Well, since I last posted, Benazir Bhutto’s been assassinated; President Musharraf has asked for help from the British police; and elections have been postponed until February. What began in November as a constitutional law issue, which I posted on because […]

I stopped in my tracks the other day on Borough High Street when I saw a poster from Liberty telling me the UK detains terrorist suspects longer than anywhere in the western world. Not because I was shocked at […]

I’ve just heard Andrew Dismore, chair of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, speak in support of his ten minute rule bill which aims to “clarify” the meaning of “public function” of the Human Rights Act 1998. What he actually […]

On The World At One yesterday (you can listen again for a while) Lord Falconer justified his conversion from pro-90 days Lord Chancellor to 28 days-and-no-further backbencher oddly forgotten by Peter Hain yesterday. To be fair, he […]

Apparently the Saudi King has pardoned the woman sentenced for being raped (sic) a few weeks ago. Forgive me if I don’t jump up and down making http://www.gooakley.com/ whooping sounds – this is the […]

I agree with Benazir Bhutto that the lifting of the emergency in Pakistan is an important step forward. But what’s really needed is a step backwards, the release of those still detained such as the Supreme Court Chief Justice […]

More bad news for Jacqui Smith, now it turns out that Lord Falconer is against extending detention for terrorist suspects beyond 28 days, joining the DPP, the former Attorney General and apparently even the serving Law Officers […]

The legality or otherwise of the invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003 has been the biggest international legal issue of our time – and it continues to cause division and disagreement not only in the Dog and […]

Pakistan’s fallen out the the headlines here in Britain. Even worse, we just get the odd snippet of news – Musharraf quits as army chief; Musharraf promises elections in January; Musharraf announces the emergency will end on 15 December – […]

I’m quite a fan of podcasts (I go walking in London’s parks with them) and am a great admirer of those bloggers who produce them – notably Charon QC – so I’m well chuffed to be his […]