02 October 2025
Caring for Rights
On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights issued its Advisory Opinion OC-31/25, responding to a request submitted by Argentina on the right to care. The Court provided a comprehensive interpretation of the right to care as implicitly embedded in the Convention, connected to other conventional rights, and multifaceted in nature. Care thus becomes an essential component of multiple rights protected by the Convention and binding upon the signing States – implying that soon we might witness the proliferation of respective norms. Continue reading >>
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23 February 2021
Call Me by Mum’s Name
In a recent decision, the Italian Constitutional Court took up the question of the choice of surname for newborns. In the absence of legislative reforms, it has tried to adapt the Italian legal framework, which still adheres to traditional naming practices, to constitutional and international standards of equality. This step shows the Court’s intention to counter the Parliament’s inertia on the issue. Continue reading >>
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