Innovative remedies under a flexible Constitution: A view from South AfricaSouth Africa, Access to JusticeAs an undergraduate, the focal point of interest in a case was what happened in court. The judgment, and ...
No Ordinary LawsuitUnited States of America, EnvironmentIn late May, a U.S. Appeals court heard oral arguments in a U.S. government effort to stop a trial in a climate ...
The ILO adopts Convention concerning violence and harassment at workUnited Nations, Gender, Labour RightsSexual harassment, an expression of violence against women (VAW), received remarkable media attention with the ...
The declaration of rape as an emergency in Sierra Leone needs to address legal ambiguities in order to combat the scourge of rape and gender-based violenceSierra Leone, GenderIn February 2019, President Bio of Sierra Leone declared a state of emergency to combat rape and sexual violence. ...
The American drone programme and the responsibility of its partnersUnited States of America, Conflict and Human RightsSince 2001, the Bush administration has taken the American drone program – to use automated weapons to kill ...
Russian gig economy violates worker rights with society’s tacit acceptanceRussia, Labour RightsThe term “gig economy” was coined during the global financial crisis in 2009, to describe a freelance economy ...
Marriage of the Girl Child in IranIran, Children's Rights, GenderIn February 2019, the news of an 11-year-old girl being married to a man who was almost 50 years old, caused ...
A Tale of Two Prime Ministers? Internet Shutdowns Gagging Free speech in EthiopiaEthiopia, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn the month of June 2019, Ethiopia encountered two major internet shutdown measures following a potential fear of ...
Workers of the Fireworks Factory of Santo Antônio de Jesus and their family members vs. Brazil and why we need to talk about socioeconomic gender inequalityInter-American Convention on Human Rights, Gender, Socio-Economic RightsIn 1998, there was an explosion at an irregular, high-risk fireworks factory in the city of Santo Antônio de ...
Mobilising International Human Rights Law to Promote Tax JusticeUnited Nations, Social Protection, Socio-Economic RightsHundreds of billions of dollars in revenue are lost to governments – and particularly those of developing ...
“The Interests of Justice” – The ICC and the Case of AfghanistanRome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Conflict and Human RightsIn April 2019, Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court rejected the request to authorise an ...
US Supreme Court split on the partisan politics of district drawingUnited States of America, Right to VoteAt the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court waded into the fight over political partisanship in American politics. ...