DRC v. Rwanda: The African Court’s First Interstate CaseAfrican Court of Human and Peoples' Rights, African Union, Rwanda, African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, Genocide Convention, interstate application, state obligationsOn the 12th and 13th February 2025, the Democratic Republic of Congo (the “DRC”) had the audience of the African ...
Should Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Be Based on Social Expectations?European Union, United Nations, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewA key tenet of business and human rights has become the introduction of mandatory human rights due diligence ...
United States Must Formally Apologize to the Republic of Marshall IslandsRepublic of Marshall Islands, Environment, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Public International Law, reparations, Right to Health, Right to healthy environmentBetween 1946 and 1958, the United States conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, causing generations ...
Gender and Justice: Navigating the Arguments Around Prenatal Sex Detection in BangladeshBangladesh, Abortion, Gender Equality, Sexual and Reproductive RightsThe High Court Division (HCD) of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has directed authorities to adhere to guidelines ...
Is the EU’s Digital Services Act Compliant with The Right to Freedom of Expression?European Union, Access to Justice, Human Dignity, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Social Protection, Standard of ReviewThe Digital Services Act (DSA) is an EU Regulation that became legally binding, at large, on 17 February 2024. The ...
ECtHR’s Judgment in N.Ö. v Türkiye: A Missed Opportunity to Address the Structural Gender InequalitiesTurkey, Gender Based Violence, Gender Equality, Right to Private LifeOn 14 January 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) issued a significant judgment on ...
Upholding Democratic Taxation, Accountability, and Rural Democracy in South AfricaSouth Africa, Democracy and Political Rights, Tax and human rightsOn 20 December 2024, South Africa’s Constitutional Court (CC) handed down judgment in Mohlaba v Minister of ...
The 2025 Mudawana Reform Protests in MoroccoMorocco, Domestic Violence, Family law, Gender Equality, Women's RightsUnder the guise of benevolent masculinity, many a man will present themselves as an old-fashioned gentleman eager ...
Addressing Loopholes in the Climate Change Laws in Bangladesh: Lessons from UK and DenmarkBangladesh, Climate Change, Climate justice, Right to healthy environmentClimate justice ensures fair treatment and protection for vulnerable groups disproportionately affected by climate ...
Human Nature: Understanding the Constitutional and Indigenous Context of Granting Legal Personhood to Taranaki MoungaNew Zealand, Constitutions and Human Rights, Indigenous RightsLast week Taranaki Mounga (mountain) joined a growing family of natural entities given legal personhood in ...
Trump’s Education Order Undermines Trans Children’s RightsUnited States of America, Children's Rights, Gender, LGBTQI+ rights, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Transgender rightsOn January 29, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a sweeping and draconian executive order purporting to address ...
Navigating Informality: The Rule of Law in EU Migration GovernanceEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Immigration and Asylum, Right to LifeThe European Union (EU) often prides itself on being a beacon of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. ...