Beyond the Binary: Judicial Review of Transgender Athlete Bans
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court decided West Virginia v. B.P.J., a pivotal ruling on transgender individuals’ rights to participate in competitive sport and to express their gender...
Platform Blocking and the Absent Rights-Holder: Telegram v Union of India
India recently blocked public access to Telegram for all Indian users under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000 ahead of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate), one...
Malaysian Federal Court Upholds Whipping as Constitutional in Helmi Anuar & Ors v PP
In Helmi Anuar, the Malaysian Federal Court held that judicial whipping was constitutional, rejecting arguments that whipping violated Article 5(1) of the Federal Constitution (which prohibits deprivation of life and...
Foreseeable, But Necessary? The High Court’s Narrow Defence of Live Facial Recognition
On 21 April 2026, the UK’s High Court of Justice in Shaun Thompson and another v The Met Police Commissioner [2026] EWHC 915 (Admin) (“the Case”) dismissed a human rights...
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...
