International Law
International courts are largely irrelevant
An institutional spider’s web cannot stop a geopolitical elephant
A craven surrender
The handover of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius represents a mindless and unjust capitulation to a foreign power
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law
Society cannot ignore surrogacy
Exploitation and dehumanisation are being normalised to a disturbing degree
On international law
International law is often far less clear than it might sound
The EU chooses lawlessness
The European Parliament is veering towards gunboat diplomacy
Against Nigeria’s blasphemy laws
No one should be killed over their beliefs
Obstacle courts
Who benefited from prolonging the Battersbee case?
Creative ambiguity in a hall of mirrors
Are the mixed messages of the Internal Market Bill accident or design?
South Africa needs better policies, not just better vibes
Political change must lead to economic change as well
Patostreamers and the decline of public life
A depressing new trend reflects the impoverished state of social existence
Procedural Man
The Process is good, the Process is correct, no matter what, trust the Process
Labour’s favourite banker
Questions can be asked about the relationship between the Labour Party and Anthony Watson
Sectarianism contra socialism
How did “left-wing” MPs end up voting for the VAT exemption for private schools?
A matter of life and death
It is not the job of judges to tell someone that they are wrong for believing in life
You were warned
Badenoch’s election means bad news for the Tories
The horrors of VAR
Technology is making the beautiful game less beautiful
An orderly and civilised society
The biggest missing idea in British politics
Let’s leave the Commonwealth
There is no point in being a member just to be browbeaten about our past
Bernard-Henri Lévy
France’s celebrity philosopher, war reporter and professional pessimist
