuentra abierto el periodo de votaciones de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto. ...
United Kingdom, Time for you to Vote for Gender EqualityUnited Kingdom, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive RightsThe voting period for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards is open until May 31st. Voting is fast and easy. You ...
Let Them Buy (Gay) Cake: Anti-Discrimination in Northern Irish CourtsNorthern Ireland, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual OrientationOver the weekend, the same-sex marriage referendum in Ireland dominated headlines around the world. The week ...
Menstrual Hygiene – the Bloody Road to Substantive EqualityIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive RightsMenstruation is a taboo subject for too many people, male and female alike, leading to misunderstanding, ...
Caste Discrimination under UK law: Chandhok v TirkeyUnited Kingdom, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe extent to which the Equality Act 2010 (EqA) protects against discrimination on grounds of caste was a vexed ...
Ireland’s Marriage Equality ReferendumIreland, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationToday the Irish electorate is voting in a referendum to explicitly permit of same-sex marriage. If passed, the new ...
Abortion As A Human Right: Should the Law in Northern Ireland Be Reformed?Northern Ireland, Abortion, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive RightsWhy do women living in Northern Ireland have to travel to London to have an abortion? At an event hosted by Oxford ...
Taking the Needs of Future Generations into Account: the Case of WalesEngland and Wales, EnvironmentThe issue of long-term governance is gaining attraction around the world. Many governments are looking into ...
The Future of the HRA 1998 Under the Conservative PartyUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights2015, much like 1992, will go down as a General Election for the UK pollsters to forget. After months of ...
The Prior Sanction Requirement Under Indian Public LawIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialOn 27 April 2015, the Supreme Court of India (SC) passed judgment in D.T. Virupakshappa v. C. Subhash, a case ...