Justice

The Estonian public debate over LGBT+ rights became heated in 2020 but the issue has since receded from the spotlight. Where next in the fight for equality?

The absence of fundamental rights protection in the new European Commission regulation on AI puts communities at risk.

Recent victories in the courts show how a human rights framework can be an instrument to fight suffering and injustice.

The EU’s strategy for tackling gender discrimination may be a new chapter for gender equality in Europe, but the road ahead is long and winding.

In October 2020, a Polish tribunal ruled to further curtail one of Europe’s strictest abortion laws.

Abusive regimes are responsible for their own behaviour. But other states are also responsible if they stand by and fail to speak out.

Riding on a wave of nostalgia and amnesia, Britain set on a course to leave the EU. Disparities of the pandemic and the anti-racist movement brought home how the imperial past haunts today.

While political measures to protect the climate are slow, citizens take their governments or polluting companies to court to hold them accountable.

A legal system that prioritises the conservation of the living world over private property would be a powerful tool for ecological transition.

A French petition to have the state’s duty and failure to act on climate recognised is part of a global movement which is picking up speed.