When does being better qualified provide you with fewer opportunities?
The answer: when you’re a member of one of the UK’s many ethnic minorities.
Figures from the University of ...
Race
Brazil’s laws on quotas and the road to racial equality
On 9th June, Brazil´s President signed a new bill establishing a race-based affirmative action program for federal ...
Schuette v BAMN: a Need to Rethink Equal Protection
Editor’s note: this post follows on from Christina Lee’s analysis of the decision in Schuette v Coalition to ...
Schuette: The Latest in the Affirmative Action Saga
On April 22, 2014, in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, the Supreme Court of the United States ...
Racial profiling: more than a numbers game
Although minority communities have long complained of racial profiling by police, their claims have generally been ...
Floyd v City of New York: Promise and Challenges in Reforming Stop and Frisk
The New York City Police Department (NYPD)’s controversial stop and frisk program was dealt its most significant ...
Shelby County v Holder: Disconcerting Aspects of the US Supreme Court’s Decision and its Impact on the Right to Vote
On the second day of what many consider one of the most eventful weeks in US Supreme Court history, the Court ...
The Inter-American Anti-Discrimination Conventions and the Concealed Challenges Ahead
On 5 June 2013, the Organisation of American States (OAS) adopted the Inter-American Convention against Racism, ...
Affirmative Action in South African Universities: What Does Race Represent?
Editor’s note: Following the US Supreme Court's decision last week in Fisher the OxHRH will be running a series of ...
Why Fisher v University of Texas is Irrelevant outside the US
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v University of Texas, released on Monday, has received much ...
A Restriction of the Status Quo: Fisher v University of Texas
Many expected a major ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action from the United States Supreme Court ...
Fisher v University of Texas: A Glimmer of Hope for Affirmative Action in the United States?
The US Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Fisher v University of ...
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