What’s in a Name? Identity of Children in Criminal Proceedings Heads to CourtSouth Africa, Children's Rights, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionThe North Gauteng High Court has recently considered the protection of identity for child victims, witnesses and ...
What the Trump Presidency Means For Gender Discourse DevelopmentUnited States of America, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe Trump Administration’s gender-related policies have been characterized by some as a “war against women.” An ...
Judge Gorsuch’s Academic PedigreeUnited States of America, Role of the JudiciaryIn articles published on 4th February 2017, the Times and Guardian newspapers drew attention to the intellectual ...
China’s New Circuit Tribunals Allow Tighter Control of JudiciaryChina, Role of the JudiciaryChina's new system of circuit tribunals makes access to the justice system more convenient for ordinary citizens. ...
First Group v Paulley: Towards Accessible and Inclusive Public Transport?United Kingdom, Disability, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationFirst Group Bus v Paulley is the first UK Supreme Court (or House of Lords) case on reasonable adjustments in ...
Norms and Conventions Meet Donald TrumpUnited States of America, Constitutions and Human RightsI previously promised evidence that Donald Trump disrespected norms designed to discipline presidential candidates ...
The U.S. Constitution, Constitutional Conventions, and President TrumpUnited States of America, Constitutions and Human Rights, Right to Vote, Role of the JudiciaryWhat is most concerning about the conduct of Donald Trump during and since the 2016 presidential campaign is not ...
Courts Recognizing Transgender RightsIndia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationOn 6th of February 2017, a law which discriminated against transgender people was amended for the first time in ...
After Miller: Legislating for Constitutional and Democratic LegitimacyUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsIn Miller, the Supreme Court ruled by majority that ministers have no prerogative power to invoke article 50(2) of ...
Is Russia “Decriminalising Domestic Violence?”Russia, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, GenderThe Russian bill providing for what has been called the 'decriminalisation of domestic violence' passed a second ...
The Law Commission’s Consultation on the Protection of Official DataUnited Kingdom, Criminal Justice and Fair Trial, Right to Freedom of Speech and Expression, Right to PrivacyThe recent publication of the Law Commission’s consultation paper The Protection of Official Data has generated a ...
Kiobel v. Cravath: An Example of How a Little-Known U.S. Law can be Used as a Pre-Litigation Tool OverseasNetherlands, United States of America, Access to Justice, Business and Human Rights, EnvironmentWhen Esther Kiobel—who believes Shell collaborated with Nigerian authorities to commit gross human rights abuses, ...