Brazil’s laws on quotas and the road to racial equalityBrazil, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 9th June, Brazil´s President signed a new bill establishing a race-based affirmative action program for federal ...
Conform or be confined: S.A.S. v FranceEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Right to Freedom of ReligionThe European Court of Human Rights ruled on 1st July that France’s ban on face coverings, known as the burqa-ban, ...
‘Children in an Age of Austerity’: The Impact of Welfare Reform on Children in NottinghamUnited Kingdom, Children's Rights, Social ProtectionThe Welfare Reform Act 2012 has introduced the biggest changes to state welfare since the establishment of the ...
Winning Decisions in the 2014 Gender Justice Uncovered AwardsGender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationJudges from all over the world are held accountable for the decisions they issue and for how these rulings affect ...
Decisiones ganadoras de los Premios Género y Justicia al Descubierto 2014Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationResumen: Las juezas y los jueces en todo el mundo han rendido cuentas de las decisiones que toman y cómo estas ...
The Supreme Court of Canada Affirms Privacy as AnonymityCanada, Right to PrivacyThis is a critical time for privacy on the internet. Private entities, from the global, all-knowing Google to a ...
The Zulu Case: Threats to Squatters’ Rights in South AfricaSouth Africa, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsIt is trite to say that land is a contentious issue in South Africa. This encompasses not only the legacy of the ...
The Zulu Case: Threats to Squatters' Rights in South AfricaSouth Africa, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsIt is trite to say that land is a contentious issue in South Africa. This encompasses not only the legacy of the ...
International Law and the Denial of Minority Status to Indian MuslimsIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionOn 27th May, the Indian Minister of Minority Affairs, Najma Heptullah, declared that ‘Muslims are not minorities, ...
Burwell v Hobby Lobby – a narrow decision?United States of America, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual and Reproductive RightsThis week the Supreme Court of the United States delivered judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Burwell v ...
Male Rape in Armed Conflicts: Why We Should Talk About ItUnited Nations, Conflict and Human Rights, GenderSexual violence represents one of the most serious forms of violation of an individual’s human rights. Although ...
Chinese Environmental Protection Law – The Illusion of Enhanced Human Rights SafeguardsChina, Access to Justice, EnvironmentIn April this year, the Chinese legislature amended significantly the Environmental Protection Law adopted in ...