Dignifying the most vulnerable ‘in’ and ‘through’ Security Council Resolution 2139United Nations, Conflict and Human RightsConflict — perhaps like no other happening — illuminates our shared vulnerability to hurt and harm of unimaginable ...
Against Happiness: Why ‘Happiness’ is not a Good Measure of ProgressConstitutions and Human Rights'Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim and end of human existence.' (Aristotle). Gross ...
Omnipresent in the EU: Violence Against WomenUnited Kingdom, GenderThe results of the world’s largest survey on women’s experiences of psychological, physical and sexual violence ...
The Not-so-paramount Right to VoteIndia, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to VoteLast week, the Election Commission of India announced the time frame for the general elections to constitute the ...
Women at work – positive obligations for positive resultsUnited Nations, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe most significant change in recent decades influencing the position of women at work is the transformation of ...
Where Have All The Expatriates Gone?Scotland, Right to VoteParticipants in the 18 September 2014 Scottish independence referendum will be asked whether Scotland should ...
Inspiring Change Through Law for International Women’s DayBotswana, Canada, European Convention on Human Rights, South Africa, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationMarch 8th is International Women’s Day, formally observed by the United Nations in recognition of the fact that ...
Independent Review of Terrorism Laws: a Brief IntroductionUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorismMonitoring the activities of the secret state creates a conundrum. To be effective, a monitor needs to read and ...
The Oxford Legal Assistance Volunteer Partnership Programme with Bail for Immigration DetaineesUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Immigration and AsylumIn the 2013-2014 academic year, following the success of its existing link with award winning legal aid firm ...
From Torment to Tolerance and Acceptance to the Everyday: The Course of LGBT Equality in the UKUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationColonisation is a dodgy business. Laws are mainstreamed across the Empire. So what did the Romans, keen to ...
Throwing Away The Key – Whole Life Sentences in the Court of AppealUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against TortureFlouting the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Vinter v UK, the UK Court of Appeal has ...
Surrogacy, Same-sex Couples and the Privatisation of Regulation in IsraelIsrael, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual OrientationOn 30 January 2014, the Israeli Government published a draft bill on surrogacy. This proposed amendment to ...