May's warning to EU over security has been called blackmail – but it's more likely a bluff
Apr 02, 2017 02:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
In her letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50 and formally registering the UKs intention to withdraw from the EU, Theresa May signalled that a failure to reach an agreement with the EU on trade could damage the UKs...
How the Great Repeal Bill could turn into a major government power grab
Apr 02, 2017 01:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The next step in Britains departure from the EU is the UK governments white paper on what it is calling the Great Repeal Bill. This is the vehicle through which the UK will extricate itself from EU laws and create its own....
Follicle challenge: the Ben Cousins saga and reforms to drug testing
Apr 02, 2017 00:25 am UTC| Sports Law
As a footballer, Ben Cousins was one of the best of his generation. Among various accolades, he won the Brownlow Medal in 2005 and was part of the West Coast premiership team of 2006. But today Cousins is about to serve a...
Is Brexit the beginning of the end for international cooperation?
Mar 30, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Its official: Britain is done with Europe. Prime Minister Theresa May has formally triggered the process for withdrawing from the European Union, ensuring that the United Kingdom, one of the largest and most prosperous...
Why threats to get votes for health law are more workplace bullying than political tactics
Mar 28, 2017 11:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
In an effort to pass the health care law, Donald Trump placed intense political pressure on members of the House, even telling one key lawmaker Im going to come after you, according to reports. The president has also made...
We’re suing the federal government to be free to do our research
Mar 28, 2017 10:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Many apps and algorithms that feature prominently in our lives are, essentially, black boxes: We have no idea how they accomplish what they do; we just know they work. Or at least we think we do. Most recently this became...
Brexit creates a human rights crisis for Ireland
Mar 28, 2017 10:50 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
The UK government will trigger Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday. This will serve as a formal notification of the UKs intent to withdraw from the European Union. It will set off two years or more of...
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
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
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