The Human Rights Act, 1998United Kingdom, Constitutions and Human Rights, Role of the JudiciaryA striking feature of the history of Europe since the ending of WW II has been the origin, development, ...
Enhancing the UK Parliament’s Scrutiny of Human Rights: A Case for Improved Government ReportingUnited Kingdom, United Nations, Constitutions and Human RightsParliaments are increasingly recognised as vital actors for ensuring governments’ implementation of both human ...
Installing Reasonable Accommodation as part of Equality in IndiaIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn an earlier post on this blog, I had demonstrated the exclusionary effect of an ableist interpretation of law. I ...
India’s Feeble Frontline Defence against IncarcerationIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair TrialAn important constitutional safeguard against arbitrary incarceration is the fundamental right of an arrested ...
Universal Jurisdiction in Switzerland: Challenges for the War Crimes Trial of Alieu KosiahSwitzerland, Access to Justice, Conflict and Human RightsOn 3 December 2020, the trial of the Liberian former militia commander, Alieu Kosiah, opened in Switzerland’s ...
Sadaf Aziz v. Federation of Pakistan: The end of virginity testing in Pakistan?Pakistan, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to LifeAcross Pakistan, the two finger test (TFT), also known as the virginity and hymen test is conducted on female ...
Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with DisabilitiesIndia, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn February 11, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service ...
Classism, Hate Crime and the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper 250: Lessons from Discrimination LawUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationIn the context of hate crime, class has two main analytical roles. First, it can be a ground of hate crime in ...
The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee ConventionUnited States, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...
South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final examsSouth Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewUnlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...
South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final examsSouth Africa, Right to Education, Socio-Economic Rights, Standard of ReviewUnlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...
The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee ConventionUnited States of America, Gender, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...