Ecuador’s Landmark Legislation on Transformative Reparations for Femicide Victims’ Families: Law Passes Against All Odds
On May 28, 2024, Ecuador’s National Assembly passed the Organic Law on Accompaniment, Transformative and Comprehensive Reparation for the families of the victims of femicide/gender-based violent deaths (June 27, 2024)....
Upholding the Dignity of Prisoners: The Indian Supreme Court’s Stand Against Caste-based Discrimination in Prisons
On 3rd October 2024, the Supreme Court of India in Sukanya Shantha v. Union of India & Ors. addressed the issue of Caste-based discrimination in the Indian prisons. India has...
The Deafening Silence of Dissent: Abuse of Counter-Terror Laws in Indian-Administered Kashmir
On 5 August 2019, the Indian Parliament unilaterally abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution, which provided a ‘unique status’ to the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir (“Kashmir”). The move...
Post-Conflict Restorative Justice in the Aftermath of ISIL
After last year’s announcement of the sudden and premature closure of the United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL (UNITAD), which is scheduled to end...
The Right to Water in the European Blue Deal: A New Constitutional Challenge
There is a narrow catalogue of goods and values which represent fundamental importance for human survival, dignity and protection of life; consequently, these should be guaranteed and respected within international...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 2
The first part of this blog discussed the context and facts of the case of Abrahart, as well as how the judgment interpreted the difference between competence standards (exempt from...
Abrahart v University of Bristol: Disability Equality in University Assessments – Part 1
The case of Abrahart, with its tragic facts and powerful judgment, will emit shockwaves throughout post-16 education in the United Kingdom (UK). It is a reminder of the importance of...
Guaranteeing Respect for Children’s Image Rights: An Illusion of Protection?
Law n° 2024-120 dated 19 February 2024, related to guaranteeing respect for children’s image rights, modifies several articles of the French Civil Code relating to parental authority. It aims to...
The Utility of the UN Report on Iran and Amini’s Legacy for the Advancement of Women’s Rights
In Iran and across the globe, the name Mahsa Amini has become synonymous with the suppression of women’s rights in Iran. Of Kurdish origin, 22-year old Amini died on 16...
Quelle responsabilité étatique en matière de changements climatiques? Réflexions sur l’affaire Klimaseniorinnen
Quelle est la portée des obligations des États en matière de changement climatique ? Le 9 avril 2024, la Grande Chambre de la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH)...
Defining States’ Responsibility for Climate Change: Insights from the ECtHR’s Klimaseniorinnen Case
What is the scope of States’ obligations regarding climate change? On 9 April 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued a landmark ruling addressing...
Maternity Benefits and Child Care Leave to Mothers: The Supreme Court of India’s Narrow and Unsatisfactory Approach to Gender Equality in the Labour Force
The Supreme Court of India in a recent order in Shalini Dharmani v State of Himachal Pradesh reaffirmed that Child Care Leave granted to women was in furtherance of the...
