Kenya’s Emerging Practice on The Right to Public Participation

Kenya’s Emerging Practice on The Right to Public Participation

Under Article 10(2)(a) of the Kenyan Constitution, the state is obligated to respect “public participation” as a ...
Breaking Chains of Archaic and Patriarchal Tradition: High Court of South Africa Redefines Surname Rights for Marriages

Breaking Chains of Archaic and Patriarchal Tradition: High Court of South Africa Redefines Surname Rights for Marriages

On September 13, 2024, the High Court of South Africa in JJ and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another ...
Women in Constitutions – Podcast Series

Women in Constitutions – Podcast Series

Virtually all constitutions guarantee women’s right to equality, yet, there is a rise in backlash against ...
The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir

On 5 August 2019, the Indian Parliament unilaterally abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which provided a ...
When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

In July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of M.A. and others v ...
When ‘National Interest’ leads to Ecocide: The Unseen Constitutional Violation of Environmental Laws in Bangladesh

When ‘National Interest’ leads to Ecocide: The Unseen Constitutional Violation of Environmental Laws in Bangladesh

In the largest delta in the world, Bangladesh, the environmental safeguarding mechanism consists of nearly 200 ...
The Case for Overseas Constituencies

The Case for Overseas Constituencies

The Elections Act 2022 received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022. Section 14, amending sections 1 and 2 of ...
Shaping Judicial Safeguards Against SLAPP Suits: Emerging Protections in Indian Law

Shaping Judicial Safeguards Against SLAPP Suits: Emerging Protections in Indian Law

The Supreme Court of India in Bloomberg Television v Zee Entertainment outlined stringent principles for the grant ...
Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

On 27 August 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued two pivotal rulings on the intersection of ...
The Role of Social Media in Russia’s War in Ukraine: Durov’s Arrest as a Catalyst for Global Social Media Accountability?

The Role of Social Media in Russia’s War in Ukraine: Durov’s Arrest as a Catalyst for Global Social Media Accountability?

The recent arrest of Pavel Durov, CEO of Telegram, on charges of allegedly aiding and abetting criminal activities ...
Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 2

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 2

As discussed in Part 1 of this blog, the European Court of Human Rights did not find a violation of Article 3 of ...
Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough?  Part 1

Reproductive Rights and the Judicial Attitudes in Recent Abortion Cases in Strasbourg: Will Women’s Suffering Ever Be ‘Severe’ Enough? Part 1

On 14 December 2023, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) released its  ML v Poland judgment. As the ECtHR ...