Scotland can't veto Brexit – but London may be unable to stop indyref2
Jun 28, 2016 00:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
Nick McKerrell, Lecturer in Law, Glasgow Caledonian University Nice knowing you. GrAI As the general chaos around Brexit engulfed the UK one more dramatic headline emerged: Scottish parliament could block...
Brexit: the next legal steps on the road out of Europe
Jun 27, 2016 23:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
In legal terms nothing has happened at least not yet in Britains departure from the EU. The referendum result that 51.9% believe the UK should leave the EU is advisory, and does not change the fact, as the prime...
Un-Trapped: Supreme Court strikes down Texas law limiting abortion
Jun 27, 2016 23:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Life
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday invalidated two Texas provisions that would have closed at least seven of 17 abortion clinics in the state, saying that neither provision had a positive effect on womens health, and that...
Deadlocked: what a nine-word decision means for five million undocumented immigrants
Jun 26, 2016 19:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Yesterday, the Supreme Court deadlocked on U.S. v. Texas, the most important immigration case of the year. Nearly five million people stood to benefit from President Obamas ambitious policy. It would have delayed...
Is it ethical to purchase human organs?
Jun 26, 2016 19:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Organ transplantation saves lives. People with end-stage kidney disease who receive a transplant tend to live much longer than those who undergo dialysis. A kidney from a living donor will last from 12 to 20 years, on...
Why the GM food labeling debate is not over
Jun 26, 2016 19:16 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law
The U.S. Senate this week reached a compromise to require food manufacturers to label foods that contain genetically modified (GM) ingredients, a bill that would preempt state-level laws. The deal comes only one week...
After Supreme Court's Fisher decision: what we need to know about race-neutral policies
Jun 23, 2016 18:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
On Thursday, June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a race-conscious post-secondary admissions policy at the University of Texas at Austin. Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered to be the swing...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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