African Human Rights Court holds vagrancy laws incompatible with African human rights instruments
The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 4 December 2020, delivered a historic Advisory Opinion against ...
Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination
Czech Constitutional Court: No Recognition of Foreign Adoption by Same-Sex Couples
The recent decision of the Czech Constitutional Court (‘CCC’), Pl. ÚS 6/20, against allowing recognition of foreign
Statement by Edwin Cameron, Retired Justice, South African Constitutional Court: The President of Magdalen prosecutes a homophobic case to deny LGBTIQ persons in the Cayman Islands equal rights
Statement by Edwin Cameron, Retired Justice, South African Constitutional Court.
The President of Magdalen ...
Oxford Law Faculty Equality and Diversity Lecture 2020: Professor Kendall Thomas
Editor's Note: The Oxford Law Faculty’s Equality and Diversity Lecture 2020 was delivered by Professor Kendall ...
Constitutional Rights of Indigenous People in Hong Kong
In Kwok Cheuk Kin v Director of Lands [2019] HKCFI 867, the Hong Kong Court of First Instance ruled that Private ...
G.L. v. Italy: Inclusive Education Reinstated in Strasbourg
In G.L. v. Italy, the European Court of Human Rights found that Italy’s failure to provide special assistance to a ...
The Tune Goes On: Appointments to Tribunals Must Adhere to The Two-Thirds Gender Rule
In Bernard Odero Okello & another v Cabinet Secretary for Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development, ...
Can trans children consent to puberty blocking drugs? The High Court of England and Wales doubts it.
If you are a transgender child living in England and Wales, what treatment can the NHS offer you? Until recently, ...
Love Jihad Law: A Discriminatory Tool in the Hands of Divisive Indian Politicians
On 24th November 2020, the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh promulgated a new ordinance which shocked the nation. The ...
Should All Male Prisoners be Required to Have Their Hair Cut?
In the judgment handed down by the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (‘CFA’) on 27 November 2020 (Leung Kwok Hung v ...
B and C v. Switzerland: Assessing the Risk of Ill-Treatment against LGBTIs in Deportation Cases
On 17 November 2020, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered B and C v. Switzerland, a case ...
The constitutionality of section 10 of the South African Equality Act: a case for balancing the rights to equality, dignity and freedom of expression
Section 10 of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (“the Equality Act”) has not ...
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