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"Nobody is entitled not to have their fundamental and cherished views challenged," says Lord Jonathan Sumption, emeritus judge of the UK Supreme Court.

The symbiotic nexus between politics and law in South Africa contracts at the expense of the citizens and democracy, significantly when the law and its practices undermine politics and its practitioners, writes Mancha J Sekgololo, PhD Candidate, University of Johannesburg.

IAN BIRREL: A ruthless dictatorship has crushed the former British colony with dizzying speed since the eruption of the 2019 protests, using local stooges to stifle the rule of law.

Scotland's government on Tuesday drew the battle lines for a historic tussle with London as it announced plans to hold a second independence referendum on October 19, 2023. Addressing the Edinburgh parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon conceded that her devolved administration may&#x2...

Eight years ago, Scotland voted to stay in the UK and current polls suggest Scots remain evenly divided on the question of independence

ROSS CLARK: The Strasbourg-based court, which was founded in 1959 in the hope of preventing another Nazi-type regime dismissing human rights, has a well-earned reputation for sloth

Critics say the British leader’s hardened stances on Northern Ireland and immigration are cynical pandering to the pro-Brexit Tories he needs to stay in power.

SIR – If the Platinum Jubilee celebrations could be summed up in one word, that word would be duty:

Russia owner Roman Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea, but after transforming the club and Premier League in 2003, what does he leave behind?

It rejects more human-rights claims and sides with public bodies more often | Britain