Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights
Journal Article
Minhat, M., Abdullah, M., & Dzolkarnaini, N. (2019)
Regulatory Arbitrage in Relation to International Human Rights. Journal of Human Rights, 18(5), 579-596. https://doi.org/10.1080/14754835.2019.1647097
The adoption of the United Nations (UN) Charter in 1945 marked the legalization of international human rights. Despite the legalized status of human rights, their violation by...
Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity
Journal Article
Stavert, J., & McGregor, R. (2018)
Domestic legislation and international human rights standards: the case of mental health and incapacity. International Journal of Human Rights, 22(1), 70-89. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1390307
The right to health has been somewhat neglected in discussions about human rights at both national and international levels. States are often reluctant to implement socio-econ...
Serving best interests in Known Biological Father disputes
Presentation / Conference
Macfarlane, L. (2015, July)
Serving best interests in Known Biological Father disputes. Paper presented at Convention on the Rights of the Child Implementation Project Colloquium
Article 3 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child provides that in ‘all actions concerning children’ the ‘best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration’...
F v F: MMR vaccine - welfare need or welfare norm?
Journal Article
Macfarlane, L. B. (2014)
F v F: MMR vaccine - welfare need or welfare norm?. Edinburgh Law Review, 18, 284-289. https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2014.0214
Notwithstanding extensive media coverage and commentary, the recent judgment of
the High Court Family Division in F v F1 is not one that tells us very much about
children’s ri...