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Law’s expanding empire
Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on the relationship between law and politics
In praise of politics
Human rights and wrongs
The concepts of human rights have a long history but should judges or parliament decide?
Rights and the ideal constitution
Which rights should be put beyond democratic choice and addressed via the courts?
Shifting the foundations
Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption on how to restore faith in democracy