Supreme Court of Canada Rules that Excluding Refugee Claimants from Subsidized Childcare Discriminates Based on Sex in Quebec v Kanyinda
Does excluding refugee claimants from access to subsidized childcare violate the right to equality? In Quebec v Kanyinda (2026 SCC 7), a majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC)...
La Cour suprême du Canada déclare que l’exclusion des demandeurs d’asile de l’admissibilité aux services de garde subventionnés établit une discrimination fondée sur le sexe : Québec c Kanyinda
L’exclusion des demandeurs d’asile de l’accès aux services de garde subventionnés viole-t-elle le droit à l’égalité ? Dans l’affaire Québec c Kanyinda (2026 CSC 7), une majorité des juges de...
An International Human Rights Law Critique of Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill
Karnataka’s Legislative Assembly recently passed the controversial Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 (“Bill”), which is currently pending gubernatorial assent. Introduced amid concerns over religious and caste-based...
A Long Shadow: Jwanczuk, SC, and Incommensurability
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the UK Government’s appeal in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ([2025] UKSC 42). In doing so, it reaffirmed...
Higgs v Farmor’s School: Muddying the Waters of Direct Discrimination
Kristie Higgs, a school pastoral assistant, was dismissed for gross misconduct after a complaint was raised about personal Facebook posts expressing gender-critical beliefs and views critical of sex and relationship...
Breaking Chains of Archaic and Patriarchal Tradition: High Court of South Africa Redefines Surname Rights for Marriages
On September 13, 2024, the High Court of South Africa in JJ and Others v Minister of Home Affairs and Another (3626/2024) [2024] ZAFSHC 286 held that section 26(1)(a) –...
Student Movements, the Right to Protest, and Bangladesh’s Human Rights Obligations
In June 2024, students in Bangladesh protested against the reinstatement of the quota system by the High Court division that reserved, among others, 30% of the total public posts for...
Proportionality in theory, not practice: Internet Rights in Indian Courts
Although Indian Courts have adopted a structured five-prong proportionality test in cases such as Modern Dental College [2016] and KS Puttaswamy [2017] to determine the validity of the State’s restriction...
Grindr goes to Court (Part II): Individuals’ HIV Status and the Right to Private Life
Part I of this blog examined the protection of an individual’s HIV status under the UK’s data protection regime in the context of ongoing litigation against Grindr. Part II examines...
Der grausamste Schnitt von allen? Der EGMR weigert sich, in Sachen Schächten einzuschreiten
Sowohl vor dem Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union (EuGH) als auch vor dem Belgischen Verfassungsgerichtshof kämpften ein Bündnis muslimischer und jüdischer Gruppen sowie Einzelpersonen gegen regionale belgische Vorschriften zum Verbot des...
Het wreedste stuk van allemaal: het EHRM weigert zich te buigen over onverdoofd slachten in religieuze context
Na vergeefse pogingen voor het Hof van Justitie van de Europese Unie (HvJ-EU) en het Belgisch Grondwettelijk Hof, was er voor de coalitie van joodse en moslimgroepen voor het Europees...
Le coup le plus cruel de tous? La CEDH refuse d’intervenir sur l’abattage rituel
Devant la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne (CJUE) et la Cour constitutionnelle belge, une coalition de groupes et d’individus musulmans et juifs ont lutté contre des réglementations régionales belges...
