When Government Ignores the Rule of Law: NuCoal’s Fight for fair treatment When the government and those in power ignore the rule of law, innocent parties suffer. The rule of law is a concept that both the government and citizens know the law and obey it. It...
Framing and Taming of the Exercise of Power: The Rule of Law in Hungary and Poland As part of our Simple Explainer Video Series, Chris Merritt and Sally Layson interviewed Professor Martin Krygier about the rule of law in Eastern Europe- particularly regarding recent...
What is the role of the Attorney-General in Australia? The Attorney-General of Australia is our nation’s First Law Officer. The primary responsibility of this role is to protect the rule of law and the integrity of the Courts. In practice, the Attorney-General...
Well of course he is guilty! But is he really? These news articles have blindingly stuck in my head since reading about the death of Parwinder Kaur in 2013 who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Kulwinder Singh. The prosecution alleges Kulwinder poured...
For over four decades, the ICCPR, together with the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), have formed the so-called “International Bill of Human Rights”, setting out those rights...
