...actually just repeating something someone else has said - because it is true, and it is justified, and it is right. I would only change a few descriptor phrases, to make the statement more my own. Where you see 'rule of law', read 'international law under the UN Charter'. Where 'global South', or 'people in... Continue Reading →
A Self-Limiting Rule of Law?
I had to think carefully on what I would write about today. Something global? Something local? Something Upbeat? Something Downbeat (I don't have time to find appropriate synonyms for upbeat/downbeat)? Something funny? Something entertaining? Something caustic? Something soothing? Or what? There are examples of stories which could slot into any of those categories appearing every... Continue Reading →
The End of Human Rights
As we bid goodbye to 2018 - and why wouldn't we want to? - it is time to take a very brief - we don't need to look too closely or we might become a little despondent - look at what the past year has been all about. One thing, above all else, stands out... Continue Reading →
Saudi Arabia Heads UN Human Rights – The Empire Files
Saudi Arabia appointed to head the UN panel on Human Rights? Is this a joke? Or is it the United Nations itself that is the Joke? "Saudi Arabia plans to behead & crucify a 21 year old political dissident on the heels of the UN appointing it to head Human Rights Council." - Abby Martin... Continue Reading →
Not Something Else 