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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Category Archives: The Tablet
The New Supremes?
Is the new UK supreme court supreme in more than simply its name? The Tablet, 2009.
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Blogging And Privacy
Should bloggers have a right to privacy? Not always I think. The Tablet, 2009.
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Secret Judgments
Discusses the recent efforts by the government to continue to restrict the content of a judgment of the High Court in a case involving Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed. The Tablet, 2009.
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Berlusconi, The Vatican And Freedom Of Speech
These are reflections on free speech provoked by the increasingly authoritarian and undisciplined actions of the Italian prime minister. The Tablet, 2009.
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Assisted Suicide. The Purdy Case
Who should decide whether there should be a law to protect those engaged in assisting others to die? Should it be parliament, or the law officers? The Tablet, 2009.
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Gaza And International Law
The Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip has laid bare the relative impotence of international law in the face of determined sovereign action. A discussion. The Tablet, 2009
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