The Violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Context of Human-AI Relations
As new “social players”, AI companions interact with people in ways that closely resemble human relationships, fostering strong emotional attachments. For the first time in human history, millions of people...
Beyond the Surname: Why Identity Must Extend to Inheritance Rights in India
The Bombay High Court’s recent decision in ABC v State of Maharashtra has recognised a long-denied truth: a single mother is a “complete parent” in India. In doing so, it...
The Parental Veto: An Extra-Legal Requirement in Indian Marriages
The state government in Gujarat, India, recently tabled draft rules under the Gujarat Marriage Registration Act, 2006. It introduces parents’ consent as a mandatory requirement for the registration of consensual...
Legal recognition of a Ukrainian same-sex couple as a married relationship
In June 2025, the Desnyanskyy local district court in Kyiv (‘the Court’) decided to recognise the fact of cohabitation as one family (de facto marital relationship) between two Ukrainian men....
Kenya’s Supreme Court Balances Islamic Law and Equality in Landmark Inheritance Ruling
On 30 June 2025, the Supreme Court of Kenya delivered a groundbreaking judgment in Fatuma Athman Abud Faraj v Ruth Faith Mwawasi & 2 Others [2025] KESC 35, addressing whether...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Evolving Jurisprudence on Cyberviolence against Women at the European Court of Human Rights
On 3 December 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) delivered judgment in MŞD v Romania, its third judgment concerning cyberviolence against women following Buturugǎ v Romania and Volodina...
Role of Minimum Wages in Recognition of Unpaid Domestic Care Work in India: A Sign of Progress?
In February 2024, the Indian Supreme Court in Arvind Kumar Pandey v Girish Pandey [2024], stated that the ‘deemed income’ of a homemaker cannot be valued less than the minimum...
Maymulakhin and Markiv v Ukraine: Perspectives on Same-Sex Relations in Ukraine in Light of the European Court of Human Rights’ Decision
Since the publication of our previous blog post about perspectives on same-sex marriage legalization in Ukraine, an online petition about this issue, submitted to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has received...
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 government to recognise same-sex marriages validly concluded outside of Namibia. Four...
Expanding Definitions of ‘Family’ in Deepika Singh v. CAT
Image Description: Two different handprints with a heart drawn in between them Recently, the Indian Supreme Court discussed the idea of expanding the traditional idea of a family unit in...
Adoption Process in India: A Tedious Exercise Hampering Child Rights
Image Description: An orphanage in India where many children are sitting in a circle. A man is distributing gifts to these children. Recently the Indian Apex Court in Temple Healing...
Adbi Ibrahim v Norway: What It Takes to Make People Feel Integrated “Here in Europe” Without Necessarily “Becoming Like Them Norwegian Christians”
Image Description: A Norwegian flag flying in the sky. On December 10th, the ECtHR’s GC (Grand Chamber) issued its last 2021 judgment in Adbi Ibrahim, a truly sad case. The...
