Adrian Jjuuko (2020)
Daraja Press
There has been a rise in the use of strategic litigation related to seeking equality for lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons. Such developments are taking place against the backdrop of active homophobia in Africa. The law and the general public should, argues the author, treat LGB persons in the same way that heterosexuals are […]
Breen, C., Krutzinna, J., Luhamaa, K., & Skivenes, M. (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-28040001
NEW ARTICLE: Analysis shows that the status and respect of the child’s de facto family life is increasing. Societies have long accepted that parents can give up their children to be raised by others, so that de facto responsibility for a child is transferred from the birth parent(s) to another adult(s). However, when the State interferes with parents’ freedom […]
McEwan-Strand, A., & Skivenes, M (2020)
https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02803006
NEW ARTICLE: Many children are absent in the decision-maker’s justification and conclusion about adoption, finds Skivenes & McEwan-Strand. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989 (CRC) clarifies in Article 5 that states should ensure and protect children’s right to be involved in decisions that concern them, from the earliest possible […]
LGBT rights in Africa
Siri Gloppen and Lise Rakner (2020)
Research Handbook on Gender, Sexuality and the Law. Edited by Chris Ashford and Alexander Maine
Across the African continent, homosexuality has since the late 1990s become an issue of political contestation and conflict. When Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe castigated the gay community in 1993, it marked the first incidence of contemporary politicized homophobia on the continent. This incident has been followed by numerous similar attacks, in Botswana, Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, […]
Catalina Vallejo and Siri Gloppen (2020)
In their new article, Catalina Vallejo and Siri Gloppen discuss how, with climate litigation, seemingly minor interventions in the legal realm can have a butterfly effect and generate major social and cultural transformations. To read the whole article, click here and follow OpenGlobalRights.
The paradox of framing water as a human right in the United States: An analysis of power and resistance
Sabrina Kozikis and Inga T. Winkler (2020)
Journal of Human Rights
Many communities across the US struggle to access clean and affordable water. Authors examine civil society responses relying on “water as a human right” through case studies in California, Michigan, and the Appalachian Mountains. This trend presents a paradox, given that socio-economic rights are not perceived as relevant for domestic policy and are even met […]
Castagnola A. (2020)
Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política
Comparative judicial politics has provided invaluable evidence about how the political context of Argentina has systematically affected the independence of its Supreme Court. However, it is still not clear why the manipulation of the court has emerged and persisted over time. The central argument is that the incentives of politicians have impeded the emergence of […]
C. Anzio Jacobs (2020)
Interactive magazine and podcast "Queer Realness: In Pursuit of Freedom"
How are lives of transgender and intersex people in India affected by the momentous legal changes for LGBTIQ+ people that has taken place in the past years, including with the 2018 Supreme Court’s Navtej Johar decision which among other decriminalized homosexuality? And what are the stories behind the story of litigation? In the interactive magazine […]
International Earth Day 2020
Catalina Vallejo Piedrahíta, Research Leader for the Natural Resources & Climate Lawfare Unit International days have been established by the United Nations with the aim of raising public awareness of issues of great interest, such as human rights, sustainable development, or health. They also seek to draw the attention of the media and governments to […]
The Human Right to Water in a Global Pandemic
Rebecca Schiel, Bruce Wilson, Malcolm Langford (2020)
LSE Human Rights Blog
This blog post is an output of LawTransform’s project Elevating water rights to human rights: Has it strengthened marginalized peoples’ claim for water?. Water is undoubtedly essential beyond a pandemic, yet globally, three out of ten individuals lack access to safe drinking water (SDG). Populations lacking access to reliable, clean water are at a greater disadvantage […]