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A world on the margin, Paul Rogers Conflict and Custom in the New World Order : a conversation with Gita Sahgal, Deniz Kandiyoti Kyrgyzstan and Georgia: two very different countries, Ivan Sukhov Pakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation, Rukeyya Khan Negotiated Constitutionalism, Stuart Weir
A world on the margin, Paul Rogers The Thai army moved on 18 May 2010 to clear the “red shirts” from the encampments of resistance they had built and held for a month in the glitzy centre of Bangkok. Around five people died in the operation, which managed (at least for the... Read more » Conflict and Custom in the New World Order : a conversation with Gita Sahgal, Deniz Kandiyoti DK: In Part I of our conversation 'Soft law' and hard choices you concluded that the “war on terror” had a deleterious effect on women’s rights issues. Can you provide some illustrations of what you meant by that? GS: One of the... Read more »Kyrgyzstan and Georgia: two very different countries, Ivan Sukhov Municipal elections and elections for the mayor of Tbilisi are scheduled for 30 May. Naturally, the opposition sees this as a chance to test their strength and take soundings of what the present government has to offer in the middle of the... Read more » Pakistani students accused of terrorism win fight against deportation, Rukeyya Khan Two Pakistani students arrested in a major counter-terrorism operation in north-west England have won their appeal against deportation. A special immigration court yesterday ruled that Abid Naseer and Ahmed Faraz Khan could not be deported to their... Read more » Negotiated Constitutionalism, Stuart Weir In his landmark speech on political reform yesterday deputy prime minister Nick Clegg set out the new coalition government's agenda for restoring civil liberties and rolling back the database state after thirteen years of intrusions under New... Read more »