Learning Lessons from Litigators: The Role of the Client
It is always tempting to focus on the public interest aspects of the claim but it is crucial not to lose sight of ...
Constitutions and Human Rights
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Framing the Litigation
Lawyers must make numerous decisions throughout the litigation—both legal and non-legal. This can raise a ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Innovative Strategies
The unique nature of public interest lawyering—using court process to prompt transformative change—requires ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Building Support for Litigation
Public interest lawyering is not confined to the four walls of the court room. Lawyers do not only need to master ...
Coup and Constitution in Zimbabwe Part 2: A Path Back to Constitutionalism
In my previous post, I observed that the military action in Zimbabwe – whatever name it goes by – made a profound ...
Coup and Constitution in Zimbabwe Part 1: The Military Action is Profoundly Unconstitutional
On 14 November 2017, the Zimbabwe Defence Force (ZDF) took control of key parts of Zimbabwe’s capital Harare. ...
Australia Denies Political Participation as an Indigenous Human Right
Political participation is a human right affirmed and contextualised for indigenous peoples under the United ...
The Supreme Countdown: The Fortnight That Shaped Kenya’s Presidential Determination and Beyond
Since 1 September 2017, when the Supreme Court of Kenya nullified the Presidential election, the spotlight shifted ...
Were the Kenyan Presidential Elections, 2017 a true reflection of the electorate’s will? An interrogation of the answer given by the Supreme Court of Kenya
The determination on the exercise and protection of the electorate’s political rights was before the bench in the ...
Civilian Victims of the Conflicts Over Oil Refineries in Kirkuk
On 15 September the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (KRG) held an independence referendum, in which a majority of the ...
Learning Lessons from Litigators: Introduction
Learning Lessons From Litigators: Understanding the Problem
In this block, we speak to lawyers and researchers from around the world about the challenges facing students in ...
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