UK Supreme Court finds evidence sharing in death penalty case unlawfulUnited Kingdom, Death PenaltyOn 25 March 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the case of Elgizouli v SSHD [2020] UKSC 10. At ...
Covid-19 in Sri Lanka: Is Free Speech the next Victim?Sri Lanka, COVID-19, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionOn 1 April 2020, Sri Lanka’s police announced that it would arrest those who disseminate false or disparaging ...
Does State laicity in Québec breach gender equality?Canada, Gender, Right to Freedom of ReligionThe ongoing debate on State laicity in Québec recently took a new twist before the courts. Shortly after the ...
Denial of the Right to Life in Kenya’s Urban SettlementsKenya, Right to LifeOver 56% of Kenya’s urban population live in informal settlements, with Kibera in Nairobi being Africa’s biggest ...
Pre-recorded evidence in Australia in an era of COVID-19Australia, COVID-19, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialAs the Australian government struggles to keep up with the rapid pace of COVID-19 (coronavirus), societal freedoms ...
El Gizouli: Mutual Legal Assistance Meets Data ProtectionUnited Kingdom, Right to PrivacyOn 25 March 2020, the UK Supreme Court issued R (El Gizouli) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] ...
The Turkish Constitutional Court – An Effective Remedy or a Way to Avoid ECtHR Cases?Turkey, Right to Freedom of ReligionTurkey’s Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi – AYM) issued an important judgment in May 2019, addressing State ...
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 ...