Women’s Rights: A Look Back at Emily Wilding Davison’s Leadership
Editor’s Note: OxHRH is marking the recent June 8 centenary of Emily Wilding Davison’s passing with this guest blog from the co-curators of LSE’s special exhibition dedicated to her role...
Women's Rights: A Look Back at Emily Wilding Davison's Leadership
Editor’s Note: OxHRH is marking the recent June 8 centenary of Emily Wilding Davison’s passing with this guest blog from the co-curators of LSE’s special exhibition dedicated to her role...
The Questions Raised by Striking Down DOMA
In light of the release of Windsor v the United States, Karl Laird analyzes the US Supreme Court’s reasoning, noting the Court still avoids the hard questions. It took Justice...
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 international attention. As Claire Overman and Reva Siegel explain in their recent posts,...
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 in Fisher v. University of Texas. But the Court substantially upheld prior precedent...
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 Texas. It concerns the compatibility of the university’s admissions programme with...
Evolving Strasbourg Jurisprudence on Domestic Violence: Recognising Institutional Sexism
As part of a broader feminist critique of the European Convention on Human Rights, it has been argued that Article 14 of the ECHR (freedom from discrimination) has not been...
Equality v Human Rights?: Same sex marriage and religious liberty
This is an edited transcript of an address given by Aidan O’Neill QC on Thursday 13 June 2013, at Matrix Chambers on ‘Same Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty’ Some 50...
Same Sex Marriage: Scaremongering and Sacrilege
This is an edited transcript of an address given by Karon Monaghan QC on Thursday 13 June 2013, at Matrix Chambers on ‘Same Sex Marriage and Religious Liberty’ At stake...
Marriage Equality in New Zealand – Part II: Public Interest Litigation
By Max Harris Editor’s Note: Last week, Max Harris examined the religious exemptions of New Zealand’s recently passed Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013. Today, he takes a closer...
Engendering the Judiciary – a South African Perspective
Recent statistics and debates in South Africa highlight that the country’s transformative vision has not stretched as far as the judiciary and legal sector. Since this is the very sector...
Marriage Equality in New Zealand – Part I: Religious Exemptions
By Max Harris – On 17 April, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013 following a powerful nationwide campaign—led by the Campaign for Marriage...
