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The map of world statehood is creatively fissuring, as globalisation breeds self-confident ambition among its underlings
The theology and history of Islamic law are important, but more must be known about its practice
When a careful lecture on legal pluralism is drowned in prejudice, it’s time to restate the principles of a shared civic space
An argument over sharia highlights the difference between Christian and Muslim visions of law
England's leading churchman exposes a larger national-identity crisis
The recurrent political and media spasms over “sharia" or“Islamic law” too often avoid looking at the reality the terms purportto describe
"Dumb down" or be damned? When a debate about religion and law is hijacked by fury, everyone loses
Martin Moore,
director of the Media Standards Trust, reports
from a recent debate that sought to
address Tony Blair's concern that the media is having a "seriously adverse"
impact on public life.
After so many negative headlines around Gordon Brown's governance agenda, is there any hope left for democratic reform in the UK?
The principle of consent means Irish Republicans should now be clamouring to join the commonwealth
The fate of "iron Britannia" has bound a lifelong solidarity
Britain's data-loss scandal reveals a system unable to measure a key public good
Lord Bingham's evolution in thinking on the relationship between
parliament and the rule of law has significant implications for our
constitution.
The Liberal Democrats are in the process of choosing a new leader - but
they should also be changing the way they run themselves.
Is there popular demand for the ideal of democratic renewal? And what are the consequences of focussing on systemic problems?
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