Parental Leave, Equality and Dignity in South Africa: One Step Forward, Two Steps BackCanada, South Africa, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of Review, Substantive EqualityOn 25 October 2023, the Johannesburg High Court of South Africa in Van Wyk v Minister of Employment and Labour ...
Community Sentencing: A Positive Shift in the Indian Criminal Justice SystemIndia, Singapore, Spain, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the JudiciaryA number of alternatives to custodial sentences have been introduced in the Indian criminal justice system, with ...
Democratic Descent in Niger: From Hope to UncertaintyAfrica, Niger, United Nations, West Africa, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to LifeIn the first peaceful democratic transition of power since the independence of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum was elected ...
‘A Victory for Underpaid Workers’: Chief Constable of Northern Ireland v AgnewCourt of Justice of the European Union, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Labour Rights, Standard of ReviewThe recent Agnew case deals with a technical but practically very important point: if a worker is underpaid by ...
Forgotten and Forsaken Victims: The Perpetual Tragedy of Women in WarfareInternational Criminal Court, Israel, Palestine, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Ukraine, Conflict and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityAmidst persistent tension and growing conflict in the Middle East and in Ukraine, videos of the atrocities faced ...
The Fundamental Knot: Why a Hands-Off Approach by the Indian Judiciary Poses a Challenge to Marriage Equality in IndiaIndia, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual Orientation, Social ProtectionThe Supreme Court of India on 17 October 2023 delivered its long-awaited judgement on the legality of same-sex ...
Federated Learning: A Possible Panacea for Data Privacy in the Healthcare SectorEuropean Union, United Kingdom, United States of America, Right to Health, Right to PrivacyThe significance of data privacy is increasingly prominent on a global scale. There are laws in many jurisdictions ...
India’s Women’s Reservation Bill: Breaking the Political Glass CeilingBangladesh, China, India, Pakistan, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityIndia’s social fabric is complex and diverse, and women's ability to realise substantive equality in this ...
Thubakgale: Bringing Home the Right to Adequate Housing Against a Recalcitrant MunicipalitySouth Africa, Human Dignity, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewAn August 2023 housing rights decision of the Pretoria High Court in South Africa is the latest in a protracted ...
Holding Social Media Companies Accountable for Hate Speech in Times of Conflict and War: An Urgent NecessityEuropean Union, International Criminal Court, Rome Statute, United Kingdom, Business and Human Rights, Public International Law, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionImagine a world where the Nazis didn't have a powerful propaganda tool like the newspaper Der Stürmer. Could the ...
LGBTQIA+ Rights under siege: Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023Uganda, United Nations, Constitutions and Human Rights, Death Penalty, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual OrientationOn May 26 2023, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni signed into law one of the globe's harshest anti-LGBTQ bills, ...
(Re)Learning from the Ground-Breaking Judgement of the Supreme Court of Mauritius Decriminalising Sodomy: A Kenyan PerspectiveKenya, Mauritius, Constitutions and Human Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Sexual Orientation, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityOn 4 October 2023, the Supreme Court of Mauritius delivered a ground-breaking judgment in the case of Abdool Ah ...