Parents' sexual orientation and children rights– coming out in Chile and the ICHR: Atala Riffo v Chile
Atala Riffo e hijas vs. Chile, a case in which the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (ICHR) condemned the stigmatisation and stereotyping of homosexual parents, is one of two landmark...
US Decision Widens Suspect Class to Afford Protection to Same-Sex Couples
By Karl Laird In an important judgment, Windsor v United States the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considered whether section 3 of the Defence of Marriage Act 1996...
Fisher v University of Texas: What the Judges Asked
The third installment in our affirmative action series looks at the oral arguments presented and questions asked by the bench in Fisher v University of Texas. In this post Claire...
Fisher v University of Texas: What the Parties Submitted
The second and third posts in our affirmative action series will take a closer look at the submissions and oral arguments presented to the US Supreme Court in the landmark...
Affirmative Action versus Equality in Malaysia
By Dr Dimitrina Petrova The Bumiputera (Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak) continue to benefit from decades-old affirmative action policies that have outlived their legitimacy. Article 153 of the...
Affirmative Action Themed Posts
Over the next two weeks, in addition to our regular blog posts, the OxHRH will run a special themed series on affirmative action. We are excited to present contributions from...
Hits and Misses in Proposed Australian Anti-Discrimination Law
By Dominique Allen On November 20, 2012 the Australian government released its long-awaited Bill which combines the five federal anti-discrimination Acts into one streamlined Act and improves existing protections. The...
The Quick and the Dead in Britain’s Global Future
David Cameron told the CBI on 19 November 2012 that he ‘got’ the need for changes of attitude in government, which he claimed were needed to strengthen Britain in a...
The Quick and the Dead in Britain's Global Future
David Cameron told the CBI on 19 November 2012 that he ‘got’ the need for changes of attitude in government, which he claimed were needed to strengthen Britain in a...
OSCE Special Representative Maria Grazia Giammarinaro on the Role of Discrimination in Human Trafficking
By Maria Grazia Giammarinaro Human trafficking is a gross violation of human rights that occurs on a massive scale as vulnerable groups such as migrant workers are exploited by criminal...
Decriminalizing Adultery: Eliminating Discrimination and Violence against Women
By Frances Raday The UN Working Group (WG) on discrimination against women in law and practice has issued a call to Governments to repeal laws criminalizing adultery. The WG notes...
Pay Equality: When is there a right to claim?
By Betsan Criddle The important decision of the Supreme Court in Birmingham City Council v Abdulla establishes that a claimant who is out of time to pursue an equal pay...
