UCL Insights

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:36:43 +0000

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The Hain contempt case: a warning for England from Northern Ireland?

Fri, 18 May 2012 22:54:09 +0000

It’s worth taking a closer look at the Peter Hain contempt case before it’s written off as a straightforward free speech victory for the metropolitan Mr Punch over the paddywhackery of Northern Ireland’s appointed and politically independent Attorney General.  John Larkin QC brought the case against the former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain on the admittedly [...]

Greek politics and judicial independence

Fri, 18 May 2012 15:02:18 +0000

Judicial independence rarely comes to the forefront of contemporary European politics. Normally, the esoteric technicalities of how the judiciary interact with the other branches of government are not of interest to most people. There are exceptions to this – a few months ago Viktor Orban’s ruling Fidesz party in Hungary was very publicly criticised by [...]