Carl Gardner
January 14, 2008
I’ve blogged often enough before about the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, its requirements in relation to political donations and the offences that can be committed under it. And as I explained yesterday in Consilio’s audio […]
Carl Gardner
January 13, 2008
I was invited to take part today in Consilio’s audio review of the week, a new venture in which Charon QC takes half an hour or so to review some of the week’s […]
Carl Gardner
January 9, 2008
The other important hearing that re-started this week is the trial of Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, in front of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, for a number of crimes against humanity committed during the civil war in […]
Carl Gardner
January 8, 2008
Yesterday the US Supreme Court heard argument in this case, in which it is argued that lethal injection using a combination of sodium thiopental, pancuronium bromide, and potassium chloride is “cruel and unusual punishment”, contrary to the 8th Amendment to […]
Carl Gardner
January 8, 2008
Iain Dale thinks Peter Hain’s in deep trouble, with the most recent revelations about donations to his deputy leadership campaign. Iain’s thinking primarily of political trouble of course, but he may also mean legal http://www.gooakley.com/ trouble: and […]
Carl Gardner
January 7, 2008
I couldn’t agree more with this New York Times editorial piece – I’m glad the Times is arguing strongly for a democratic approach in Pakistan, rather than just Realpolitik; and that it’s calling for the […]
Carl Gardner
January 5, 2008
There’s an article in today’s New York Times about some of the lawyers involved in protests against Musharraf’s emergency – it concludes that the protest is “on hold”: but it’s clearly not finished.
Carl Gardner
January 4, 2008
Just before the Christmas blog-break, ECJ blog reported the extension on the “Schengen agreement” to cover 9 of the 2004 “Accession 10” member states – all except Cyprus, which hopes to join later.
Basically this means you can […]
Carl Gardner
January 3, 2008
I’m glad that the Kenyan Attorney, Amos Wako, has intervened with a suggestion of idependent scrutiny of the ballot. That could offer a way forward that saves lives and helps get Kenya back on track.
Carl Gardner
January 3, 2008
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 […]