Protecting the Right to a Basic Education for Undocumented Learners: An Update from the Legal Resources CentreSouth Africa, Right to Education(As the current Oxford Human Rights Hub/Rhodes University Travelling Fellow, I’ll be blogging about my experiences ...
The Green New Deal: On Systemic Justice and the Limits of a Human Rights FrameworkUnited States of America, EnvironmentThe Green New Deal is a United States (U.S.) Congress resolution that proposes a comprehensive plan to address ...
Meeting Australian Human Rights Priorities before Implementing a Charter of RightsAustralia, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationA ‘landmark’ case currently in Australia involves one of world rugby’s biggest stars, Israel Folau, who was sacked ...
The UK Supreme Court’s “One Off” JudgmentUnited Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryIt was a "one off". A conclusive determination on a series of seismic constitutional clashes: representative ...
The Communications Blackout in Kashmir: The Rebirth of a ‘National Security’ Court?India, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionOn October 1st, the Indian Supreme Court heard petitions relating to the media and communications blackout in ...
The Four Categories of Risk to Rights in the Brexit ProcessUnited Kingdom, BrexitWriting only weeks before the (re)scheduled date of UK withdrawal from the EU, there seems little of which to be ...
Organ Donation: New Law, New HorizonsUnited Kingdom, Socio-Economic RightsThe Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 became law on 15th March 2019 and introduces a new system of organ ...
Bringing Back the Death Penalty in South Africa for Crimes Against WomenSouth Africa, Death PenaltySeptember is the start of spring in South Africa, marked by warmer weather and blossoming trees. However, this ...
Failure of the Indian Supreme Court to Protect the Rights of DalitsIndia, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Indian society is characterised by a caste system, which is a hierarchical social stratification based on ...
The CERD Committee on Discrimination Against Non-CitizensUnited Nations, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn a previous blog post I explained the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination’s ...
The Sustainable Development Goals: “Leaving No-One Behind” Means Recognising the Role of Equality LawRight to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThis week, states are meeting at the UN General Assembly to review progress towards the achievement of the ...
Direct or Indirect Discrimination: Same Difference?Belgium, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationShould a finding of indirect discrimination be sanctioned in the same way as a finding of direct discrimination? A ...