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Where social and economic justice meet: South Africa’s SRD decision affirms a rights-based approach to poverty

Where social and economic justice meet: South Africa’s SRD decision affirms a rights-based approach to poverty

South Africa, , Socio-Economic Rights

Over eighteen million of South Africa’s poorest peoples breathed a sigh of relief when, on 23 January 2025, the ...

UKSC to decide what ‘Woman’ means in the Equality Act 2010

UKSC to decide what ‘Woman’ means in the Equality Act 2010

European Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) is poised to deliver its judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, ...

Decriminalising Suicide: Kenya’s High Court Paves the Way for Mental Health Reform

Decriminalising Suicide: Kenya’s High Court Paves the Way for Mental Health Reform

African Charter on Human and People's Rights, Kenya, Conflict and Human Rights, Disability, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination

In a groundbreaking judgment, the High Court of Kenya declared Section 226 of the Penal Code, which criminalised ...

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 3

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 3

Australia, European Union, United States, Data Protection, Employment Law, Legislative Reform, Right to Privacy

See Parts 1 and 2 of this blog here: Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable ...

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 2

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 2

Australia, European Union, United States, Data Protection, Employment Law, Legislative Reform, Right to Privacy

See Part 1 of this blog here: Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for ...

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 1

Over Four Decades of Data Protection: Unexplored History with Valuable Insights for the Future – Part 1

Australia, European Union, United States, Data Protection, Employment Law, Legislative Reform, Right to Privacy

Introduction January 28, 2025, marks the 44th anniversary of the Council of Europe’s Convention 108 (now ...

Judicial Capture in Georgia

Judicial Capture in Georgia

Georgia, Executive, Role of the Judiciary

The recent years have been tumultuous for Georgia. The country’s ruling party has sought to cement its rule ...

The Scope of Transgenerational Harm: Making a Case for the ‘Unborn Child’

The Scope of Transgenerational Harm: Making a Case for the ‘Unborn Child’

International Criminal Court, Uganda, Conflict and Human Rights, International Criminal Law, International Humanitarian Law, reparations, Sexual Violence, transgenerational harm

The International Criminal Court (ICC), while deciding the case of Prosecutor v. Dominic Ongwen, considered Mr. ...

The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 2

The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part 2

European Union, Business and Human Rights, Enforcement of Human Rights, fair trade, Forced Labour, International Labour Organisation, Legislative Reform, Public International Law

See Part 1 of this blog here: The EU Forced Labour Regulation: reflections from a human rights perspective – Part ...

The EU Forced Labour Regulation: Reflections from a Human Rights Perspective – Part 1

The EU Forced Labour Regulation: Reflections from a Human Rights Perspective – Part 1

European Union, Business and Human Rights, fair trade, Forced Labour, Labour Rights, Legislative Reform

1. Introduction Forced labour and child labour constitute serious human rights violations. Regulation (EU) ...

The Advocacy Gap: Anti-Carceral, but not Abolitionist, Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Ireland

The Advocacy Gap: Anti-Carceral, but not Abolitionist, Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Ireland

European Convention on Human Rights, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, Abolitionism, Prison Reform

In Northern Ireland, custody and remand populations in prison have climbed to their highest in almost 9 years; ...

Gavel Adopts Gadget: The Risks of Artificial Judicial Decision-Making

Gavel Adopts Gadget: The Risks of Artificial Judicial Decision-Making

Global, Access to Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Fair Trial, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary

Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems have been integrated in many jurisdictions including China, Estonia, Taiwan, ...

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