An energy price cap could kill competition – here's a better idea
Apr 30, 2017 14:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Law
The Conservatives have announced their manifesto will include a pledge to cap the price of energy bills. This comes just two years after Labour campaigned to freeze household energy prices The Tories are yet to flesh...
How Donald Trump's bull-in-a-china-shop shtick is strengthening international law
Apr 30, 2017 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In his first 100 days, Donald Trumps presidency has ramped up feelings of anxiety in the political and legal arenas of America and beyond, particularly for those with an internationalist view of the world. The first few...
Court ruling on Zuma's nuclear deal is a marker of South Africa's political health
Apr 30, 2017 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
The South African governments plan to bulldoze through a nuclear energy deal has been dealt what might be a fatal blow by the Cape Town High court which has declared the plan invalid. It found that the government had not...
Israel, no-platforming – and why there’s no such thing as ‘narrow exceptions’ to campus free speech
Apr 30, 2017 13:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
If theres one place where students are sure to spend time rehearsing arguments against Israel, then its SOAS, the London-based School of Oriental and African Studies (although plenty of universities run a close...
Backyard skinny-dippers lack effective laws to keep peeping drones at bay
Apr 26, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
Recent advances in technology mean we can no longer rely on fences or barriers around our homes to protect our privacy. This was certainly the case for Darwin resident Karli Hyatt, who on Tuesday explained to the ABCs Law...
It's time for France to face its past and debate crimes against humanity
Apr 26, 2017 07:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
As Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen continue their quest to secure the French presidency, its time to ask what they think about Frances troubled past. French colonialism and related wars of independence and the...
Teenage Gamer Gets 2-Year Jail Sentence For Hacking Business
Apr 26, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Technology Law
From time to time, the video game industry experiences momentous developments that shake its foundations. A recent case where a teen gamer was given a jail sentence that will last two years is one such development. It...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight