Mainstreaming Merits Review: Kenya’s Court of Appeal Further Clarifies the Scope of Judicial Review LawKenya, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewOn 10 November 2023, the Kenyan Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in Patrick Kabundu & Another v County ...
The Shell Case: A Viable Path to Establish Corporate Climate Responsibility?European Convention on Human Rights, Netherlands, United Nations, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Right to Life, Right to Privacy, Standard of ReviewOn 26 May 2021, The Hague District Court in the Netherlands ordered energy giant Shell to reduce the CO2 emissions ...
The Intersection of Human Rights and Finance: A Legal Exploration of the UDHR’s Continuing ImpactUnited Kingdom, United Nations, Business and Human Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to work, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive EqualityThis post marks International Human Rights Day, which occurred earlier this week on the 10 December. This is the ...
The UK’s First Country Visit under the Istanbul Convention. Part I: Systemic Challenges and Institutional InertiaUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Gender, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Social Protection, Substantive EqualityThis blog marks the culmination of the 16 Days of Action for the Elimination of Violence against Women, seeking to ...
75 Years of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: What Its Legacy Represents TodayUkraine, United Nations, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Social Protection, Socio-Economic Rights, Substantive EqualityThis post marks International Human Rights Day on the 10 December, the anniversary of the signing of the Universal ...
Artificial Intelligence at the European Court of Human RightsEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Access to Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive Equality“As Judges we are all under a certain amount of pressure to perform more efficiently, to deliver justice more ...
L’intelligence artificielle à la Cour européenne des droits de l’hommeEuropean Convention on Human Rights, European Union, Access to Justice, Artificial Intelligence, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive Equality« En tant que juges, nous sommes tous soumis à une certaine pression pour être plus efficaces et rendre la justice ...
The Decriminalisation of Marital Rape: How India Continues to Refuse Justice to its Married WomenIndia, United Nations, Abortion, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual and Reproductive RightsIndia is disappointingly one of the fewest countries in the world today that explicitly decriminalises marital ...
Taken for a Ride, Again: Deliveroo Riders in the Supreme CourtEuropean Convention on Human Rights, International Labour Organization, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Immigration and Asylum, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to work, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewLast week’s ruling in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee came as a great ...
Balancing Workers’ Rights and Organisational Changes: The Gray Areas of Section 9AIndia, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, Labour Rights, Right to work, Role of the Judiciary, Standard of ReviewSection 9A of India's Industrial Disputes Act 1947 aims to strike a delicate balance between protecting workers' ...
In Defence of Democracy: The Pakistani Supreme Court’s Decision Against Military Trials of CiviliansPakistan, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Role of the JudiciaryThe arrest of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in May led to a wave of protests by his supporters. The ...
Bringing the Right to Die to the British Isles (Part II): The Cautionary Experience of Australia’s Northern TerritoryAustralia, United Kingdom, Right to LifePart I of this blog discussed the legality of assisted dying in the Isle of Man at present and the proposed ...