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Sadakat Kadri

Sadakat Kadri

Sadakat Kadri is a human rights barrister at Doughty Street Chambers and a writer. His most recent book is The Trial: A History from Socrates to O.J. Simpson, and he is a past winner of the Spectator/Shiva Naipaul Memorial Prize for travel writing.

Articles by sadakat kadri

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Changing the rules*

  • 28 June 2007

Can a stag night have legal repercussions? If my parents visit the US, might they be sent to Guantanamo? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

Changing the rules*

  • 07 May 2007

Can I refuse to be sniffed by a police dog? Why won't my juror wife talk to me any more? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas
*"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005

Changing the rules*

  • 09 April 2007
  • 2 comments

Who is monitoring your frocks - and why? How far can you go in a "passive smoking situation"? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

Changing the rules

  • 05 March 2007

Is demonstrating in London really banned? Should I boil or bury my bunny? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

Changing the rules*

  • 12 February 2007

Shouldn't the Trident plans be illegal? Where will a smoker be able to fume in comfort? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

Changing the rules*

  • 15 January 2007

Is it ever OK to bribe a foreigner? Can I get a place on one of Tony Blair's people's panels? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

An illegal hanging

  • 08 January 2007
  • 2 comments

Besides being barbaric, the execution of Saddam Hussein may well be illegal

Changing the rules*

  • 11 December 2006
  • 1 comment

Is a problem with next door's music a matter of taste or grounds for an Asbo? Is Santa's grotto fit only for athletic types? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas

*"The rules of the game have changed" – Tony Blair, August 2005

Changing the rules*

  • 27 November 2006
  • 1 comment

Can you edit your passport photo? Can you have a postnuptial so as not to spoil the wedding? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas
*"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005

Changing the rules*

  • 13 November 2006

How much cannabis is too much for one person? Can you safely shoot a stranger in court? Let the New Statesman's legal expert solve your civil liberties dilemmas
*"The rules of the game have changed" Tony Blair, August 2005

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