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The Colombian Constitutional Court is currently considering whether to decriminalize abortion beyond the narrow exceptions already recognized in law.
Significant attention should be paid to the alignment of formal norms with the institutional architecture of the health system.
The greatest take-away may be the role of the law in reflecting and shaping the moral and structural foundations of our democracies.
This post is the second analysis of key themes that have emerged from the digital symposium “Global Responses to COVID-19: Rights, Democracy, and the Law.”
The negotiation of difference and its implications for freedoms and entitlements is the central legitimacy challenge in modern democracies.
This digital symposium presents a pointillist portrait of the spectrum of rights-related measures adopted to stop the spread of COVID-19 around the world.
By Alicia Ely Yamin and Ole F. Norheim Scholarly and official statements and publications regarding human rights during the current pandemic have largely reiterated the important lessons learned from HIV/AIDS, Zika and Ebola, such as:…
Friday, October 4, the Petrie-Flom Center will host “Abortion Battles in Mexico and Beyond: The Role of Law and the Courts,” from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM. This event is free and open to the…
This is the abstract of a paper by Alicia Ely Yamin. You can read the full paper in the Journal of Human Rights Practice here. By Alicia Ely Yamin Abstract Like other contributors to this special…
A recent conversation between feminists, students, and other activists was inspired by the need for broader public awareness and understanding regarding the implications of the rapidly advancing yet distinct genetic technologies.
