
In a recent verdict by the Supreme Court of Pakistan (“SCP”), the constitutionality of, inter alia, the 21st ...

All men are equal, but some men are more equal than others – others as in women, regrettably. It may not be ...

The week before last, the Pakistani Supreme Court admitted Asia bibi’s appeal against her conviction and death ...

India is a country of ironies. Barely a fortnight ago, we had a consultation on the death penalty organised by the ...

In 2009, Judge María Lourdes Afiuni released a political prisoner on bail. Hours after the judgment was delivered, ...

In Bombay, two men posing as cops raped a 17-year-old girl and filmed the violence they perpetrated on the phone ...

Last month the United States Supreme Court ruled in Glossip v. Gross 135 S. Ct. 2726 (2015) that the use of ...

Some people say the common law is all about narrative. A story gets told, then retold and retold and with each ...

Under Iran’s new Criminal Procedure Code only lawyers pre-approved by the Head of the Judiciary may intervene ...

On 29 June 2015, in Glossip v. Gross 576 U. S. ____ (2015), Justice Alito gave the majority opinion (joined by ...

The Brazilian House of Representatives is on a fast track to adopt a constitutional amendment (PEC 171/1993) by ...

On 16th and 17th June, 2015, a group of experts met in Geneva to address the issue of foreign nationals, including ...