Legal expert: why the CPS must pursue cases, even if a victim withdraws their complaint
Mar 01, 2020 13:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Pursuing criminal charges in cases of alleged domestic abuse without the support of the complainant is essential. But since the sad death of the presenter Caroline Flack, the Crown Prosecution Service has come under...
A year from the Christchurch terror attacks, NZ intelligence records a surge in reports
Mar 01, 2020 13:03 pm UTC| Law
The Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year have prompted a significant rise in tip-offs about people expressing extremist views, according to a report by New Zealands Security Intelligence Service...
Video of 6-year-old girl's arrest shows the perils of putting police in primary schools
Mar 01, 2020 12:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
When states like Florida pass laws to put more police officers in schools, the idea is to keep kids safe. The recent release of body camera footage from the arrest of a 6-year-old in a Florida school, however, shows...
Canada must use its 'soft power' to champion global human rights
Feb 26, 2020 07:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
As the world enters the second decade of 21st century, it is waking up to a new reality, facing threats to international solidarity and human security that are not necessarily economic in nature. Climate change,...
Can you get rid of your student loans by filing for bankruptcy?
Feb 25, 2020 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Paying back student loans is not an easy thing to do. One out of every 5 borrowers with outstanding student loan debt has fallen behind their payments. There are several ways borrowers can get help to deal with their...
Discrediting elections: why the opposition playbook carries risks
Feb 25, 2020 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Malawi recently held its breath as the Constitutional Court took ten hours to painstakingly read out its verdict on the highly controversial 2019 presidential elections. When it finally became clear that the judgment would...
Australian law says the media can't spin lies – 'entertainment magazines' aren't an exception
Feb 24, 2020 07:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In a recent ruling the Australian Press Council has given a signal to gossip magazines it is OK to make up and publish rubbish about people, so long as the stories arent blatantly incorrect. This is despite the councils...
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