The Independent Review of Administrative Law-The Panel ReportUnited Kingdom, Role of the JudiciaryThe Report of the Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL) was made public on 16 March. It stretches to 195 ...
Hong Kong’s highest court sets new test for bail under the National Security LawHong Kong, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal’s judgment dated 9 February 2021, HKSAR v Lai Chee Ying [2021] HKCFA 3, an ...
Algorithms and Education: A New Frontier of Discrimination?United Kingdom, Disability, Right to Education, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn this brief post, I want to demonstrate how ostensibly neutral and efficient algorithms can cause discrimination ...
Saudi Arabia must protect financial rights of migrant workersSaudi Arabia, Business and Human Rights, Immigration and Asylum, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 14 March, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, long known for the oppressive treatment of foreign workers, enacted a ...
Supreme Court of Pakistan prohibits execution of condemned prisoners with mental illnesses: A promising start towards reforming Pakistan’s death penalty problem?Pakistan, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Death Penalty, Disability, Right to LifeOn 10 February, 2021, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) delivered its landmark judgement in ...
The Unconstitutionality of Myanmar’s State of EmergencyMyanmar, Constitutions and Human RightsOn 1st of February 2021, the State Peace and Development Council (‘SPDC’) imposed a year-long state of emergency. ...
Why Dinah Rose QC Had an Obligation to Give up the Homophobic Cayman Islands Brief: A Response to Lord Hendy QCUnited Kingdom, Access to Justice, Sexual OrientationJustice Edwin Cameron’s criticism of Dinah Rose QC for persisting in holding a brief in the Privy Council to ...
What Price Comedy? Freedom of Expression and Dignity Clash at Canada’s Supreme CourtCanada, Disability, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionThe boy with a subwoofer on his head. When I complained that he sang badly, I was told “He’s dying. Let him live ...
Queensland Court to consider Australia’s first ‘climate change’ human rights caseAustralia, Business and Human Rights, Environment, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to LifeAs an increasing number of cases worldwide link climate change and human rights (for instance, see here), the ...
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 ...