The Changing Paradigm of Public Interest Litigation in India: Mismatch or A Dream Team?
The Public Interest Litigation (‘PIL’) paradigm indicates a unique jurisdiction in which the Indian Courts relax rules of standing to admit any petition of ‘public interest’. The adoption of this...
Positive and Negative Rights Strike Again: Mathur v. Ontario
The distinction between positive and negative rights continues to complicate, and defeat, constitutional recognition of social justice issues for Canadians. While many (convincingly) refute the relevance of this distinction, and...
#CancelCoal: South African Youth Successfully Lead Climate Case Against Proposed Coal-Fired Power Station
On 4 December 2024, the High Court of Pretoria in South Africa (SA) handed down a landmark judgment in the “Cancel Coal” case. The High Court upheld a constitutional challenge...
