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Apply Now: 7 Positions in New Research Project on Accountability for Human Rights

Apply Now: 7 Positions in New Research Project on Accountability for Human Rights

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The Human Rights Centre at the Faculty of Law and Criminology at Ghent University is hiring 7 researchers at PhD ...
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Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

Indian Supreme Court Upholds Reasonable Accommodation for Persons with Disabilities

By Rongeet Poddar |
On February 11, 2021, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India in Vikash Kumar v. Union Public Service ...
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Classism, Hate Crime and the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper 250: Lessons from Discrimination Law

Classism, Hate Crime and the Law Commission’s Consultation Paper 250: Lessons from Discrimination Law

By Alex Benn |
In the context of hate crime, class has two main analytical roles. First, it can be a ground of hate crime in ...
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The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

By Omkar Hemanth |
The United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...
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South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

By Mila Harding |
Unlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...
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South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams

By Mila Harding |
Unlike many other socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution, such as the right to ‘further ...
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The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

The ‘Death to Asylum’ Rule: United States’ Evisceration of Women’s Rights under the Refugee Convention

By Omkar Hemanth |
The United States’ (‘US’) new Rule on processing asylum applications, which was to take effect from 10 January ...
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India’s sexual harassment law wouldn’t be effective unless we fix the issue of ‘Limitation’

India’s sexual harassment law wouldn’t be effective unless we fix the issue of ‘Limitation’

By Swapnil Tripathi |
Recently, the High Court of Delhi (India) refused to entertain a challenge to the dismissal of a Judicial Officer, ...
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Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

Which workers and which unions can claim protection under freedom of association? The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision Part II

By Tonia Novitz |
This blog continues analysis of the EU-Korea FTA Expert Panel Report, focussing on the significance of the ...
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Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

Asserting Jurisdiction to Assess Compliance with ‘Multilateral labour standards and agreements’ – The EU-Korea FTA Panel Decision

By Tonia Novitz |
On 25 January 2021, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Korea (Korea) released the Report by a Panel of ...
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African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instruments

African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instruments

By Nalinaksha Singh and Nayoleeka Purty |
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 4 December 2020, delivered a historic Advisory Opinion against ...
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Setting the Record Straight on Socio-Economic Rights Adjudication: Kenya Supreme Court’s Judgment in the Mitu-Bell Case

Setting the Record Straight on Socio-Economic Rights Adjudication: Kenya Supreme Court’s Judgment in the Mitu-Bell Case

By Victoria Miyandazi |
On 11 January 2021, the Kenyan Supreme Court delivered the judgment in Mitu-Bell Welfare Society. The case ...
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