Landmark human rights decision to be heard by the Supreme Court of CanadaCanada, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of Religion, Sexual OrientationNext week, a longstanding dispute pitting fundamental freedoms against one another is set to be heard by the ...
Understanding Indigenous Peoples’ Rights: Collective or Individual?United Nations, Race, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationEarlier this month, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Mexico in an attempt to build upon the ...
Human Rights-Based Migrant Integration Policy: Lessons from Ireland, Part II – Applying the Human Rights-Based ModelIreland, Immigration and AsylumThe first part of this post emphasised the importance of supporting public sector bodies in developing human ...
Human Rights-Based Migrant Integration Policy: Lessons from Ireland – Part IIreland, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe issue of migrant integration has become a key policy area for many European countries, as well as the European ...
Consent In Indian Rape Law: A Case For An Objective Standard Of Determining ConsentIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderSection 375 of the Indian Penal code defines rape as the offence committed by a man having sexual intercourse with ...
“Butcher of Bosnia” Found Guilty of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws or Customs of WarBosnia, Conflict and Human RightsAs forecast earlier this week, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia delivered the ...
Farooqui v State Government of Delhi: Confusing ConsentIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderThe recent Delhi High Court judgment acquitting Mahmood Farooqui of rape is problematic as it appears to create a ...
Uber and Out: Yet Another Victory for the Rights of Uber DriversUnited Kingdom, Labour RightsIn the UK Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) last week, Uber lost the latest case brought against it by its ...
Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and Violations of the Laws of War: Will the final “Butcher of Bosnia” judgment bring justice to victims?Bosnia, Conflict and Human RightsThe dissolution of Yugoslavia, fuelling genocide and mass-scale atrocities in the region, set the stage for a ...
Coup and Constitution in Zimbabwe Part 2: A Path Back to ConstitutionalismZimbabwe, Constitutions and Human RightsIn my previous post, I observed that the military action in Zimbabwe – whatever name it goes by – made a profound ...
Coup and Constitution in Zimbabwe Part 1: The Military Action is Profoundly UnconstitutionalZimbabwe, Constitutions and Human RightsOn 14 November 2017, the Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) took control of key parts of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. ...
Offences Against Foreign Domestic Workers in Singapore: Vindicating The Victim’s Right to DignitySingapore, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Labour RightsThe High Court of Singapore recently increased the sentences of two employers who had starved their foreign ...