A Human Rights Act for QueenslandAustralia, Constitutions and Human RightsQueensland is soon to be the third Australian jurisdiction with a statutory bill of rights. Earlier this month, ...
Justice Kennedy’s Justice for Juveniles: Roper’s ReachUnited States of America, Children's Rights, Judges' LegacyIn the field of juvenile justice, Justice Kennedy is most recognized for his Eighth Amendment sentencing ...
A Victory for Equality: The End of the ‘Baptism Barrier’ in School Admissions in IrelandIreland, Children's Rights, Right to EducationThe Admissions to Schools Act 2018, due to come into effect from the beginning of next year, will end the right of ...
A Small Success for LGBT Rights in RussiaRussia, Sexual OrientationMaxim Neverov, 16, was the first minor charged for ‘promoting homosexuality,’ under the Russian Federal Law, “On ...
UK Reform of Gender Recognition and the Commission for Equality and Human RightsUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe UK Government’s consultation on reforming the Gender Recognition Act 2004 proposes making it easier for trans ...
LBGT+ Rights in Global PerspectiveSexual OrientationThis blog is the fourth in a series that takes a snapshot of where LGBT+ rights are in 2018, as a result of some ...
Human Rights, Criminal Law, and Rural and Native Communities in PeruPeru, Constitutions and Human RightsRecently, the Constitutional Court of Peru issued a judgment in the case 7009-2013-PHC/TC, concerning a writ of ...
ECOWAS Court Rules that use of Military Tribunals to Prosecute Civilians in Nigeria Violates Right to Fair TrialAfrican Charter on Human and People's Rights, Conflict and Human RightsOn 29 June 2018 the Court of Justice for the Economic Community of West African States (‘ECOWAS Court’) handed ...
‘The Family and Diabetes’ in the EU: Taking the Bitter with the SweetUnited Nations, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThis year’s World Diabetes Day focuses on ‘the family and diabetes’. Family members play a vital role in diabetes ...
LBGT+ Rights in IndiaIndia, Sexual OrientationThis blog is the third in a series that takes a snapshot of where LGBT+ rights are in 2018, as a result of some ...
IPCC Special Report and Human RightsEnvironmentThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (‘IPCC’) recently released its Special Report on the Impacts of ...
State of Palestine takes United States to International Court of Justice over Jerusalem EmbassyUnited Nations, Conflict and Human RightsIn its consistent diplomatic and legal attempts to salvage the two-State solution based on international law, the ...