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Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Human Rights Law

This Special Report will examine the original understanding underlying “non-discrimination” in article 2 and associated articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). It will examine how these have evolved through the expansive and contested interpretations of human rights bodies as a method of standard-setting, which has been criticized as advancing a subjective ideological agenda, and the problems this has caused when situated against the existing corpus of human rights norms.

The vital role of lawyers in tackling environmental degradation

After a recent UNGA vote has the potential to have huge benefits to the environment and the negative impacts of climate change, legal recognition of the resolution is an important next step. Earlier

Scottish Cabinet reshuffe: Fiona Hyslop and Fergus Ewing leave government

Fiona Hyslop is leaving Cabinet along with Fergus Ewing. FERGUS Ewing and Fiona Hyslop are to leave the Scottish Cabinet as the First Minister reshuffles her top team. Nicola Sturgeon paid tribute to both long serving senior ministers – who served respectively as Rural Economy Secretary and Economy Secretary. The First Minister said: “I want to pay tribute to the work of both Fiona Hyslop and Fergus Ewing and to thank them for their unstinting public service over many years. READ MORE: “Fiona has served in Cabinet since 2007, firstly as Education Secretary, then as Culture and External Affairs Secretary before taking on the Economy and Fair Work portfolio.

John Swinney moved from education to take charge of Scotland s Covid recovery

John Swinney moved from education to take charge of Scotland s Covid recovery
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PNG and the politics of the death penalty | PressReleasePoint

Posted December 11th, 2020 for Lowy Institute Another season of turmoil has swept politics in Papua New Guinea. The Supreme Court has ruled the recent budget sitting to be unlawful, ordering the parliament to resume on Monday while the prospect a no confidence motion in Prime Minister James Marape hangs in the air . But for all the raucous jostling for power, critical questions of law in the country must also be resolved. One of the most pressing is whether or not the death penalty should still remain a legal punishment for crimes in PNG. In February 2020, PNG’s then deputy prime minister, justice minister and attorney general Davis Steven put the death penalty issue on the agenda, pledging a nationwide consultation to test public support for the imposition of capital punishment. This followed a campaign by the PNG Council of Church’s to abolish capital punishment in the country. PNG has not carried out any executions since the reintroduction of the death pen

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