The Absentia Dilemma: The Introduction of Trial In-Absentia in Indian LegislationIndia, United Nations, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Human Dignity, Substantive EqualityThe Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), the successor to the Indian Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), is ...
EU Artificial Intelligence Act Approved: What Remains Missing from this Compromise?European Union, Artificial Intelligence, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Social Protection, Substantive Equality“We had one goal: to develop legislation that would ensure that the AI ecosystem in Europe develops with a ...
The License to Jeopardise: The LGBTQ Rights ‘Movement’ in RussiaRussia, Gender identity, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Assembly, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Role of the Judiciary, Sexual OrientationThe Supreme Court of Russia, on 30 November 2023, ruled against the ‘international LGBTQ movement’, declaring it ...
Are we Missing Women in (AI) Healthcare Again? The EU’s Thoughts on AI-Empowered Medical DiagnosisEU Charter of Fundamental Rights, European Union, Artificial Intelligence, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Substantive EqualityWith the recent trilogue concluding in the European Parliament concerning the Artificial Intelligence Act (AIA), ...
The Regression of Democracy and Systematic Violations of Political Rights: A Case from Jakarta’s Special Region BillIndonesia, United Nations, Access to Justice, Right to Political Participation, Right to VoteThe current draft of Jakarta Special Region Bill (the Draft) proposed by Indonesian House of Representatives ...
Balancing Acts: The Intricacies of Enforcing ICC Arrest Warrants Against Heads of StateInternational Criminal Court, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Russia, UkraineThis year, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against the President and the ...
Confronting Cyber Homophobia – Lessons from the United Kingdom and a Plea for Legal Reform in IndiaAustralia, India, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to Life, Sexual Orientation, Social ProtectionPriyanshu, a self-taught make-up artist and social media influencer from Ujjain, India, boasting an Instagram ...
COP28 and Its Shortcomings: The Inadequate Protection of Human RightsUnited Nations, Business and Human Rights, Climate justice, Environment, Human Dignity, Right to healthy environment, Right to Life, Right to PrivacyThe 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ...
Non-Refoulement of Uyghur Prisoners in IndiaChina, India, United Nations, Conflict and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Immigration and Asylum, Intersectionality, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Association, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Life, Social ProtectionAlthough India is not party to the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Rights of Refugees, this does not ...
A Regression of Rights? The Exclusion of LGBTQI+ Individuals from the Supreme Court of India’s Sexual Harassment RegulationsIndia, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Substantive EqualityOn 7 November 2023, the Supreme Court of India declined a petition seeking to amend the Gender Sensitization and ...
South African High Court Rules that Tribal Levies are Unconstitutional and Contrary to Customary LawSouth Africa, Conflict and Human Rights, Indigenous Rights, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Political Participation, Role of the JudiciaryOn 1 November 2023, the High Court of South Africa held that levies involuntarily imposed under section 25 of the ...
Is Mandatory Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence a Paper Tiger? Lessons from the French Experience (Part I)Europe, European Union, France, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Right to healthy environmentIn 2017, France became the first country to enact a due diligence law, the Law on the Duty of Vigilance, requiring ...