Tag Archive: Lawfare
Israel’s Judiciary is Out of Control
There's one point on which Professor James Allan will criticise Israel, and that is on the way it has allowed its judiciary to get out of control and award itself supreme constitutional powers to overrule parliament.
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Koran Burner Hamit Coskun Wins Landmark Blasphemy Case at High Court
Hamit Coskun, who burned a Koran in a demonstration outside the Turkish consulate, has won a landmark blasphemy case at the High Court, sparking calls for Stephen Parkinson, the Director of Public Prosecutions, to resign.
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Trump as Flux and the Supreme Court as Frame
President Trump, whose tariffs have been declared unlawful, represents the flux of power, while the Supreme Court is the frame of law. But in this primal interplay, the flux always wins, says Professor James Alexander.
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Defence Secretary “Misled Parliament Over Chagos Deal”
The Defence Secretary, John Healey, has been accused by the Conservatives of misleading Parliament by saying Britain faced legal threats about the Chagos Islands when the international law he cited exempts military bases.
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Trump Furious as Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs – But Says He Has a “Back-Up Plan”
Donald Trump has reacted furiously to the Supreme Court's ruling that many of his tariffs are illegal, branding it "a disgrace”, but told a White House breakfast he has a back-up plan to circumvent the ruling.
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Starmer Abandons Plan to Cancel Local Elections
Sir Keir Starmer has abandoned plans to cancel local elections in May "in light of recent legal advice", reversing the decision to delay them in 30 local authorities until 2027.
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Employers Can Ban Trans ‘Women’ From Female Toilets
Employers can lawfully ban transgender 'women' from using female toilets and changing rooms, the High Court has ruled, despite Bridget Phillipson's attempt to argue this would be "trans exclusive".
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Palestine Action Wins Terror Ban Challenge As Judge Cites ECHR and Says Group Has Only Done a Bit of Terrorism
Palestine Action has won a legal challenge against the Home Office’s decision to ban it as a terror group, with the judge citing the ECHR and saying the group has not yet engaged in enough terrorism to warrant a ban.
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Reform Can Challenge Starmer’s Cancellation of Elections, Judge Rules
Reform can challenge Sir Keir Starmer's attempt to cancel some local elections in May amid public disquiet over the threat to democracy, a High Court judge has ruled.
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Fury at £240,000 Taxpayer Payout for Islamist Killer Under ECHR Rules
Labour is facing fury after an Islamist killer used European human rights laws to claim £240,000 of taxpayers' money after he whined about being put in solitary confinement as punishment for taking a prison guard hostage.
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