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Shifting Judicial Attitudes and the Promise of Gender Equality: An Analysis of the Dissenting Opinion in the Recent Surrogacy Case Law of the ECtHR – Part 2 (The (Mis)Idea of the Best Interest of the Child & the Meaning of a Family)

Shifting Judicial Attitudes and the Promise of Gender Equality: An Analysis of the Dissenting Opinion in the Recent Surrogacy Case Law of the ECtHR – Part 2 (The (Mis)Idea of the Best Interest of the Child & the Meaning of a Family)

By Magdalena Zabrocka |
Scholars advance the argument that the ECtHR should play an active role in mitigating the issues posed by the ...
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Shifting Judicial Attitudes and the Promise of Gender Equality: An Analysis of the Dissenting Opinion in the Recent Surrogacy Case Law of the ECtHR – Part 1 (Intended Mothers & the ‘Just’ Law)

Shifting Judicial Attitudes and the Promise of Gender Equality: An Analysis of the Dissenting Opinion in the Recent Surrogacy Case Law of the ECtHR – Part 1 (Intended Mothers & the ‘Just’ Law)

By Magdalena Zabrocka |
Gender-based equality has been at the heart of the debates on motherhood within the context of surrogacy cases, ...
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Sedition as an Occupational Hazard for Hong Kong Journalists: Analyzing the Stand News Verdict

Sedition as an Occupational Hazard for Hong Kong Journalists: Analyzing the Stand News Verdict

By Pui-yin Lo |
Stand News was an online news media established in Hong Kong in December 2014.  It carried news, editorials, ...
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The Value of Comparative and International Pro Bono Research

The Value of Comparative and International Pro Bono Research

By Isabella Ruiz dos Santos Miguel |
Comparative and international human rights law research can be decisive in advancing public interest causes in an ...
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Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Bangladesh: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking in Bangladesh: Lessons Learned and Challenges Ahead

By Arafat Reza and Shahariar Sadat |
Despite decades of relentless efforts by state and non-state actors—including ministries, law enforcement ...
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EU accession to the ECHR – a short reflection post-CJEU judgment in EU LEX KOSOVO Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P (KS and KD)

EU accession to the ECHR – a short reflection post-CJEU judgment in EU LEX KOSOVO Joined Cases C-29/22 P and C-44/22 P (KS and KD)

By Siobhan McInerney-Lankford |
Article 6(2) of the 2009 Lisbon Treaty EUR-Lex - 12008M006 - EN establishes the following obligation: “The Union ...
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Human Rights or Hegemony? From Colonies to Accountability

Human Rights or Hegemony? From Colonies to Accountability

By Thaïs Flick |
The critical turning point of the 20th century is marked by the shift from absolute state sovereignty to ...
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Sh! Hushing Sexual Harassment in Kenya: Judicial Reluctance in Protecting Employee Rights?

Sh! Hushing Sexual Harassment in Kenya: Judicial Reluctance in Protecting Employee Rights?

By Wycliffe Nyachoti Otiso |
Over the last 3 years, Kenya has witnessed stagnation in terms of progressing protections for workers from ...
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Sexual Harassment and the Law in Liberia

Sexual Harassment and the Law in Liberia

By Veronica Fynn Bruey |
Sexual harassment is a pervasive issue that transcends geographic, cultural, and societal boundaries, and Africa’s ...
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Now that the AI Act has been politically agreed, what’s next? …. Harmonised European Standards.

Now that the AI Act has been politically agreed, what’s next? …. Harmonised European Standards.

By Patricia Shaw |
I have been working on behalf of Equinet, which holds liaison status in the European Committee for Standardization ...
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“The Parent Knows Best”: (Over)Protection of Children in the Data Protection Framework in India

“The Parent Knows Best”: (Over)Protection of Children in the Data Protection Framework in India

By Nirmalya Chaudhuri |
In 2023, the Indian Parliament passed the long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), which, under ...
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