rule of law

Friday 30th July

Lawfair

Andy Hull, 30 July 2010

Court scrutiny of the British security services is to be welcomed; we can't debate properly our security needs without openness.

For the last 12 months Russian cities have witnessed regular demonstrations to protest restrictions on the right to assemble enshrined in Article 31 in Russia’s Constitution. 31 May was no exception in Moscow, with particularly brutal police involvement. Strategy-31 is spreading: will the authorities crack down even further or will they have to compromise? First published: April 26.

Tuesday 25th May

Fighting for Magnitsky (part 2)

Oliver Carroll, 25 May 2010

Six months on from the controversial prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Oliver Carroll spoke to key witness and former employer Jamison Firestone. Part two of two.

Monday 24th May

Fighting for Magnitsky: an interview with Jamison Firestone (part 1)

Oliver Carroll, 24 May 2010

Six months on from the controversial prison death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, Oliver Carroll spoke to key witness and former employer Jamison Firestone. Part one of two.

Friday 11th September

Bullet to Brazil

Luke McLeod-Roberts, 11 September 2009

Many young Brazilians are trapped in an urban war fuelled by a deadly trade in small arms

Thursday 28th May

Battling murder in the participatory republic

28 May 2009

The Venezuelan state's monopoly on the legitimate use of force is being challenged both by sections of its own police force and some committees for citizen security

Friday 12th December

Human rights you can enforce

Martyn Bond, 12 December 2008

Making the Universal Declaration more than a theoretical promise has been taken furthest by the European Court of Human Rights. It offers a model for justiciability.

Saturday 7th June