South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final examsSouth Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewUnlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...
The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee ConventionUnited States of America, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...
India’s sexual harassment law wouldn’t be effective unless we fix the issue of ‘Limitation’India, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationRecently, the High Court of Delhi (India) refused to entertain a challenge to the dismissal of a Judicial Officer, ...
Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part IIEurope, European Union, Republic of Korea, South Korea, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationThis blog continues analysis of the EU-Korea FTA Expert Panel Report, focussing on the significance of the ...
Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel DecisionEuropean Union Republic of Korea, Labour Rights, Right to Freedom of AssociationOn 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Report by a Panel of ...
African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instrumentsAfrican Charter on Human and People's Rights, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 4 December 2020, delivered a historic Advisory Opinion against ...
Setting the Record Straight on Socio-Economic Rights Adjudication: Kenya Supreme Court’s Judgment in the Mitu-Bell CaseKenya, Right to Housing, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsOn 11 January 2021, the Kenyan Supreme Court delivered the judgment in Mitu-Bell Welfare Society. The case ...
Kenyan Supreme Court on Structural Interdicts and Application of UN Guidelines on EvictionsKenya, Right to Housing, Role of the Judiciary, Socio-Economic RightsThe Kenyan Supreme Court has overturned a Court of Appeal decision which found that the forceful eviction of the ...
Hong Kong: Anti-Mask Law Held Constitutional (but please wear a mask for COVID-19)Hong Kong, COVID-19, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (“HKCFA”) recently held that the Prohibition on Face Covering ...
President Biden and the War on ChildrenUnited States of America, Children's Rights, Conflict and Human Rights, Immigration and AsylumOn entering office last week, President Joe Biden was greeted by an in-tray unprecedented in US history: a global ...
Statement by Edwin Cameron, Retired Justice, South African Constitutional Court: The President of Magdalen prosecutes a homophobic case to deny LGBTIQ persons in the Cayman Islands equal rightsCayman Islands, United Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationStatement by Edwin Cameron, Retired Justice, South African Constitutional Court. The President of Magdalen ...
Czech Constitutional Court: No Recognition of Foreign Adoption by Same-Sex CouplesCzechia, Children's Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual OrientationThe recent decision of the Czech Constitutional Court (‘CCC’), Pl. ÚS 6/20, against allowing recognition of ...