Role of the Judiciary

Chirinos Salamanca vs. Venezuela: Un análisis jurídico de la aplicación retroactiva de la legislación de derechos humanos

Chirinos Salamanca vs. Venezuela: Un análisis jurídico de la aplicación retroactiva de la legislación de derechos humanos

El 21 de agosto de 2025, la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos (Corte IDH) dictó sentencia sobre excepciones preliminares en Chirinos Salamanca y otros vs. Venezuela, que luego se hizo...
Big Tech, the Supreme Court and Brazil’s New Era of Civil Liability

Big Tech, the Supreme Court and Brazil’s New Era of Civil Liability

Brazil is at a crucial crossroads in the debate over the civil liability of providers of digital applications. Until recently, the model established by Article 19 of Law No. 12,965...
For the People, By the State: Establishing a Permanent Government Attorney Service in Bangladesh to Ensure Human Rights and the Rule of Law

For the People, By the State: Establishing a Permanent Government Attorney Service in Bangladesh to Ensure Human Rights and the Rule of Law

Government legal representation in Bangladesh’s courts remains inadequate due to a weak legal framework, politicised appointments, poor accountability, and institutional neglect. As a result, the 2025 Judicial Reform Commission Report...
Narco-Analysis and Procedural Abuse in Bail Proceedings in India

Narco-Analysis and Procedural Abuse in Bail Proceedings in India

Recently, in Amlesh Kumar v. State of Bihar (2025), the Supreme Court of India set aside a bail order passed by the Patna High Court. The order accepted the proposal...
Affordable Housing and Reasonable Standards of Sanitation in Kenya

Affordable Housing and Reasonable Standards of Sanitation in Kenya

In the Global South, particularly in Africa, to be born and raised in a poor background is to learn the harshness of life too early. It’s waking up in a...
When Justice Delays Justice: How Structural Judicial Failures Harm Human Rights in South Asia

When Justice Delays Justice: How Structural Judicial Failures Harm Human Rights in South Asia

In South Asia, the courts are often the last and only place to turn to for justice. But what happens when the institutions entrusted with upholding rights become complicit in...
The Internationally Recognised Right to Conscientious Objection Under Real Risk in Ukraine

The Internationally Recognised Right to Conscientious Objection Under Real Risk in Ukraine

Going into the fourth year of resistance of the Ukrainian nation to Russian aggression, a lack of soldiers is one of the main problems of Ukrainian reality. The Ukrainian government...
Hacia Un Sistema De Native Title (Título Nativo) Justo Y Equitativo: ¿Es Suficiente La Conexión “Espiritual” Para Reclamar Derechos De Título Nativo?

Hacia Un Sistema De Native Title (Título Nativo) Justo Y Equitativo: ¿Es Suficiente La Conexión “Espiritual” Para Reclamar Derechos De Título Nativo?

El 9 de abril de 2025, la High Court of Australia admitió unanimemente con lugar una apelación en contra de una decisión de la Full Court of the Federal Court...
Towards A Just And Equitable Native Title System: Is “Spiritual” Connection Sufficient To Claim Native Title Rights?

Towards A Just And Equitable Native Title System: Is “Spiritual” Connection Sufficient To Claim Native Title Rights?

On 9th April 2025, the High Court of Australia unanimously allowed an appeal in Stuart v South Australia from a decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court of...
Reopening Finality: Capital Punishment on Trial (Again)

Reopening Finality: Capital Punishment on Trial (Again)

Capital punishment has been the subject of considerable judicial discourse in India, a significant part of which has focused on isolating the right to life from sweeping judicial discretion in...
A Manifest Lack of Justice?: The ICJ’s Decision in Sudan v. United Arab Emirates

A Manifest Lack of Justice?: The ICJ’s Decision in Sudan v. United Arab Emirates

On 5 March 2025, Sudan submitted an application instituting proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the International Court of Justice (ICJ/Court), alleging that the UAE is in violation...
When Bulldozer Justice Breeds Injustice: Indian Supreme Court Curtails Arbitrary Demolitions

When Bulldozer Justice Breeds Injustice: Indian Supreme Court Curtails Arbitrary Demolitions

On 13 November 2024, the apex court of India delivered a landmark judgment in In Re: Directions in the matter of demolition of structures addressing the important injustice being caused...
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