Updates on the Modern Slavery Act 2015: government showing signs of long-awaited leadership
In the past year, the UK government has made unprecedented efforts to…
The Non-effectiveness of the United Nations Security Council’s role in the Syrian Conflict
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the principal organ of the…
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…
The Prospects for the Malaysian Exercise of Universal Jurisdiction over Myanmarese Atrocity Crimes
The ‘clearance operations’ commenced in August 2017 against Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim population…
Partial U.S. sanctions on Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), one of two major human…
The Korean Constitutional Court Judgment on the Constitutionality of an Abortion Ban
Since 1953, abortion has been illegal in Korea, except for cases of rape,…
Civilian Life at Risk in Iran: The Hard-Hitting Effects of the US Economic Sanctions
Following the US-imposed oil embargo and a web of hard-hitting economic sanctions,…
Right to compensation under the Indian Labour Laws
The fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution would be meaningless unless and…
Speedy Justice and Ease of Access to Justice is a Fundamental Right
Brief Facts of the case: The petitioner in the case has alleged that…
Legal aid and human rights
Under Article 6(1) ECHR everyone has the general right is ‘to a…


