Alabama’s Manifest Injustice and the Inhumanity of Execution by Nitrogen Gas InhalationUnited Nations, United States of America, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Human Dignity, Right against Torture, Right to Life, Role of the JudiciaryOn 25 January Alabama intends to be the first US state to use nitrogen gas inhalation as an execution method. ...
A Justiciable Right to Housing? The UK Supreme Court’s Decision in R (Imam) v London Borough of CroydonUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Human Dignity, Right to Housing, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityIn a December 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court sought to clarify how courts should use their remedial ...
Intersectional Invisibility: Indian Women Manual ScavengersIndia, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life, Social ProtectionManual scavenging, which involves the picking up of human excreta by hand, is one of the most prevalent forms of ...
Empty Seats, Silenced Voices: Looming Shadow of Democratic Erosion in India’s Mass SuspensionsIndia, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Democracy and Political Rights, Human Dignity, Judges' Legacy, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Vote, Role of the JudiciaryRecently, during the Winter Session of the Indian Parliament, more than 140 opposition members of Parliament (MPs) ...
Nepal registers First Same-Sex Marriage: A Glimmer of Hope for Global LGBTQIA+Nepal, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual Orientation, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityOn 29 November 2023, Nepal became the second Asian Country to register a same-sex marriage after Taiwan. This ...
The Absentia Dilemma: The Introduction of Trial In-Absentia in Indian LegislationIndia, United Nations, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Substantive EqualityThe Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the successor to the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), is ...
EU Artificial Intelligence Act Approved: What Remains Missing from this Compromise?European Union, Artificial Intelligence, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Social Protection, Substantive Equality“We had one goal: to develop legislation that would ensure that the AI ecosystem in Europe develops with a ...
The License to Jeopardise: The LGBTQ Rights ‘Movement’ in RussiaRussia, Gender identity, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationThe Supreme Court of Russia, on 30 November 2023, ruled against the ‘international LGBTQ movement’, declaring it ...
Are we Missing Women in (AI) Healthcare Again? The EU’s Thoughts on AI-Empowered Medical DiagnosisEU Charter of Fundamental Rights, European Union, Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Substantive EqualityWith the recent trilogue concluding in the European Parliament concerning the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), ...
The Regression of Democracy and Systematic Violations of Political Rights: A Case from Jakarta’s Special Region BillIndonesia, United Nations, Access to Justice, Right to Political Participation, Right to VoteThe current draft of Jakarta Special Region Bill (the Draft) proposed by Indonesian House of Representatives ...
Balancing Acts: The Intricacies of Enforcing ICC Arrest Warrants Against Heads of StateInternational Criminal Court, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Russia, UkraineThis year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against the President and the ...
Confronting Cyber Homophobia – Lessons from the United Kingdom and a Plea for Legal Reform in IndiaAustralia, India, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Life, Sexual Orientation, Social ProtectionPriyanshu, a self-taught make-up artist and social media influencer from Ujjain, India, boasting an Instagram ...