Barry Mortimer and Paul Hirschfield raise the controversial issue of capital punishment and try to evaluate its potential value as the ultimate crime deterrent against
the backdrop of today’s prevailing attitude towards its complete abolition.
April 2009 Vol 18,1
Christos Venturas explores the decision in the SADC Tribunal relating to the farmers who lost their land in Zimbabwe. He focuses particularly on Amendment 17 of the Zimbabwean Constitution which effectively prohibits farmers from approaching any court of law to uphold his or her legal rights.
December 2008 Vol. 17, 3 :
Paul Dacre elaborates his views upon the freedom of press and the human rights acts, whereas Prof. Roger Hood attempts to investigate capital punishment in the Commonwealth from an international perspective.
August 2008: This was a special anniversary edition of the journal. Fraternal Greetings and a history of the CLA were included in addition to the usual articles, book reviews and case law updates. Francis Bennion discusses the basic considerations which affect the quality of law in his article Multilex and Monolex: Aspects of Law Quality.
APRIL 2008 Vol. 17, 1: Una Doyle explores evolving issues in the context of continuing professional legal education and canvasses some strategies to deal with the more complex challenges in this area. The article incorporates relevant examples within the Commonwealth.
DECEMBER 2007 Vol.16, 1: Michael Kirby discusses the possibility of a new initiative for the Commonwealth of Nations in relation to discrimination on the ground of sexual orientation. Diversity, resistance, developments, and an action plan are all highlighted in the article.
August 2007 Vol 16, 2: Benjamin Dawson & Steven Thiru discuss the Lina Joy Case and the future of Religious freedom in Malaysia. Plus interesting case notes and book reviews from across the Commonwealth.
April 2007, Vol. 16, 1: Professor Noel Cox critiques the Fiji Human Rights Commission’s opinion that the military coup in Fiji is commendable under the doctrine of necessity. Justice Michael Kirby encourages Judges to interact across national borders and to consult international judges in cases where domestic law may be silent.
December 2006, Vol. 15, No. 3: Elina Steinerte examines the House of Lords decision in A & Ors v. Secretary of State for the Home Department and concludes that the threshold for the admissibility of evidence obtained by torture was not set high enough. Lord Bingham offers insight on how the rule of law can be understood in a modern context using eight sub-rules.
August 2006, Vol. 15, No. 2: Sir Arthur Watts KCMG QC discusses the nature of the commonwealth as an international legal entity. Also included is an explanation of the difference between rights and interests, and an appeal to define the values of the legal profession by Murray Gleeson QC AC.
April 2006, Vol. 15, No. 1: Colin Nicholls QC espouses the merits of an independent legal profession as a fundamental institution of democracy, while Eric A. Posner and Adrian Vermoule put forth the provocative argument that judicial deference to the executive can be beneficial in emergency situations, using anecdotes from American history
December 2005, Vol. 14, No. 3: Michael Smyth examines the often muddled issue of Corporate Social Responsibility and recommends that the impact of CSR be further studied rather than dismissed, as some others have recommended. Justice Adrian Hardiman cautions against judicial activism in the realm of socio-economic issues. He argues that this practice is impeding on the separation of powers.
August 2005, Vol. 14, No. 2: Sir Henry Brooke chronicles the history and difficulties of implementing information technology in Britain’s courts and Neil Addison makes a compelling argument against a bill that would make ‘incitement to religious hatred’ illegal.
April 2005, Vol. 14, No.1: Featured in this issue is an explanation of the importance and relevance of the Magna Carta in today’s world, by the former Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales, Lord Woolf, and a humorous demystification of ‘International Law’ by Janet Lynn McNeil
