A Virginia criminal statute had outlawed cross burning "on the property of another, a highway or other public place …with the intent of intimidating any person or group." In a 6-3 decision, the Court upheld the statute. It emphasized that the First Amendment would protect some types of ...
“Such conduct and involvement exhibited by the accused instead serves only to demonstrate the existence of private and personal interest on the part of the accused in SRC, which interest, in my judgement, is in the nature that is envisaged under the law to fall within the ambit of Section ...
Brand Finance, highlights the remarkable progress of China in its index ranking the extent of power and influence in world politics and international relations wielded by countries of the world. It now sits at second place behind the US which, although ranking first, has seen its ...
Tlaleng Mofokeng, UN special rapporteur on the right to health, informed journalists in Geneva that "this has been a war on the right to health from the beginning, as well as underlying determinants of health." Mofokeng said that "the health system in Gaza has been completely obliterated and...
Cartlidge says he hopes Sir Keir Starmer will tell Donald Trump next week he fears if Russia is "in any way seen to win from a settlement that will send a terrible signal to other adversaries like China". He says it needs to be made clear the two...
Views of human rights are also historically contingent and not absolute. This contributes in part to the controversial and contentious notion of human rights and why it undergoes conflicting interpretations and challenges. Given this, let us examine the meaning of human rights by first clarifying the...
Before engaging with the meaning of imminence, we must first consider the concept of anticipatory self-defence in general terms. It is well known that Article 51 of the UN Charter recognises a state’s inherent right to self-defence ‘if an armed attack occurs’. Given the wording of Article...
Donald Trump's return to the White House as president will turn world politics on its head, with huge implications for migration and for Europe — he has already promised mass deportations in the United States — and the increased likelihood of the Russia-Ukraine conflict ending, meaning more ...
guarantee food security in the future [172,173]. The United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner [195] breaks down the meaning and importance of the right to food into four components. These are food availability, accessibility, adequacy, and sustainability. For the right to be...
In delivering the majority decision, Justice Lim said the court found that Mappim and Gapena failed to meet the requirements under Section 96(a) of the Courts of Judicature Act 1964 to be granted leave to appeal on constitutional matters that had been amended by the petitioners. ...