Topic
Consent
351 published works
Australian Emergency Law
WA Health ‘Use of Restrictive Practices in Non-Authorised Healthcare Settings Policy’ (19 July 2024).
By M. Eburn
Today’s question follows on from an earlier post: No power to detain a patient just because it’s good for them (January 22, 2023). For related posts see also: “Medical law expert issues warning…
Jus Corpus Law Journal Blogs
THE LEGALITY OF ‘NO’: NAVIGATING CONSENT, DATING, AND PARTNER RAPE IN INDIA
By JusCorpus
INTRODUCTIONImagine a scenario involving two individuals in an established relationship built on mutual trust, affection, and a shared history. During an intimate encounter, a personal boundary is crossed. One partner…
Journal of Medical Ethics Blog
British Columbia’s mental health law needs to carry its history forward
By Owenschaefer
By Austin Lam On July 28, 2026, Justice Lauren Blake of the British Columbia (BC) Supreme Court ruled, in Council of Canadians with Disabilities v. British Columbia, that BC’s scheme…
Australian Emergency Law
Paramedics and research on emergency care
By M. Eburn
Today’s correspondent asks: Can Paramedics and or Emergency First Responders randomly select and conduct “Phase 0,1,2,3 or 4 Medical Research Clinical trials” on patients (humans) under the Guardianship and Administration…
UK Human Rights Blog
Law Pod UK new episode: Deprivation of Liberty
On 2nd June 2026 the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in Re Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference (Deprivation of Liberty) [2026] UKSC 16. You can read the full…
Jus Corpus Law Journal Blogs
CONSENT, CONDITIONED: THE STRUCTURAL FLAW AT THE HEART OF SECTION 69 BNS
By JusCorpus
INTRODUCTION In 2026, the Delhi High Court dealt with a peculiar case, a bail application wherein the accused had been in a relationship with the woman since college days. He…
TortsProf Blog
Simons on Consent
Ken Simons has posted to SSRN A New Framework for Understanding Consent in Tort Law. The abstract provides: Intentional torts such as battery, assault, and false imprisonment identify wrongful conduct…
All About Advertising Law
A New Framework for AI Permissions in Entertainment: RSL Media’s Human Consent Standard
By Justin E. Pierce, Sharoni S. Finkelstein, David E. Fink
What Is RSL Media and Why Does the Human Consent Standard Matter? On May 12, 2026, RSL Media launched as a public benefit nonprofit co-founded by CEO Nikki Hexum, Cate…
JURIST
Kenya dispatch: High Court strikes down law criminalizing consensual sex among teenagers
By Griffins Abuora | Kenyan Correspondent
On May 20, Nairobi’s Milimani High Court issued a landmark ruling in Petition E490/2025 that fundamentally reshapes how Kenyan law treats consensual sex among minors. In a judgment delivered by…
The Indian Lawyer Blog
SUPREME COURT URGES TO BRING ‘ROMEO-JULIET’ CLAUSE IN POCSO ACT TO SHIELD CONSENSUAL ADOLESCENT RELATIONSHIPS FROM PROSECUTION
INTRODUCTION Adolescence is a budding period in the life of a human being, marked by profound physical, emotional and psychological developments that are crucial for growth and education, ultimately shaping…