Beyond the Grave: Addressing Necrophilia in India’s Legal LandscapeIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn a horrifying case from Karnataka, India, a young woman was murdered & raped in 2015. Following the trial, ...
An Assessment of Transitional Justice in Spain vis-à-vis the Ley De Memoria Democrática: the good, the bad and the solvableSpain, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Role of the JudiciaryThe Spanish transition to democracy post-dictatorship prioritised peace, security, and the consolidation of ...
Redefining Intimacy and Individual Liberties: Unravelling the Kiran Rawat JudgmentIndia, Access to Justice, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Privacy, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewIn a shocking recent judgement Kiran Rawat v State of UP, the High Court of Allahabad, India dismissed a writ ...
A Harbinger of Justice or a Pandora’s Box? The Kenyan Supreme Court Broadens the Scope of Judicial ReviewKenya, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewThe Kenyan Supreme Court has issued further directions clarifying the scope of judicial review law in its decision ...
Sri Lankan High Court Delivers a Landmark Order as a Bulwark for Freedom of ExpressionSri Lanka, United Nations, Human Dignity, ICCPR, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Role of the Judiciary, Social ProtectionWithin Sri Lanka, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) enabling legislation – the ...
Worrying Recommendations on Reform of Sedition Law from the Law Commission of IndiaIndia, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionSedition, or inciting disaffection towards the incumbent Government, is prohibited in India. In particular, it is ...
El principio de proporcionalidad y la protección de los derechos reproductivos en el Tribunal Constitucional EspañolEuropean Union, Spain, Abortion, Access to Justice, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Right to Privacy, Role of the JudiciaryEn contraste con los recientes retrocesos de las protecciones del derecho al aborto, como la derogación de Roe vs ...
Protecting Reproductive Rights: A Balancing Exercise for the Spanish Constitutional CourtEuropean Union, Spain, Abortion, Access to Justice, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Right to Privacy, Role of the JudiciaryIn stark contrast to recent regressions on abortion rights, including the fall of Roe v Wade in the USA, the ...
The Menace of Manual Scavenging in India: The Case for Stronger Legal ImplementationIndia, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Environment, Human Dignity, Right to Health, Right to Life, Right to work, Socio-Economic RightsThe right to a clean, safe, and healthy environment is a fundamental right protected by Article 21 of the Indian ...
(Un)Learning from the US Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Judgement: A South African PerspectiveSouth Africa, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAs explored in a recent blog (here), in Students For Fair Admissions, Inc. v President and Fellows of Harvard ...
Hindering Accountability and Safety in Sports: the Lack of Internal Complaints Committees in Indian Sports FederationsIndia, Business and Human Rights, Labour RightsRecently, allegations of ‘rampant’ sexual harassment in sports have prompted the Indian Express news outlet to ...
The Miseries of Juvenile Prisoners of BangladeshBangladesh, United Nations, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right against Torture, Right to Education, Right to LifeJuvenile prisons in Bangladesh are effectively torture cells for teenage offenders. Known as juvenile development ...