Release of landmark report into the education of students with disability in Victoria, Australia
Around one in every six students in the Australian state of Victoria lives and learns with disability. On 29 June ...
Socio-Economic Rights
Is the restitution of land in the ‘public interest’?
In the wake of public hearings taking place around South Africa concerning the Parliamentary motion to review and ...
Internet Shutdowns: The Irony of a Digital Nation?
Between January to May (2018) alone, the Indian government imposed 55 internet shutdowns. An internet shutdown ...
Governance Gaps Lead to the Displacement of People Living in Rural Communities in Zambia
In Zambia, gaps in governance are allowing commercial farmers to contravene the law. This has resulted in the ...
New Legislation Promoting the Right to Health in Karnataka, India
After a long standoff between private doctors and the Government of Karnataka, India, The Karnataka Medical ...
The Sexist Intestacy Laws Governing Hindu Women In India: Grounds for a successful constitutional challenge?
The vast Hindu population of India of 95 million is subject to sexist and unconstitutional inheritance norms under ...
Recent Legislative Progress on Healthcare Law in China: Establishing “Right to Health” as a Basic Right
In Chinese law, a “right to health” has long existed as a negative civil right in Civil Law. For the first time in ...
The Australian Legal Assistance Sector and the Critical Importance of Justice to Human Lives
In February 2017, I was invited to be an ‘expert adviser’ for the Law Council of Australia’s (LCA) ‘Justice ...
The Second Generation Challenges of the Right to Development (II): Is there an International Duty to Cooperate towards the Realization of the Right to Development?
In my previous post, I noted that the right to development should be rejuvenated by building on recent advances of ...
The Second Generation Challenges of the Right to Development (I): Can the Right to Development be Rescued?
More than thirty years have passed since the UN General Assembly proclaimed the right to development, but its ...
Gaining More from Human Rights: Access to Health Care and Surviving Childbirth is not Enough
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3 seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all, at all ages. ...
Homeless at Home: Forced Internal Displacement In India
In September 2017, the Prime Minister of India inaugurated the Sardar Sarovar Dam (SSP), which was designated as ...
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