Twenty-Five Years of Protection Against Disability-based Discrimination in the EU
The Oxford Human Rights Hub has curated a series of 8 blogposts reflecting on 25 years of the Employment Equality Directive & disability rights in the EU, the meaning &...
Accommodating Disability in the Justice System: TC and UB v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia (4/8)
The decision of the Court of Justice in TC and UB v Komisia za zashtita ot diskriminatsia (TC and UB) can be considered a milestone in the line of case...
Tartu Vangla ā A Step Closer to Full Alignment of EU law with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (3/8)
In Tartu Vangla the Court of Justice of the EU (”the Court”) reiterated that employers must conduct an individualised assessment to determine if an employee with a disability can perform...
Disability discrimination in the EU: The Scope of Comparison (2/8)
Can disabled workers compare themselves to other disabled workers for the purposes of a discrimination claim under the Employment Equality Directive? And if an apparently neutral rule disadvantages some disabled...
Twenty-five Years of Protection Against Disability-based Discrimination in the EU: An Evolving Understanding of Disability (1/8)
Twenty-five years ago, the EU legally enshrined the prohibition of discrimination based on disability in the Employment Equality Directive. A series of posts coordinated by the Berkeley Center on Comparative...
Decriminalising Suicide: Kenya’s High Court Paves the Way for Mental Health Reform
In a groundbreaking judgment, the High Court of Kenya declared Section 226 of the Penal Code, which criminalised attempted suicide, as unconstitutional. This decision represents a significant step in recognising...
Two Roads Diverged Within Disability Jurisprudence In India, The Supreme Court Took The One Less Travelled By
While ‘disability’ has not been mentioned as a ground of discrimination in the Indian Constitution, the promulgation of the Right of Persons with Disabilities, 2016 has assisted in preventing disability...
A Missed Opportunity: Indian Supreme Court’s Limited Innovation in Balancing Free Speech and Disability Rights
On 8 July 2024, the Supreme Court of India in Nipun Malhotra v Sony Pictures Films India addressed the issue of representation and portrayal of persons with disabilities in media...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 2
The first part of this blog discussed the context and facts of the case of Abrahart, as well as how the judgment interpreted the difference between competence standards (exempt from...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 1
The case of Abrahart, with its tragic facts and powerful judgment, will emit shockwaves throughout post-16 education in the United Kingdom (UK). It is a reminder of the importance of...
India’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act 2016: An Unfulfilled Promise
India’s enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016 was a pivotal step towards aligning its legal framework with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons...
Australia inches closer to a national Human Rights Act
Australia is the only western liberal democracy without some form of federal charter of human rights. That may soon change, with a recent parliamentary inquiry recommending a federal Human Rights...
