Systemic racism: ECHR condemns France for discriminatory identity checks in one instance, but rejects five other applications
In its decision in Seydi et autres v France, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has condemned France for identity checks deemed “discriminatory.” Checks are “the most widely carried...
Narco-Analysis and Procedural Abuse in Bail Proceedings in India
Recently, in Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2025), the Supreme Court of India set aside a bail order passed by the Patna High Court. The order accepted the proposal...
The ECHR Directs France Towards Better Protection of Minors against Sexual Offenses
On 24 April, 2025, the European Court of Human Rights ordered France to pay compensation to three applicants on the grounds that it had failed to effectively protect them against...
Why the Court got it wrong on Minimum Sentencing on Sexual Offences: Republic v Joshua Gichuki Mwangi
On the 12th July 2024, the Supreme Court of Kenya (SCORK) rendered its decision on an appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions which challenged the Court of Appeal (CoA)...
