First in Asia – Taiwan’s Marriage Equality Ruling in Comparative and Queer PerspectivesTaiwan, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Sexual OrientationOn 24 May 2017, the Constitutional Court of Taiwan issued a ruling in favour of same-sex marriage (full text in ...
The Devil’s in the Dictum: the Kenyan Court of Appeal Wishes Away the Inviolability of the Right to Hold a Religious BeliefKenya, Right to Freedom of ReligionHigh school students subscribing to the Seventh Day Adventist faith have cause for celebration. In Seventh Day ...
Limitations on the Remedial Powers of the Inter-American System of Human RightsAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryIn 2001, the Supreme Court of Argentina gave a judgment against Jorge Fontevecchia and Héctor D’Amico for ...
Can President Rouhani Promote Human Rights in Iran?Iran, Constitutions and Human RightsModerate President Rouhani was re-elected President of Iran on 19 May 2017. In spite of his biggest achievement ...
U.S. Senate Unveils Health Care Bill Designed to Dismantle the ACAUnited States of America, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsOn May 4, 2017, the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of the American Health Care Act of 2017 ...
Balancing the Scales in Eviction Cases in South Africa: A Note on Occupiers of erven 87 & 88 Berea v Christiaan Frederick De WetSouth Africa, Right to Housing, Socio-Economic RightsIn a landmark judgement by the South African Constitutional Court, Occupiers of erven 87 & 88 Berea v ...
The UK Government’s Promised Review of Counter-Terror Law and StrategyUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionIn less than three months, the UK has suffered from four major terror attacks. As the UK is recovering after the ...
South African Constitutional Court Allows Secret Ballot for Motion of No Confidence in the PresidentSouth Africa, Constitutions and Human RightsThe South African Constitutional Court yesterday upheld an application by opposition political parties setting ...
The Sorry State of Education in IndiaIndia, Right to EducationLack of education is a fundamental problem in India, and the state of the Indian government schools is a clear ...
Statelessness and the Syrian ConflictSyria, Immigration and AsylumBeing stateless ultimately means having no nationality and having no nationality usually means having no documents ...
Australia’s Bid for the UN Human Rights Council and the Domestic Politics of RaceAustralia, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationAustralia has identified five priorities to support its candidacy for a seat on the United Nations’ Human Rights ...
Human Rights and CounterterrorismUnited Kingdom, Counter-terrorism, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Standard of ReviewLast week Theresa May argued that human rights laws that impede effective counter-terrorism should be changed. ...