Decriminalizing Adultery: Eliminating Discrimination and Violence against WomenUnited Nations, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to PrivacyBy Frances Raday The UN Working Group (WG) on discrimination against women in law and practice has issued a call ...
Pay Equality: When is there a right to claim?United Kingdom, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationBy Betsan Criddle The important decision of the Supreme Court in Birmingham City Council v Abdulla establishes ...
Spot the Differences: How Broad Can Commercial Speech Be?European Convention on Human Rights, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionBy Ilias Trispiotis In the aftermath of ‘the Innocence of Muslims’ turmoil, questions of whether and to what ...
Conflict minerals disclosure and the role of corporations in the protection of human rightsUnited States of America, Business and Human RightsBy Katie Allan and Kate Mitchell The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken a significant and ...
Equal Inheritance Rights for Women in BotswanaBotswana, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination The latest decision of the Botswana High Court on inheritance rights in Edith Mmusi v Ramantele is a ...
We Should All Participate in Articulating the Post-2015 Development AgendaUnited Nations, EnvironmentThe projected end date for the Millenium Development Goals is 2015. The UN Secretary General recently appointed a ...
The UK's Human Rights 'Report Card'United Nations, Constitutions and Human Rights The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) – the review of each UN member ...
The UK’s Human Rights ‘Report Card’United Nations, Constitutions and Human Rights The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) – the review of each UN member ...
The More, the Murkier: Of Several Draft Laws on Disability in IndiaIndia, Disability, Right to LifeIndia has finally been taken over by the wave of legislative engagement with the rights of persons with ...
OxHRH Seminar Series: Philip Alston and Gráinne De BúrcaConstitutions and Human RightsThe Oxford Human Rights Hub's Autumn seminar series kicks off today. Philip Alston speaks at 13:00 in the Oxford ...
When is a UK Bill of Rights not a UK Bill of Rights?United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryThe recently published Human Rights and the UK Constitution* by Colm O’Cinneide is essential reading for anyone ...
A Special Relationship? Preserving the Human Rights of Terrorist Suspects in Extradition CasesEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Counter-terrorism, Right against TortureThe recent case of Babar Ahmad and Others v United Kingdom represents the final stage in the European appeal ...