Shamima Begum and The Humpty Dumpty Supreme CourtUnited Kingdom, Immigration and Asylum, Role of the JudiciaryOn 26 February 2021, the Supreme Court refused permission for Shamima Begum to return to the UK. The Supreme Court ...
The Cab Rank RuleUnited Kingdom, Access to JusticeIn his blog for the Human Rights Hub, Edwin Cameron criticised Ms Dinah Rose QC, the President of Magdalen, for ...
For Whom the Bell Tolls: “Contract” in the Gig EconomyUnited Kingdom, Labour Rights, Socio-Economic RightsAre Uber drivers ‘limb (b) workers’ and so entitled to fundamental statutory rights such as the minimum wage and ...
Minority Vilification: Redress for Community MembersEuropean Court of Human Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyOn 16 February 2021, the European Court of Human Rights delivered landmark judgments against Bulgaria regarding ...
Monitoring of employees’ electronic communications: Recent case-law in TurkeyTurkey, Right to PrivacyThe Turkish Constitutional Court recently delivered a judgment in the individual application of Celal Oraj ...
The Supreme Court of India Takes Reasonable Accommodation SeriouslyIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 11 February 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India rendered a significant judgment in the case ...
Intra-Group Discrimination and the CJEUCourt of Justice of the European Union, Poland, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationDoes discrimination cover situations in which the differing treatment is imposed on persons within a group sharing ...
An opportunity lost for the protection of freedom of expression and LGBTI rights in JamaicaJamaica, Business and Human Rights, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Sexual OrientationOn 30 October 2020, the Jamaican Court of Appeal handed down its long awaited judgment in the case of Tomlinson v ...
The Human Rights Act, 1998United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryA striking feature of the history of Europe since the ending of WW II has been the origin, development, ...
Enhancing the UK Parliament’s Scrutiny of Human Rights: A Case for Improved Government ReportingUnited Kingdom, United Nations, Constitutions and Human RightsParliaments are increasingly recognised as vital actors for ensuring governments’ implementation of both human ...
Installing Reasonable Accommodation as part of Equality in IndiaIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn an earlier post on this blog, I had demonstrated the exclusionary effect of an ableist interpretation of law. I ...
India’s Feeble Frontline Defence against IncarcerationIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialAn important constitutional safeguard against arbitrary incarceration is the fundamental right of an arrested ...