UN decision is not 'the end of the road' that Assange claims it is

Feb 07, 2016 15:03 pm UTC| Law

A United Nations panel has found that Sweden and the UK have arbitrarily detained WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange contrary to their obligations under human rights treaties. The panel called on the two governments to...

Why there's a case for bringing private armies in from the cold

Feb 04, 2016 16:23 pm UTC| Law

Libya is a country on the brink of total chaos. Two rival groups both claim to be the legitimate government, and between them seem incapable of achieving stability. In the resulting security vacuum, one of the two sides...

Russian Bitcoin Users Could Be Fined 0.5 Mln Rubles Or Jailed For 2 Years – Report

Feb 04, 2016 10:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Law

The reports of Russian lawmakers seeking to ban bitcoin use in the country have been in media circles for quite some time now. In December, the lawmakers submitted a new draft bill to the countrys legislative assembly Duma...

Four key parts of Britain's new deal with Europe explained by an expert in EU law

Feb 04, 2016 02:08 am UTC| Law Politics

Proposals on the UKs future relationship with the European Union have given British voters a first indication of what David Cameron, the prime minister, has achieved in his attempts to renegotiate the terms of the UKs...

Government's tough reaction to High Court judgment contains just a little wriggle room

Feb 03, 2016 13:59 pm UTC| Law

Malcolm Turnbull turned on the machismo and Peter Dutton stayed tough, after the High Court confirmed Australias offshore detention regime is constitutional. It was a hard face that the government turned to the 269...

Asylum seekers face deportation after government win in High Court

Feb 03, 2016 05:56 am UTC| Law

The High Court has thrown out a challenge to the governments power to detain people offshore, but Malcolm Turnbull is under pressure over the looming return of more than 250 people to Nauru and Manus Island. In a widely...

Netflix’s VPN ban cannot cure TV studios’ chronic headaches

Feb 01, 2016 13:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law

In mid-January, Netflix announced a ban on the use of proxies, unblockers and virtual private networks (VPNs) all technical work-arounds to view movies and TV programs unavailable in the subscribers country. This...