Syria – The Laws of Rule

Sovereignty Rests with the People

Posted on 25/01/201226/01/2012 by markbtaylor

The Laws of Rule blog started before the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt…but only just. The Arab Spring has given LoR much to write about. No story has done more to propel questions of law – about constitutions, military trials, the role of the judiciary, victims, power and accountability – to the forefront of public…

IBSA: the voice that dare not speak its name

Posted on 29/11/201110/03/2012 by markbtaylor

On the heels of a report to the UN Human Rights Council detailing widespread human rights abuse in Syria, attention will no doubt return to the Security Council in New York. LoR Contributor Graham Usher reports that the so-called emerging powers on the Council have yet to bring a new perspective on human rights. New…