The Curious Case of Bhagwati Pathwar: What has love got to do with it? (Part 5 of 6)India, Freedom of Religion, Love and relationships, MarriageIn the Indian context, eloping and marrying outside of one’s faith or caste is a common occurrence but made ...
From Safe Spaces to Centres of Social Control: Regulating Love through the One Stop Centre in Bhopal, India (Part 4 of 6)India, autonomy, Gender Based Violence, Gender justice, Women's RightsWomen’s bodies and their choices have been a political subject and, in several matters, politically controlled by ...
And the Law Comes Knocking: Section 69 and the Impact on Live-in Relationships in India (Part 3 of 6)India, Family law, Intimate relationships, Marriage, Right to Private LifeSection 69 of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, drags legality into the wayward path of promises and their ...
The Intimate State: India’s Legal Turn Against Interfaith Relationships (Part 2 of 6)India, Interfaith relationships, Marriage, Right to Private and Family Life, Right to SecurityIn January 2025, the Indian state of Uttarakhand became the first to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) ...
Policing Love: Law, Institutions and the Limits of Autonomy (Part 1 of 6)India, Gender and sexuality, Love and relationships, Marriage, Private and family lifeIn June 2025, we convened a workshop at SOAS, funded by SOAS Law School, and titled Policing Intimacies: ...
Deep Denial and No Care: U.S. v. Skrmetti and the Anti-Trans CampaignUnited States of America, Equal Protection Clause, Gender recognition, Statutory interpretation, Transgender rights, US Supreme CourtIn June 2025, the Supreme Court, controlled by a conservative supermajority, delivered yet another 6-3 decision ...
Invisible Deaths: The Case for a National Disability Mortality Registry in IndiaIndia, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Disability, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Life, Social Protection, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityIn July 2024, Delhi witnessed the death of 14 residents at Asha Kiran Shelter, a state-run residential institution ...
When “Honour” Goes Viral: Social Media, Masculinity and the Hidden Male Victims of Honour-Based AbuseIndia, Gender Based Violence, Honour Based Abuse, Male victim, Online abuse, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual HarassmentRefuge’s recent report focuses upon technology-facilitated perpetration of Honour Based Abuse (HBA). However, many ...
Mob Justice, State Failure: The Right to Life Betrayed in BangladeshBangladesh, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Life, Social Protection, Standard of ReviewOn 18 September 2024, a man named Tofazzal Hossain was seized inside Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall at the University of ...
Dismantling Procedural Protections for Unaccompanied Children in the United StatesUnited States of America, Anti-trafficking, Immigration and Asylum, Procedural Justice, Rights of the ChildBuried deep within sweeping U.S. legislation enacted in July 2025 lies a brief provision with far-reaching ...
European Court of Human Rights Landmark Decision in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. RussiaECHR, Netherlands, Russia, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, International Human Rights, International Humanitarian Law, Rules of InterpretationIntroduction On July 9th, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Ukraine and ...
Deprivation of Access to Shadow Libraries: Why the Delhi High Court’s Recent Order Dilutes Human RightsIndia, Fair Dealing, Intellectual Property, Right to Information, Right to Technological and Scientific Progress, Socio-Economic RightsOn 19th August, 2025, the Delhi High Court passed an order in Elsevier v Alexandra Elbakyan (‘Elsevier case’) ...