Gene patenting overruled but leaves lasting repercussions for minorities

Gene patenting overruled but leaves lasting repercussions for minorities

Last month, Angelina Jolie penned an op-ed piece in The New York Times about her decision to undergo genetic ...
Equality v Human Rights?: Same sex marriage and religious liberty

Equality v Human Rights?: Same sex marriage and religious liberty

This is an edited transcript of an address given by Aidan O'Neill QC on Thursday 13 June 2013, at Matrix Chambers ...
Same Sex Marriage: Scaremongering and Sacrilege

Same Sex Marriage: Scaremongering and Sacrilege

This is an edited transcript of an address given by Karon Monaghan QC on Thursday 13 June 2013, at Matrix Chambers ...
Mobile Phone Evidence: Implications for Privacy in South African Law

Mobile Phone Evidence: Implications for Privacy in South African Law

Contemporary criminal investigations, particularly in cases of conspiracy and joint participation, routinely ...
The South African Constitutional Court: Is There a Threat From Popularism?

The South African Constitutional Court: Is There a Threat From Popularism?

The overwhelming body of opinion seems to be that the South African Constitutional Court (CC) has done quite well ...
Legal Aid Cuts are Incongruous and Reckless for a Conservative Government

Legal Aid Cuts are Incongruous and Reckless for a Conservative Government

This is an edited transcript of the address given by Dinah Rose QC on Tuesday 4 June 2013, at the Demonstration to ...
The Beating Heart of the Rule of Law (and Not an Avocado)

The Beating Heart of the Rule of Law (and Not an Avocado)

This is an edited transcript of the address given by Michael Fordham QC, on Tuesday 4 July 2013, at the ...
US National Security Agency Surveillance: A Problem of “Allegality”

US National Security Agency Surveillance: A Problem of “Allegality”

The recent revelations about the surveillance activities of the US National Security Agency are an excellent ...
Drone Strikes and Domestic Crimes?

Drone Strikes and Domestic Crimes?

As Kenneth Roth, the Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, has recently pointed out, international human ...
A President in the Dock?

A President in the Dock?

The ICC's case against the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, is scheduled to commence on 9 July 2013.  Should ...
Independent Review of Australian Anti-Terrorism Laws: An Effective Oversight Mechanism?

Independent Review of Australian Anti-Terrorism Laws: An Effective Oversight Mechanism?

On Tuesday 14 May, the second report of Australia’s Independent National Security Legislation Monitor was tabled ...
UN Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature

UN Arms Trade Treaty opens for signature

The United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), adopted by the UN General Assembly on 2 April 2013, was opened for ...