Legal expert: forced birth control of Uighur women is genocide – can China be put on trial?
Jul 16, 2020 14:18 pm UTC| Law
Uighur women in Chinas Xinjiang province who have more than the approved number of children are being forcibly sterilised, forced to have abortions or having intra-uterine contraceptive devices (IUDs) inserted without...
Jun 26, 2020 07:11 am UTC| Law
For many, the allegations of sexual harassment against Dyson Heydon came as a shock. It seems difficult to imagine a senior member of the legal profession, a justice of the High Court, would engage in inappropriate or...
US Congress could use Reconstruction-era civil rights powers to protect black lives today
Jun 21, 2020 11:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The man in the White House is erratic, vain, and conspiratorial. In a speech to celebrate George Washingtons birthday, the president mentioned himself 200 times in 60 minutes. The House of Representatives voted to impeach...
Jun 21, 2020 03:50 am UTC| Law
The anger and frustration at New Zealands border quarantine failure have been palpable. Two women, recently arrived in New Zealand, were granted compassionate leave from quarantine to be with grieving family after a...
Jun 21, 2020 03:37 am UTC| Law
When it came down to it, the fate of 700,000 immigrants brought to U.S. as children hung on a simple question: Does the White House have to tell the whole truth in justifying its move to deport them? On June 8, the...
US trade rep says other countries ganging up to 'screw America' over online sales tax
Jun 18, 2020 23:38 pm UTC| Economy Law
The US had abandoned negotiations overseen by the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) over online sales taxes due to other nations ganging up to screw America, says US Trade...
EU to legislate against Chinese takeovers
Jun 18, 2020 01:18 am UTC| Law
The European Union is drawing up new rules to keep Chinese and US-subsidized companies from taking over its key industries or winning public contracts. While the proposals main target is China, the new rules apply to...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects