Why South Africa’s Constitution is under attack
Mar 18, 2017 07:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
South Africas Constitution, greatly lauded around the world and the product of Nelson Mandelas democratic transition of the mid-1990s, is under attack. Its being blamed in some quarters for the slow pace of socio-economic...
Asimov's laws of robotics aren't the moral guidelines they appear to be
Mar 18, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Technology Law Insights & Views
Seventy-five years ago, the celebrated science fiction writer Isaac Asimov published a short story called Runaround. Set on Mercury, it features a sophisticated robot nicknamed Speedy that has been ordered to gather some...
After 75 years, Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics need updating
Mar 17, 2017 15:17 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Technology
When science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised his Three Laws of Robotics he was thinking about androids. He envisioned a world where these human-like robots would act like servants and would need a set of programming...
Rodrigo Duterte relaunches Philippine drug war despite calls for investigation
Mar 16, 2017 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to continue his war on drugs in spite of growing calls for an investigation into his role in it. On March 6, the Philippine government lifted its suspension on police...
Scotland and a second independence referendum: what is the legal situation?
Mar 14, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Nicola Sturgeon, Scotlands first minister, has announced her intention to hold another Scottish independence referendum in the wake of the UKs vote to leave the European Union. Campaign badges are being looked out and...
How to cut Australia's $48 billion crime bill
Mar 14, 2017 07:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Law
Crime costs Australia almost A$48 billion per year. In anyones language, that is a public cost that needs to be addressed urgently. Fortunately, we now have an abundance of research findings that tell us how we can do...
NYC Suing Verizon Over Fiber Shortage, 1M Homes Will Not Get FiOS
Mar 14, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Technology Law
Verizon was supposed to roll out its Fiber internet to households in New York City, offering super-fast internet connection to over 3.1 million households. However, it seems the carrier is unable to meet this requirement,...
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