Same-Sex Marriages – A South African Perspective

In December of 2005, South Africa became the fifth country in the world and the first country on the African continent to recognise the rights of same-sex couples.

Sharing Our Differences – The Legal Profession in South Africa

Despite the diverging personal circumstances, cultures, time and geography that separate us, there is something invaluable to be learnt from the experiences of those in the international community who have chosen a similar career path to you

Unmasking Equality of Arms

The principle of equality of arms provides all parties the protection of a fair trial. However, procedural equality does not always equate to actual and effective equality

Costa Rica Anti-Biopiracy Program: INBios

By VANESSA DANLEY – To protect its rich biodiversity, Costa Rica created a comprehensive legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.

IG Farben and Nazi Germany: Holding Enterprises Accountable for Human Rights Violations Committed by States

By KAILA C. RANDOLPH – When enterprises knowingly assist states in committing human rights abuses, enterprises should be held criminally responsible under the aiding and abetting principle.

Empty Human Rights Lip Service

By AUDREY PATTEN – In the summer and fall of 2010, the French government forcibly expelled over 10,000 people from France. These men, women, and children were ethnic Roma, mainly from Bulgaria and Romania.

United Nations Inaction on Syria

By GABRIEL HELOU, LL.M. – The Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad was confident that the wave of change which hit the Arab World – since the outset of this year – would not reach Syria, to the point of labeling his country as “immune” from any calls for freedom and democracy.

Contrary to Al-Assad’s expectations, since mid-March, thousands of peaceful demonstrators took to the streets in different areas of the country – in Daraa, Banias, Nawa, and elsewhere – demanding democracy and human rights