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The Conservatives are full of sound and fury on human rights

The plan for a “British Bill of Rights and Responsibilities” isn’t as significant as it sounds, says Carl Gardner.

By Carl Gardner

The Conservatives are full of sound and fury on human rights

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The presumption of innocence: why we shouldn’t assume it was wrong to charge Rebekah Brooks

The gap between accusation and guilt is not a bug in our criminal justice: it’s a necessary and desirable…

By Carl Gardner

Julian Assange in the Ecuadorian embassy: one year older

Britain’s only real option is to doggedly pursue arrest and extradition, however long it takes.

By Carl Gardner

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