Not reaping the benefits: the United Kingdom’s continuing violation of Article 12§1 of the European Social CharterUnited Kingdom, Social ProtectionOn 29 January 2014, the European Committee of Social Rights found, yet again, that the United Kingdom is in ...
Indian Supreme Court Changes Stance on Death Penalty: Holds Delay to be a Ground for CommutationIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialRecently, in the case of Shatrughan Chauhan v. Union of India, a three-judge bench of the Indian Supreme Court ...
Kong Yunming v The Director of Social Welfare: Constitutional protection of social welfare rights in Hong KongHong Kong, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionOn 17 December 2013, the Court of Final Appeal of Hong Kong unanimously allowed the appeal of Madam Kong in Kong ...
The New Barbarians: Bulgarians and Romanians at the Gate!United Kingdom, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social ProtectionJoseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany, is reputed to have said: ‘If you tell a lie big ...
Equal Treatment for All…Except the Highest?United Nations, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialA recent resolution of Member States of the International Criminal Court (ICC) puts into question their commitment ...
Conscientious Objection to Military Service in International Human Rights LawRight to Freedom of ReligionConscientious objection to military service is a means of resisting war and military service for reasons of ...
Navigating the Troubled Waters of Religious AccommodationCanada, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionRecent reports concerning a situation in York University, Toronto, have reignited discussion on the complex ...
Reviewing Koushal: Counting Down the Errors Apparent on the Face of the RecordIndia, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationThe seven review petitions filed in the case of Koushal v Naz Foundation (“Koushal”) are an exercise in drawing up ...
Judicial Review of Migrant Detention in Europe: In Search of Effectiveness and SpeedinessEuropean Convention on Human Rights, Access to Justice, Immigration and Asylum Detention has been highlighted in recent years by a number of international and non-governmental ...
Palestinian Refugees in Syria: A Primer For AdvocacySyria, Conflict and Human Rights, Immigration and AsylumIn the face of crisis, it is very easy for those of us in neither government nor humanitarian work to switch off ...
Prosecuting in the Public Interest: CPS Guidelines from Assisted Suicide to Social MediaUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionAlthough the DPP’s consent is required before a prosecution for assisted suicide can be brought, the discretion ...
Should There Be A Human Rights Approach for Environmental Protection?India, Environment, Right to LifeIs climate change just an environmental issue or also a human rights issue? Do we need a new international ...