Minority v Minority Only Benefits the PrivilegedIndia, United States of America, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Intersectionality, Race, Right to Education, Substantive EqualityThe US Supreme Court’s decision Students for Fair Admissions v Presidents and Fellows of Harvard College ...
Over-compensation by the European Court? A Proposal for Reforming Compensation AwardsEuropean Convention on Human Rights, United Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn light of the Malkinson case, questions are being asked about why successful appellants in the criminal court ...
The Legacy Bill: Furthering the Gap to Truth and JusticeIreland, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Role of the JudiciaryCurrently before the UK’s House of Lords is the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill (the ...
Decoding Manipur: Unveiling Human Rights Violations Against Women Amidst Ethnic ConflictIndia, Conflict and Human Rights, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationA viral video of two tribal women paraded naked by Meitei men in Manipur's Thoubal district has shocked India and ...
Malaysian Court of Appeal Upholds Fatwa Declaring A Company ‘Deviant’ from Islamic TeachingsMalaysia, Business and Human Rights, Right to Freedom of ReligionOn 21 March 2023, the Court of Appeal in Malaysia – by a 2-1 majority – upheld a decision of the Malaysian High ...
Figel’ v Slovakia: Potential landmark ECtHR decision on COVID-19 related restrictions to religious freedomCroatia, European Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Switzerland, Constitutions and Human Rights, COVID-19, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary, Social ProtectionThe COVID-19 pandemic introduced a period of unprecedented restrictions to fundamental rights, unthinkable no less ...
After SFFA v. Harvard, Universities Must Hold the LineUnited States of America, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard (SFFA), the Supreme Court further limited a university’s right to ...
Will Ireland Constitutionalise Environmental Human Rights and the Rights of Nature as a Response to the Biodiversity Crisis?Ireland, Environment, Right to healthy environmentEarlier this year, a Citizens’ Assembly in Ireland tasked with examining biodiversity loss made a number of ...
Supreme Court of Pakistan Holds that ‘Harassment’ at the Workplace Includes (Non-Sexual) Discrimination on Basis of GenderPakistan, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAbout 93 per cent of working women in Pakistan acknowledge facing workplace harassment. In 2023, Pakistan ranked ...
Serendipitous Sustainability: How Karnataka’s ‘Gruha Jyothi’ and ‘Shakti’ Schemes Can Bolster Climate ActionIndia, EnvironmentIndia, with its growing population and energy demands, faces a multifaceted challenge in balancing its commitment ...
The Case for Caution in Making Social Class a Protected Characteristic under the UK’s Equality Act 2010United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic RightsMomentum is growing in the UK to make social class a statutory protected characteristic. The Co-Op, The British ...
Protecting the Free Speech of Companies? The US Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v ElenisUnited States of America, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationIn 303 Creative LLC et al. v Elenis, the US Supreme Court held that the petitioners were entitled to refuse to ...