Legislative
Human Rights Legislation Ontario is one of fourteen jurisdictions in Canada with anti-discrimination legislation. This includes the federal government, ten provinces and three territorial governments. In Ontario, the Human Rights…
Fundamental Duties
Abstract Fundamental duties were incorporated in Part IV-A of the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Amendment on the recommendations of Swaran Singh Committee and the eleventh duty was added to the ten…
Marxist and Social Theory
The Basic View of Marxism on Human Rights Reading through the timeless classics which radiates the dazzling truth of Marx and Engels, especially their important literature such as A Contribution…
The Debate About Liberty
“By definition,” Maurice Cranston says, “a liberal is a man who believes in liberty” (1967: 459). In two ways, liberals accord liberty primacy as a political value. (i) Liberals have…
Theories of Rights: Natural
RIGHTS, NATURAL. The idea of natural rights is inseparable from the doctrine that all human beings, regardless of extrinsic differences in circumstance (nationality, class, religion) or physical condition (race, gender, age, etc.), share…
Non-abyssal and Ableist Indian Supreme Court: The Abyssal Exclusion of Persons with Disabilities
The famous critical thinker, Santos, has forcefully argued that critical theorists and social scientists have never acknowledged the existence of an abyssal line. The conception of an abyssal line draws a…
Poverty in the UK is violating human rights. What’s next?
Last week, we presented the findings of our investigation into poverty in the United Kingdom to the UN Human Rights Council. Some have asked why the UN Special Rapporteur on poverty would visit the…
Sexual Violence in Conflict 2019: Insights from Sudan and Algeria
The 19th of June is celebrated as the UN International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict. In this context, Security Council Resolution 1820, in 2008, recognized sexual…
California is Poised to Expand Labour Protections for Workers
California, many other states, and the United States government, have laws imposing minimum standards of employment (such as wages and hours), limited financial benefits for workers who become unemployed or…
Multinational Royal Dutch Shell summoned for insufficient efforts in combatting climate change
Citizens and organizations around the world increasingly take their concerns regarding climate change to the courtroom. Such climate change or environmental (public interest) litigation so far has primarily been directed…
