What the world can learn from Mexico's tax on sugar-sweetened drinks

Mar 22, 2016 11:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Law

One of the main talking points from the recent UK Budget, was the announcement of a tax on sugary soft drinks. But Mexico already has a sugar tax. So what do we know about its impact? And what can Britain learn from...

Explainer: what are double-dissolution elections? And why might we soon have one?

Mar 22, 2016 00:46 am UTC| Politics Law

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday laid down an ultimatum to the Senate: pass the governments industrial relations legislation or face a double-dissolution election. The Senate will sit from April 18 to consider...

The doctor will tweet you now – but should he face disciplinary action for doing so?

Mar 21, 2016 15:37 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

Many bosses would argue that mixing work with social media is not a good idea. Just ask Christian Solomonides, a hospital consultant who was recently suspended after he admitted posting strongly worded messages on Twitter....

As Obama makes historic visit, is Cuba ready for change?

Mar 21, 2016 14:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law

President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. President to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years as he set off on a three-day trip to the island nation on Sunday, the latest step in a thaw in relations that began in...

What two legal scholars learned from studying 70 years of Supreme Court confirmation hearings

Mar 21, 2016 14:14 pm UTC| Law

Joe Biden called them a kabuki dance. Elena Kagan called them a vapid and hollow charade. So Supreme Court confirmation hearings are worthless, right? Wrong. Our research moves beyond the conventional wisdom...

Migrant Crisis Series

A law professor assesses the EU plan to send asylum seekers back to Turkey

Mar 21, 2016 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

The EU and Turkey have finally reached an agreement to reduce the number of migrants and refugees coming to the European Union. The central pillar of the deal is that anyone arriving in Greece across the sea from Turkey...

Fizzy drinks tax alone won't solve childhood obesity nightmare

Mar 21, 2016 13:42 pm UTC| Health Law

George Osbornes sugar levy on soft drinks seems to acknowledge, at long last, that the food industry should be regulated to help consumers adopt healthier diets. A substantial body of evidence strongly supports a soda tax....