Ireland: Historic Victory for Environmental Campaigners
In a landmark decision, the Irish Supreme Court has unanimously quashed what it termed the Irish Government’s ‘excessively vague’ plan to tackle climate change. The Court held that the plan...
Role of the Judiciary
Climate Fund Case: Climate Litigation reaches the Brazilian Supreme Court
Hailed as a milestone in Brazilian climate change litigation, a landmark decision by the Supreme Court has recently ordered public hearings in a lawsuit brought by four political parties on...
The Broken State of Capital Sentencing in India’s Trial Courts
Project 39A at National Law University, Delhi analysed judgments of all capital cases (215 in total) across trial courts of three Indian states, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, decided over...
Proposed amendments to the Human Rights Act to disadvantage UK war crimes victims
On 18 March 2020, the UK Minister for Defence introduced into the UK Parliament his promised package of new legislation designed to ‘protect veterans’. Entitled the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel...
The UK Supreme Court’s “One Off” Judgment
It was a “one off”. A conclusive determination on a series of seismic constitutional clashes: representative democracy versus direct democracy, the executive versus Parliament, and the role of the Court...
Hong Kong’s anti-extradition movement and common law judges’ extrajudicial opinions
During the recent anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong, a High Court judge participated by signing a petition against the controversial bill amendments, which was considered inappropriate by the Chief Justice....
González Carreño v. Spain: What can be Expected from the Spanish Supreme Court’s Ruling?
In what has been earmarked as a ‘revolutionary’ judgment in the field of international human rights law, the Spanish Supreme Court has ruled that views expressed by UN Human Rights...
All Quiet in the Turkish Courts
In Western academia, few efforts have been made to portray the status of the Turkish jurisdiction and its stance against what happened following to the so-called coup attempt in Turkey...
Poland’s Controversial Judicial Reforms in Bid to ‘De-communise’ the Country
Since coming into power, Poland’s ruling Law and Justice Party (PiS) has introduced controversial sweeping changes to the judiciary. Accusing Poland of undermining EU values and democratic principles, the EU...
Justice Kennedy’s Mixed Environmental Legacy Turns Tragic
Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, a 1988 Reagan appointee, will leave behind a mixed environmental law legacy. Best known to the public as a crucial swing vote on issues regarding...
The Rule of Law in Poland and the European Arrest Warrant: A Blessing in Disguise?
On 25 July 2018 the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled in Minister for Justice and Equality v LM that a judicial authority...
Coup, Constitution and the Court: Zimbabwean Constitutional Court whitewashes flawed rigged elections
Today, the Constitutional Court dismissed a legal challenge to Zimbabwe’s presidential elections. In my previous post, I reported on the conduct of the elections and the ensuing military crackdown. Information...
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