The United States Supreme Court Puts an End to the Consideration of Race in University Admissions and Potentially Increases Racial Trauma for Applicants

The United States Supreme Court Puts an End to the Consideration of Race in University Admissions and Potentially Increases Racial Trauma for Applicants

On June 29, 2023, in a 6-3 decision by ideological lines, with a republican and conservative majority, the United ...
The Need to Revisit Indian Consent Paradigms for the Storage and Use of Digitalized Biological Data

The Need to Revisit Indian Consent Paradigms for the Storage and Use of Digitalized Biological Data

The Indian Biological Data Center, established in 2022, is India’s first life sciences data repository. The ...
Ecocentrism and the Right to a Healthy Environment: To What Extent Can Human Rights Protect Non-Human Life?

Ecocentrism and the Right to a Healthy Environment: To What Extent Can Human Rights Protect Non-Human Life?

In 2022, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the human right to a ‘clean, healthy, and sustainable ...
The Use of Russian Language in Ukraine in Wartime

The Use of Russian Language in Ukraine in Wartime

After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops on the 24th February 2022, the status of the Russian ...
A Slippery Slide Back to Parliamentary Sovereignty? The Namibian Parliament Looks to Override the Supreme Court’s Decision to Recognise Same Sex Marriages

A Slippery Slide Back to Parliamentary Sovereignty? The Namibian Parliament Looks to Override the Supreme Court’s Decision to Recognise Same Sex Marriages

On 16 May 2023, a day before the International Day Against Homophobia, the Supreme Court of Namibia (SC) ordered ...
Cameroon Conflict Research Group Human Rights Report 2021-2023

Cameroon Conflict Research Group Human Rights Report 2021-2023

The Cameroon Conflict Research Group Human Rights Report 2021-2023 “Conflict in the anglophone regions of ...
Jus Cogens and the Lack of a Universal Gender Equality Norm

Jus Cogens and the Lack of a Universal Gender Equality Norm

What is ‘Jus Cogens’? Within international law, the principle of jus cogens has been used to solidify certain ...
India’s Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill: Undermining Forest Dwellers’ Rights

India’s Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill: Undermining Forest Dwellers’ Rights

On 30 March 2023, the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill, 2023 was introduced in the Lok Sabha, India’s lower ...
Asserting Equal Importance for Both Fundamental Rights & Duties – Addressing India’s Recent Politico-legal Trend

Asserting Equal Importance for Both Fundamental Rights & Duties – Addressing India’s Recent Politico-legal Trend

India has been witnessing a trend toward giving equal importance to Fundamental Rights of individuals (“FR”) and ...
A Landmark Victory for Freedom of Religion in Kenya: The Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Phillip Okoth and LSK v BOM, St Anne’s Primary Ahero

A Landmark Victory for Freedom of Religion in Kenya: The Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Phillip Okoth and LSK v BOM, St Anne’s Primary Ahero

In a ground-breaking decision, the Court of Appeal at Kisumu delivered a judgment that carries far-reaching ...