What is discrimination? Are some less equal than others?
First off, it must be asked, what is discrimination exactly? There are various definitions in the treaties. These include: The Convention...
UK and El Salvador: How do they Match Up on LGBT Rights?
The UK does not fully implement every aspect of the Employment Equality Directive (‘the Directive’). Therefore, that there are gaps in...
LGBT Rights: A Case Comparison
There are 38 countries in Africa in which homosexual activities between men are criminalised (Thoreson). Zimbabwe is one of them...
The 3rd Optional Protocol to the CRC: Actions Speak Louder than Words...
There have been many criticisms about the non-judicial nature of the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) (S. Egan). In response to...
Children of War: Should they go to the ICC?
There are many crimes involving children in the Rome Statute. One of these crimes is conscripting or enlisting of child soldiers....
Does the African Children’s Rights Charter ‘add value’?
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has more ratifications than the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child...
Is the Committee of the Rights of the Child really protecting children?
The CRC should be protecting children, but it appears that bureaucracy has gotten in the way... One problem with the reporting procedure...
Rights for Surrogate Mothers
UNDER CONSTRUCTION As the law stands, a surrogate mother is the legal mother of the child that they give birth to, even if they are not...
Should we be worried about the fact that we don't have an agreed definition of what a miscarriag
There may not be a single, agreed definition of a miscarriage of justice; however, there are various different conceptions of...
South Africa’s Grootboom and TAC cases 13 years later: what was achieved after all?
South Africa has a history of apartheid in which the civil and socioeconomic rights of the black community were systematically violated....
