Coming of Age: The Establishment of 18 as the Legal Minimum Age for MarriageUnited Nations, Children's Rights, GenderRecent reports from the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) highlight a global decline ...
Resisting the Legal Assault on Transgender and Gender Non-Binary StudentsUnited States, United States of America, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Gender identity, Human Dignity, Intersectionality, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Social Protection, Substantive EqualitySince the Supreme Court’s 2015 decision in Obergefell v Hodges striking down same-sex marriage bans across the ...
Rehabilitating Prisoners’ Human Rights: The Right to EducationUnited Kingdom, Prison Reform, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationEducation is recognised as a human right for everyone, yet for prisoners it remains largely elusive. A recent ...
Empathy and Justice: Abortion Rights for Minor Rape Victims in IndiaIndia, Abortion, Access to Justice, Children's Rights, Constitutions and Human Rights, Gender, Human Dignity, Right to Health, Right to Life, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Social ProtectionOtherwise viewed as a laudable step in addressing rights to abort, India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act ...
The erasure from Australian schools of education about LGBTIQA+ peopleAustralia, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Children's Rights, Gender identity, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual Orientation, Substantive EqualityAustralia achieved marriage equality in 2017. You would be forgiven for thinking that the next step on the journey ...
How flexible are South African courts’ remedial powers? A closer look at the Constitutional Court’s shifting approach to constitutional damagesSouth Africa, Access to Justice, Constitutions and Human Rights, Remedies, Role of the JudiciaryIn two 2021 judgments, Residents of Industry House and Thubakgale, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ...
Canadian Youth Climate Action Challenge Proceeds to Trial: La Rose v His Majesty the KingCanada, Children's Rights, Environment, Human Dignity, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to healthy environment, Right to LifeAs frustration with government inaction grows, youth, especially young women, are occupying positions of ...
Gujjar Custodial Violence in Kashmir: Is it Time for India to Ratify UNCAT?India, Jammu and Kashmir, Custodial Violence, UNCATParticularly horrifying incidents of custodial violence by the Indian military have recently come to light, with ...
Landmark Inter-State Dispute Filed with the African Court on Human and Peoples’ RightsAfrican Charter on Human and People's Rights, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryThe African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has received its first inter-state application. This is a milestone ...
The Judicialisation of Party Politics: Pakistan’s Supreme Court confirms the Election Commission can review Intra-Party ElectionsPakistan, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Political Participation, Right to Vote, Role of the JudiciaryOn 25 January 2024, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) held that political parties have a duty to hold ...
South Africa vs IsraelInternational Court of Justice, Conflict and Human RightsThe essence of the crime of genocide is in its combination of intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ...
Ukraine v Russian Federation – ICJ Continues to Struggle with the Grounds of Racial DiscriminationInternational Court of Justice, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 31 January 2024, the International Court of Justice announced its decision in Ukraine v Russian Federation ...