Legal and Ethical Considerations for Forced Testing and Quarantine in the Time of COVID-19 South Africa, COVID-19In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the South African state has enacted regulations which allow for forced ...
Coronavirus and the Proceduralisation of RightsUnited Kingdom, COVID-19The House of Lords Constitution Committee recently published its recommendations in relation to the government's ...
Use of Artificial Intelligence by the Judiciary in the Face of COVID-19Kenya, Republic of Estonia, United States of America, COVID-19As one of the measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, courts in major parts of the world are ...
COVID-19, Emergency Basic Income and the Right to Life in BrazilBrazil, COVID-19, Socio-Economic RightsThe coronavirus outbreak hit Brazil at a particularly difficult moment. Since 2016, Constitutional Amendment (EC) ...
U.S. Department of Justice Creates Office to Denaturalize ImmigrantsUnited States of America, Immigration and AsylumThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last month that it had created a standalone denaturalization ...
The Impact of COVID-19 on World’s RefugeesCOVID-19, Immigration and AsylumWhile official responses to the novel COVID-19 have focused on domestic impacts of the virus, we cannot overlook ...
‘But a Small Price to Pay’ – Degradation of Rights in Childbirth During COVID-19COVID-19, Gender‘No visitors. Induced labor. Converted delivery wards. Tens of thousands of women across the country are giving ...
Sharing or Caring? The Delineation of UK Parental RightsUnited Kingdom, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationFollowing the Supreme Court’s refusal to permit an appeal in Chief Constable of Leicestershire v Hextall, the ...
Proposed amendments to the Human Rights Act to disadvantage UK war crimes victimsUnited Kingdom, Conflict and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryOn 18 March 2020, the UK Minister for Defence introduced into the UK Parliament his promised package of new ...
New Zealand’s Abortion Law ReformNew Zealand, AbortionDuring the 2017 New Zealand election campaign, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern pledged to decriminalise abortion if ...
Gender Parity in the Chilean Constitutional Convention: What Does it Mean for Chilean Democracy?Chile, Constitutions and Human Rights, GenderRecently, on March 4, 2020, the two chambers of the Chilean Congress approved gender parity for the election of ...
India’s case against intellectual segregation in classroomsIndia, Right to EducationA High Court in India recently handed down a significant judgment relating to equality in educational facilities. ...