This is about the incarceration of the Pope’s Butler on serious charges but without any normal due process, The Tablet, 2012.
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Category Archives: The Tablet
The Riots
This is my take on the legal aspects of the Summer 2011 riots in England. The Tablet, 2011
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The Reach Of The Human Rights Act
A soldier dies due to heat exhaustion in Iraq: does the country’s obligation to respect his human rights extend to him when he is far from home? The Tablet, 2010.
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Cuts And The Law
How does the Tory/Liberal government plan to take £2 billion out of the Justice Department’s budget? What will be the implications for the rule of law? The Tablet, 2010.
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The Livni Visit
The near escape of a former Israeli minister from arrest while visiting the UK caused quite a stir in Spring. Here is my view on the issue, and the then government’s plan (recently affirmed by the new government) to make sure something like this did not easily happen again. The Tablet, 2010.
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The Authority Of The Catholic Church
I have always been anxious about claims to supremacy by faith-based systems. Here are some reflections stimulated by the perspective of my own Church. The Tablet, 2010.
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Prospects For Human Rights
This is a piece I did at the start of 2010, about prospects for human rights in the new year. The Tablet, 2010.
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