India’s ‘One Woman Quota’ on Board of Directors Fails to Bring About Gender Equality

India’s ‘One Woman Quota’ on Board of Directors Fails to Bring About Gender Equality

India’s law mandating quotas for women on the board of directors allows scope for tokenism, doesn’t facilitate ...
Decriminalising homosexuality in India: The Long, Twisted Road of Section 377

Decriminalising homosexuality in India: The Long, Twisted Road of Section 377

Section 377, Indian Penal Code: Unnatural offences – Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order ...
Goolrokh Gupta v. Burjor Padriwala: A Chance to Redeem, Update and Rationalize the Law

Goolrokh Gupta v. Burjor Padriwala: A Chance to Redeem, Update and Rationalize the Law

An appeal against the decision of Gujarat High Court in the case of Goolrokh Gupta v. Burjor Pardiwala is being ...
“Anyone can make claims” – Is the KiK case proof of access to remedy against corporate human rights violations?

“Anyone can make claims” – Is the KiK case proof of access to remedy against corporate human rights violations?

There are many hurdles preventing victims of corporate rights abuses overseas from bringing claims in European ...
International Law, Right to Privacy and Marital Rape in India

International Law, Right to Privacy and Marital Rape in India

In an order dated 6/11/2017, the High Court of Gujarat described marital rape as “a disgraceful offence that has ...
Women’s struggle to vote in Brazil: same fight, different strategies

Women’s struggle to vote in Brazil: same fight, different strategies

Women’s struggle to vote in Brazil: same fight, different strategies Women were first allowed to vote in Brazil ...
Seminar: How Human Rights Law Meets Labour Law (Vladislava Stoyanova)

Seminar: How Human Rights Law Meets Labour Law (Vladislava Stoyanova)

Labour Law Discussion Group seminar: 'How Human Rights Law Meets Labour Law under Article 4 of the European ...
Law and Disability: Why Getting Disability Law on the University’s Curriculum Matters to Disability Rights

Law and Disability: Why Getting Disability Law on the University’s Curriculum Matters to Disability Rights

Today marks an important moment for the foregrounding of the rights of people with disabilities at Oxford. It is ...
Bail for Immigration Detainees launches legal action to ensure the government holds G4S to account

Bail for Immigration Detainees launches legal action to ensure the government holds G4S to account

Formal legal action has today been launched against the UK government in an attempt to force it to designate ...
Reflections On The Rhodes University Travelling Fellowship

Reflections On The Rhodes University Travelling Fellowship

As one of two holders of the inaugural Oxford Human Rights Hub Travelling Research Fellowship, I have had the ...
Through Two Progressive Rulings, Indian Supreme Court Bolsters Rights of the Disabled

Through Two Progressive Rulings, Indian Supreme Court Bolsters Rights of the Disabled

In India, home to one of the world's largest populations of disabled people, the Government has taken a number of ...
Law and Disability: How The UK Is Still Reinforcing The Medical View Of Disability

Law and Disability: How The UK Is Still Reinforcing The Medical View Of Disability

In 2009, when the UK ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), it seemed to ...