by Alessia Riccioli* The Government Bill On March 8, 2023, at the Court of Appeal, the French President Emmanuel Macron…
France: the constitutional protection to the right to abortion ensured via a Government Bill
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Tragic Choices in Medically Assisted Procreation: The Irrevocability of Man’s Consent Post-Fertilisation
by Diletta Corti* In Judgment No. 161 of 2023, the Italian Constitutional Court ruled on the constitutional legitimacy of Article…
New hope for reproductive rights in the United States: after Dobbs, is the ballot the winning strategy? The case of Ohio
by Alessia Riccioli* On November 7, 2023, in Ohio, a constitutional amendment proposed by an initiative petition of citizens, enriching…
Surrogacy, do not conflate liberty with subalternity
by Silvia Niccolai* Feminism, in different times, had challenged women’s subalternity: but what does being “subalterns” mean? An agenda set,…
«What a difference five years can make»: the U.S. Supreme Court carves out an exception to anti-discrimination laws in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis
by Rachele Bizzari On 30th June 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its opinion in 303 Creative LLC…
Gender Recognition in Spain: Ley 4/2023 on the LGBTIQ+ people’s rights. A comparative overview
by Alessia Riccioli* The principle of gender self-determination. The Ley 4/2023, de 28 de febrero, para la igualdad real y efectiva de…
Abortion in Poland: the issue of Ukrainian refugee women and the case against J. Wydrzyńska
by Alessia Riccioli* The Act on Pregnancy Planning of the Republic of Poland (7 January 1993) regulates abortion in the country. It…
Y v. France: Gender Neutrality before the ECtHR. Neither female, nor male, no violation of Article 8
by Giovanna Spanò* On January 31 (application no. 76888/17), the European Court of Human Rights delivered a Chamber judgement (English…
The Colombian Constitutional Court urges Congress to legislate on surrogacy
by Natalia Rueda* The Colombian Constitutional Court in its recent Judgment T-275 of 2022 adopted a very worrying approach in…
The Colombian Constitutional Court ruled again on abortion (Ruling C-055/22)
By Alessia Riccioli* On February 21, 2022, the Colombian Constitutional Court ruled on the abortion issue. The C-055/22 decision took a step…