29 August 2011
Earlier this month, New Zealanders woke to find the shelves of corner stores across the country stripped of their most contentious product.
Earlier this month, New Zealanders woke to find the shelves of corner stores across the country stripped of their most contentious product. Since 17 August, following a nationwide government ban, shoppers have no longer…
11 March 2015
A court ruling in Canada that has taken a fresh look at the interpretation of legal terminology is a step in the right direction says Monocle’s Tomos Lewis.
As court cases go, few paid much heed to the case of 29-year-old Jesse Armitage, a member of a First Nations community in Ontario. Mr Armitage – who already had a string of minor criminal convictions to his name – had been…
8 December 2014
When one would-be newsreader had her application rejected due to her previous employment, she turned the tables on Nippon TV in a legal case that has the nation gripped. By Monocle’s Fiona Wilson.
It’s a story made for the tabloids. Back in September 2013, Rina Sasazaki, a student at Tokyo’s Toyo Eiwa University was thrilled to discover she had been offered her dream job as a newsreader on the Japanese network cha…
13 February 2014
We look to Thailand as its Supreme Court deems the ongoing protests legal, and discuss the state of Greece and also business in Iraq and Afghanistan with former US deputy undersecretary of defense, Paul Brinkley.
5 May 2011
London’s Soho was once famous for unmarked doors that led to private drinking clubs and semi-legal clip joints, but a new generation of bars and restaurants means that hidden venues are no longer the preserve of furtive…
London’s Soho was once famous for unmarked doors that led to private drinking clubs and semi-legal clip joints, but a new generation of bars and restaurants means that hidden venues are no longer the preserve of furtive…
27 January 2016
Al Jazeera takes legal action against Egypt and France’s justice minister resigns amid a row over whether to strip citizenship from convicted terrorists. Plus: Brazil is home to 21 of the world’s 50 most dangerous cities…
24 October 2014
What is behind Russia’s latest moves in the Baltic sea? We also get the latest on the Brazilian elections, and hear from a legal expert about the world’s responsibility to prevent mass atrocities by acting early.
18 March 2014
As Russia prepares to accept Crimea's decision to split from Ukraine, we look at the legal ramifications of the move. We also assess whether Libya is descending into chaos and ask how effective ping-pong diplomacy really…
8 October 2014
We discuss Canada’s role in airstrikes against Isis, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta’s appearance at The Hague and Nicolas Sarkozy’s legal woes, plus all the day’s top business and tech news.
28 April 2014
We discuss what legal options are available to Russia over imposed sanctions, discuss the demise of the Sunday political chat show in America, and review the Asian front pages with Roderic Wye.
4 August 2015
Barack Obama hopes his clean energy plan will be a legacy-making achievement but with some states already flagging legal action, we ask whether the legal battle could outlast his presidency. We also hear the chief of Qantas…
21 March 2016
We find out what Obama’s historic visit to Cuba means for the island, analyse the legal battle between the Paris terror suspect and French prosecutors and learn how technology is affecting the ways we listen to music.
26 July 2013
We assess the legal and human rights implications of Kevin Rudd’s new anti-immigration measures in Australia, ask why continuing austerity in Greece is playing into the hands of the far right, and look at what the future…
23 May 2013
As Barack Obama offers the most detailed defence yet of his administration’s enthusiasm for drone strikes, we ask if the defining weapon of 21st-century warfare is legal, effective and ethical. We also analyse Brazil’s…
23 May 2013
How should the press and broadcasters cover an incident like the bloody attack in London yesterday? In Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe has signed the country’s new constitution into law; Georgina Godwin tells us whether it matters…
7 July 2016
Lessons from the Chilcot report: is it possible to create a legal framework for the military decision-making of future cabinets? Plus: Beijing issues a warning to the US over the South China Sea and we get the latest news…
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