The Achbita case: an Update from Belgium
In 2017 the Court of Justice (ECJ) pronounced its much criticised answers to two preliminary questions concerning ...
Right to Freedom of Religion
Privacy at the Margins: France’s New Ban on the Hijab
On 30th March, less than a month after Switzerland held a plebiscite on banning the burqa and niqab in public ...
The Federal Court of Malaysia held state Syariah law criminalising ‘unnatural sex’ void and unconstitutional
On 25 February 2021, the Federal Court of Malaysia delivered a landmark judgment, declaring that Section 28 of the ...
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 ...
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Champion of Equality
When Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September, the U.S. Supreme Court lost one of its last remaining champions
Communalisation of Citizenship Law: Viewing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 Through the Prism of the Indian Constitution
The Citizenship Amendment Act breaches the right to equality and assaults the secular character of Indian ...
A Common Denominator: The Role of the Anti-Exclusion Principle in Freedom of Religion Cases
The anti-exclusion principle is helpful as a common denominator for considering cases of conflict between religious
An Equal Right to Freedom of Religion: A Reading of the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Sabarimala
Religious denominations cannot exercise their autonomy in a manner that degrades basic human dignity.
Does State laicity in Québec breach gender equality?
The ongoing debate on State laicity in Québec recently took a new twist before the courts.
Shortly after the ...
The Turkish Constitutional Court – An Effective Remedy or a Way to Avoid ECtHR Cases?
Turkey’s Constitutional Court (Anayasa Mahkemesi – AYM) issued an important judgment in May 2019, addressing State ...
Akhter v Khan: Recognising (or not recognising) religious marriages in the UK
Whether and how a religious marriage is recognised in law has profound consequences for couples and their children.
A novel approach to Get refusal: the use of the offence of coercive control to obtain a religious divorce
For Jewish women, obtaining a religious divorce (Get) can be life-changing. Women denied a Get are considered ...
Become A Contributor To The Blog
