The US Constitutional Status of Same-Sex Marriage – An Issue that Can No Longer be Avoided
This week the Supreme Court of the United States will hear oral argument in what will no doubt be considered one ...
Standard of Review
Disability Defence to Possession can Rarely be Decided Summarily: Akerman-Livinsgtone v Aster Communities Ltd
This note considers the procedural implications of the Supreme Court’s decision in Akerman-Livingstone, which held ...
A House Divided: Grappling with Affirmative Action in South Africa
It doesn’t require much imagination to see that affirmative action policies implemented for the good of society ...
What next for LGBT equality?
It has been almost a year since the Supreme Court of the United States delivered judgment in Windsor v United ...
Proposed Bahamian Constitutional Reform: No Room for Socio-Economic Rights
On July 8, 2013, the Constitutional Commission of the Bahamas presented its report on proposed Constitutional ...
Is it Time for the US Supreme Court to Come Out of the Closet?
In a follow-up post to his previous analysis of Windsor v. United States, Karl Laird examines which constitutional ...
ICESCR Optional Protocol: Reconciling Standards of Review
Until very recently, there was no individual complaint procedure for a violation of the rights enshrined in the ...
Shelby County v Holder: Disconcerting Aspects of the US Supreme Court’s Decision and its Impact on the Right to Vote
On the second day of what many consider one of the most eventful weeks in US Supreme Court history, the Court ...
The Questions Raised by Striking Down DOMA
In light of the release of Windsor v the United States, Karl Laird analyzes the US Supreme Court's reasoning, ...
Why Fisher v University of Texas is Irrelevant outside the US
The US Supreme Court’s decision in Fisher v University of Texas, released on Monday, has received much ...
A Restriction of the Status Quo: Fisher v University of Texas
Many expected a major ruling on the constitutionality of affirmative action from the United States Supreme Court ...
Fisher v University of Texas: A Glimmer of Hope for Affirmative Action in the United States?
The US Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the eagerly anticipated case of Fisher v University of ...
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