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Will British libel law kill net free speech?, Emily MacManus
Libel laws in England and Wales have caused plenty of controversy and the UK is known as the defamation capital of the world. Indeed, defamation is one of the UK's growing export industries. UK jurisdiction awards the highest damages in Europe... Street journalists as an answer to 'ailing journalism'?, Tamara Witschge
The internet is currently the fastest growing news platform (Ofcom, 2007). New media technologies have changed and multiplied the ways in which news can be accessed, but the promise of greater diversity in news seems elusive. "Street... A state of blindness, Paul Rogers
The British government published a new version of its national counter-terrorism strategy on 24 March 2009. The 176-page document - Pursue, Prevent, Protect, Prepare: The United Kingdom's Strategy for Countering International Terrorism -... Iraq in the balance, Fred Halliday
After the fire, a cautious optimism about the future of Iraq has begun to show itself as the country passes the sixth anniversary of the United States-led invasion of March 2003. Indeed, the mood-music of "progress" and... Fit to be ended, Edward Davey
The death by cocaine overdose of Yesid Torres, a 15-year old boy from Cartagena, has shocked the inhabitants of Colombia's famous tourist town on the Caribbean coast. Yesid Torres had allegedly been contracted by a 72-year old Italian, Paolo... The ICC and the Gaza war: legal limits, symbolic politics , Marlies Glasius
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) appears to be taking a serious interest in allegations of war crimes committed in the Gaza war from 27 December 2008 to 19 January 2009. At the same time, the testimonies of Israeli soldiers... The G20’s missing voice , Sue Branford
It's hard to feel enthusiasm about the prospects for the G20 meeting to be held in London on 2 April 2009, even before the world leaders make their further contribution to global warming by flying into Heathrow airport. That is in part because... |
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