The White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill: Part II – Bad NewsUnited Kingdom, BrexitIn a previous post, I argued that there was some good news to take from the White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill. ...
The White Paper on the Great Repeal Bill: Part I – Good NewsUnited Kingdom, BrexitOn Thursday 30 March, David Davis, the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, gave a statement in the ...
Essop v Home Office: Proving Indirect DiscriminationUnited Kingdom, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationYesterday, the UK Supreme Court gave a much-anticipated judgment in the case of Essop v Home Office, concerning ...
Re-victimizing Victims of Sexual Assault: UK Child Benefit LawsUnited Kingdom, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Privacy, Sexual and Reproductive Rights, Social ProtectionIn the last few years, the UK has been relentlessly pursuing austerity measures and drastically reducing welfare ...
Emerging concerns for human rights in childbirth: Imposed evidenced-based care as obstetric violence?Gender, Sexual and Reproductive RightsPregnancy and childbirth can trigger the violation of a number of rights including bodily and psychological ...
Courts and contempt powers in India: The case of Jolly LLB-2India, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Role of the JudiciaryAlthough the Legislature and the Executive are the subject of regular political satire in India, last month the ...
The Travel Ban as Religious Discrimination: Judges’ Engagement of Political Discourse and Recent HistoryUnited States of America, Immigration and Asylum, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionOn March 15, 2017, two federal district courts, in Hawaii and Maryland, enjoined the enforcement of President ...
The Religious Views of Judges and Human Rights Adjudication: A Reply to Bamforth and BarberUnited States of America, Abortion, Gender, Right to Freedom of Religion, Role of the JudiciaryTwo blog contributions have recently discussed the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court and ...
Understanding Direct Discrimination Suffered ‘As a Female Muslim’ in AchbitaCourt of Justice of the European Union, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Freedom of ReligionThe Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its long-awaited decision in Samira Achbita v G4S ...
A Legal Battle for Transgender Rights in America Is Postponed, But Not For LongUnited States of America, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn March 6, 2017, the United States Supreme Court sent back to the lower courts a case that would have decided ...
Access, Affordability, and the American Health Reform Dilemma, Part III: How an ACA Repeal Would Devastate AppalachiaUnited States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsThroughout the 2016 American election cycle, most Republicans, including President Donald J. Trump, ran on ...
Access, Affordability, and the American Health Reform Dilemma, Part II: The Affordable Care Act’s First Seven YearsUnited States of America, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Socio-Economic RightsThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) turned seven last week, with a proposed legislative ...