Constitutional Court ruling heralds changes to South Africa's electoral system
Jun 15, 2020 12:43 pm UTC| Law Politics
Ultimately, it took Chantal Revell, a descendant of the Khoi and San royalty, to initiate a change in South Africas electoral system. This has been a contentious subject for almost 20 years. An official task team was set...
Dismantling the police: lessons from three places that tried it
Jun 14, 2020 11:59 am UTC| Law
The killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers sparked protests across the US and brought the Black Lives Matter movement back to the forefront of American politics. The intensity of these protests means that...
High-tech surveillance amplifies police bias and overreach
Jun 13, 2020 10:56 am UTC| Technology Law
Video of police in riot gear clashing with unarmed protesters in the wake of the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filled social media feeds. Meanwhile, police surveillance of...
The use and misuse of the Insurrection Act in the United States
Jun 05, 2020 10:51 am UTC| Law
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd, American cities are coping with strife and civil unrest comparable to 1968. In an apparent attempt to divert attention from a lacklustre White House effort to counter the...
How a new biotech rule will foster distrust with the public and impede progress in science
Jun 03, 2020 15:06 pm UTC| Law
In May, federal regulators finalized a new biotechnology policy that will bring sweeping changes to the U.S. food system. Dubbed SECURE, the rule revises U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations over genetically...
Do you have a right to protest? The coronavirus's impact on freedom of assembly
Jun 03, 2020 13:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
As Canadian provinces begin to ease COVID-19 lockdowns, is it an exercise of ones constitutional rights to protest the restrictions that continue to exist? Is it right for jurisdictions to pass legislation that will...
'Big Three' Luxury Brands Preventing Local Sale of Duty-Free Items
Jun 03, 2020 13:05 pm UTC| Business Law
International luxury brands Hermes, Chanel, and Louis Vuitton, could be violating South Koreas Fair Trade Act by not allowing duty-free firms in the country to sell their products locally. Duty-free firms buy luxury...
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