Suing for Caste Discrimination in the US under the Civil Rights Act of 1964United States of America, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 30 June 2020, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (‘CDFEH’) filed a suit against Cisco ...
COVID-19 and the Digital Divide in Indian Island-territoriesIndia, COVID-19, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionThe lack of access to high speed internet within Indian island territories is a violation of digital equality, and ...
The Dilution of Environment Impact Assessment Norms in IndiaIndia, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentEnvironment Impact Assessment is a process used to identify the environmental, social and economic impacts of any ...
The Right to Nutrition and Basic Education: Ensuring Access to School Meals in South AfricaSouth Africa, Children's Rights, COVID-19, Right to Education, Right to Food and Water, Socio-Economic RightsIn Equal Education and Others v Minister of Basic Education, the organisation Equal Education and the school ...
Kenyan High Court breaks rank with Supreme Court on the right to prompt notification for reasons of arrestKenya, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialIn Mohamed Feisal& 19 others v Henry Kandie et. Al. the Kenyan High Court departed from a decision by the ...
A drought-stricken and marginalised Tharparkar: The right to water and COVID-19 in PakistanPakistan, Children's Rights, COVID-19, Gender, Right to Food and Water, Right to Life, Socio-Economic RightsThe people of Tharparkar (Thar), Pakistan, called ‘Tharis’, have been facing water scarcity for years. In the ...
Climate Fund Case: Climate Litigation reaches the Brazilian Supreme CourtBrazil, Environment, Role of the JudiciaryHailed as a milestone in Brazilian climate change litigation, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court has ...
Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy – IICanada, United Kingdom, Access to Justice, Labour RightsIn the coming days, labour lawyers from around the world will be tuning in to watch the arguments in Uber v Aslam. ...
Uber v Heller and the Prospects for a Transnational Judicial Dialogue on the Gig Economy – ICanada, Access to Justice, Labour RightsAcross the world, Gig employers are now facing a legal reckoning in the highest courts. On 21st July, the issue of ...
COVID and the Constitution: Breaking Down Canada’s First Pandemic Charter ChallengeCanada, COVID-19On May 5th Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) adopted the strictest pandemic border restrictions in Canada. Through ...
Discriminatory Torture of an LGBTI Person: Landmark Precedent Set by the Inter-American CourtPeru, Right against Torture, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationEarlier this year, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) issued a landmark judgment Azul Rojas Marín ...
National Security and Constitutional Rights: Recent Developments in Hong KongChina, Hong Kong, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special ...