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Justice

Of Foreign Crimes
‘Will Mubarak stand trial for crimes committed as president of Egypt? We only need to look at neighbouring Israel for a precedent’
Joshua Rozenberg

The Jury’s Out?
‘Judges like the idea of ending trial by jury for all criminal cases. But where do we draw the line?’
Joshua Rozenberg

Court Short
‘It is curious that MPs are so unfamiliar with the laws under which they were elected’
Joshua Rozenberg

Contempt for Court
‘After seven years, the International Criminal Court prosecutor has yet to secure a single conviction—or even an acquittal’
Joshua Rozenberg

Girl Power
The Fawcett Society's review has an unrealistic and unhelpful take on female disadvantage
Nichi Hodgson

Honouring a Supreme Judge
‘Bingham the judge sometimes seemed to be living on a higher plane than mere mortals’
Joshua Rozenberg

Political Judgements
‘It is critical to the success of the International Criminal Court that its judges are fearlessly independent’
Joshua Rozenberg

Staving Off Despair: On the Use and Abuse of Pessimism for Life
The neuroscientist Raymond Tallis and the philosopher Roger Scruton discuss the human condition with the Editor of Standpoint, Daniel Johnson
Raymond Tallis and Roger Scruton

Taking the Stand
'The principle is simple enough: Parliament doesn't interfere with the courts, the courts don't interfere with Parliament. But it's not unlimited'
Joshua Rozenberg

Trial and Terror
The use of federal courts for terrorist trials highlights the hypocrisy of Obama's counterterrorism policies
Julia Pettengill

Underrated: Abroad
The ravenous longing for the infinite possibilities of “otherwhere”
Stephen Bayley

The king of cakes
"Yuletide revels were designed to see you through the dark days — and how dark they seem today"
Carolyn Hart

A tripod in the sky
The view from above
Christian House
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