Public testing of the Emergency Alerts system Readers are reminded that the Government will be carrying out a national test of the UK Emergency Alerts system today, 7 September, at 3 pm. The test alert will be sent to all compatible … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
Background In Figel’ v Slovakia [2025] ECHR Application no. 12131/21 Dr Ján Figel’, a former EU Commissioner and Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief outside the EU, challenged the total ban on religious services imposed by the Slovak Government in 2021 as part … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
To absolutely no-one’s surprise, in Ukraine and The Netherlands v Russia [2025] ECHR (Applications nos. 8019/16, 43800/14, 28525/20 and 11055/22) the Grand Chamber agreed with the applicant states’ allegation that Russia had perpetrated multiple, flagrant and unprecedented violations of the … Continue reading →| Law & Religion UK
The Grand Chamber ruled that Caster Semenya did not benefit from a fair hearing contrary to Article 6(1) European Convention on Human Rights. However, it did not extend Switzerland’s jurisdiction to her substantive complaints under Article 8 ECHR, taken alone or in conjunction with Article 14 ECHR, which go to the heart of her case. Although the GC was up against it in the current stormy political landscape of sex and gender, it could have gone further to protect fundamental rights.| Verfassungsblog
In a pivotal judgment, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled in the case of Semenya v. Switzerland.| OII Europe
Advocate General Tamara Ćapeta recently concluded that Denmark’s so-called Ghetto Law constitutes direct discrimination based on ethnic origin and hence a violation of the Race Equality Directive. This blog highlights the harmful role of the integration narrative underlying the law and other coercive measures addressed towards “non-Western” Danes and non-Danes and the broader implications of the present case for challenging stereotypes embedded in integration policies and practices.| Verfassungsblog
Press release and jointly third-party intervention to the ECtHR concerning the South African athlete Caster Semenya.| OII Europe