March 13, 2023
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child holds that forced pregnancy testing, expulsion of pregnant girls, and their illegal detention is cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment and subjects them to further trauma especially if they are survivors of sexual violence Legal and Human Rights Centre and Centre for Reproductive […]
March 13, 2023
McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1 Supreme Court of the UK Lord Reed, P & SCJ; Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Sales, Lord Burrows & Lord Stephens, SCJJ January 11, 2023 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Human Rights Law-right to equality and freedom from […]
March 13, 2023
Advisory Opinion Requested by The Armenian Court of Cassation Request No. P16-2021-001 European Court of Human Rights R Spano P, & J; JF Kjolbro, S O’Leary, Y Grozev, G Ravarani, M Bošnjak, E Kūris, B Lubarda, A Harutyunyan, A Poláčková, P Koskelo, J Schukking M Elósegui, LS Orland, M Guyomar, L Ktistakis and A Zund, […]
March 13, 2023
The Matter of Marthine Christian Misuguri v United Republic of Tanzania Application No 52 of 2016 African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights B Tchikaya, VP & J; B Kioko, RB Achour, S Mengue, TR Chizumila, C Bensaoula, SI Anukam, DB Ntsebeza, M Sacko & DD Adjei, JJ December 1, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku […]
March 13, 2023
Janusz Jakub Walus v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services and Others Case CCT 221/21 Constitutional Court of South Africa Zondo CJ, & J; Madlanga, Majiedt, Mhlantla, Theron, Tshiqi and Unterhalter, JJ; Mlambo, AJ November 21, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Betty Nkirote Download the Decision Constitutional law-Bill of Rights-right to a fair administrative […]
February 1, 2023
Minister of Police and Others v Samuel Molokwane [2022] ZASCA 111 Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa VD Merwe, Schippers and Makgoka, JJSCA; Musi and Makaula, AJJSCA July 15, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Civil practice and procedure-pleadings- summons- omission to serve a copy of a summons to […]
February 1, 2023
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada v Entertainment Software Association and 7 Others 2022 SCC 30 Supreme Court of Canada Wagner, CJ & SCJ; Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Côté, Brown, Rowe, Martin, Kasirer and Jamal, SCJJ July 15, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Intellectual Property Law- intellectual property […]
February 1, 2023
The Matter of African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights v Republic of Kenya Application No. 006 of 2012 African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights ID Aboud, P & J; B Tchikaya, VP & J; RB Achour, S Mengue, MT Mukamulisa, TR Chizumila, C Bensaoula, SI Anukam, DB Ntsebeza & M Sacko, JJ June […]
February 1, 2023
BLA Industries Private Limited v Union of India and another Consolidated petitions 63 of 2015, 7 of 2016 and 120 of 2012 Supreme Court of India NV Ramana, CJ & SCJ; K Murari & H Kohli, SCJJ August 17, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Mining law-mineral rights- a mining […]
February 1, 2023
Kenneth Lawrence Hershey v State of Oregon and Klamath County S067825 Supreme Court of Oregon Walters, CJ & SCJ; Balmer, Flynn, Duncan, Nelson, Garrett, and DeHoog, SCJJ August 11, 2022 Reported by Faith Wanjiku and Bonface Nyamweya Download the Decision Constitutional law-animal welfare- animal rights-neglect of animals-impounding of neglected animals-where the Klamath County Animal Control […]
