#ruleoflaw — Public Fediverse posts
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The Cane, the Conference, and the Curious Case of Self-Sabotage by Lawson Akhigbe
Behold the main character of British politics in 2026: a white, elderly gentleman, clearly leaning on a sturdy wooden cane for support, accredited badge swinging proudly from his neck at the Reform UK conference. Mouth open in mid-roar, eyes locked in righteous fury, he has somehow decided that the greatest threat to civilisation in that moment is a young woman holding a handbag. The crowd of fellow pensioners and patriots looks on with varying degrees of encouragement. Somewhere in the background, the usual sea of white hair and earnest lanyards nods along -
The Safe Place for Bigotry and Crime by Lawson Akhigbe
It has no postcode. It does not appear on Google Maps. There are no street signs pointing towards it. Yet, whenever one of its inhabitants is caught saying something outrageous or doing something politically or legally questionable, suddenly we are told that the offending words or conduct belonged there.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/05/the-safe-place-for-bigotry-and-crime-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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The Case for a German Structural Investigation into Crimes against Humanity in Iran
Decades of serious human rights violations in Iran have been accompanied by persistent impunity for those responsible. The…
#Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Accountability #Courts #HumanRights #impunity #internationalcriminallaw #internationaljustice #internationallaw #Iran #RuleofLaw #transnationalrepression #UniversalJurisdiction
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“"America is no longer trusted," the economist warns. "Foreign governments can no longer count on us to obey the most basic rules, like the commandment that thou shalt not steal other people's gold. And even when Trump is gone, it will take many years of honest, responsible U.S. government to restore that lost trust."”
#uspolitics #economy #ruleoflaw https://www.alternet.org/trump-gold-central-banks/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fliberal
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As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.
So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.
His full post: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.
So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.
His full post: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.
So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.
His full post: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.
So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.
His full post: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.
So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.
His full post: https://crookedtimber.org/2018/03/21/liberals-against-progressives/#comment-729288
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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@OGJester As musician Frank Wilhoit famously wrote:
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.
He continued:
For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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@OGJester As musician Frank Wilhoit famously wrote:
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.
He continued:
For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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@OGJester As musician Frank Wilhoit famously wrote:
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.
He continued:
For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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@OGJester As musician Frank Wilhoit famously wrote:
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.
He continued:
For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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@OGJester As musician Frank Wilhoit famously wrote:
Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:
There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.
There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.
He continued:
For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.
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#RuleOfLaw #laws #oligarchy #Epstein #EpsteinClass #Republicans #Trump #TrumpRegime
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/159590/ Turkish journalist detained over social media posts, YouTube broadcasts #AKParty #AKP #Ankara #AnkaraChiefPublicProsecutor’sOffice #Article217/A #BizimTV #democracy #DisinformationLaw #Erdogan #ErkAcarer #FreedomOfExpression #HalkTV #HumanRights #journalism #Journalists #Journalists’UnionOfTurkey #Justice #law #oppression #OyaLaleArslan #PressFreedom #ReportersWithoutBorders #RSF #RuleOfLaw #SocialMedia #Stockholm #Sweden #TerroristPropaganda #Turkey #TurkishMedia
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EU Plans Safeguards in Montenegro Accession Treaty to Protect Democracy | Ukraine news
Montenegro’s future membership could come with conditions that remain enforceable long after accession, reflecting lessons the EU says…
#Europe #EU #democracysafeguards #euenlargement #euenlargementmontenegroaccessiondemocracysafeguardsruleoflaweumembershipjudicialindependence #EUmembership #EuropeanUnion #judicialindependence #montenegroaccession #News #RuleofLaw
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The Moths to the Flame: Why Do Populist Movements Always Attract Such “Enterprising” Characters? By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an eternal, almost Newtonian law of modern politics: wherever a politician loudly proclaims they are "standing up for the forgotten working man," you will inevitably find a discreet corner table in a private Mayfair club where someone is eagerly trying to launder foreign money. -
The Moths to the Flame: Why Do Populist Movements Always Attract Such “Enterprising” Characters? By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an eternal, almost Newtonian law of modern politics: wherever a politician loudly proclaims they are "standing up for the forgotten working man," you will inevitably find a discreet corner table in a private Mayfair club where someone is eagerly trying to launder foreign money. -
The Moths to the Flame: Why Do Populist Movements Always Attract Such “Enterprising” Characters? By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an eternal, almost Newtonian law of modern politics: wherever a politician loudly proclaims they are "standing up for the forgotten working man," you will inevitably find a discreet corner table in a private Mayfair club where someone is eagerly trying to launder foreign money. -
The Moths to the Flame: Why Do Populist Movements Always Attract Such “Enterprising” Characters? By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an eternal, almost Newtonian law of modern politics: wherever a politician loudly proclaims they are "standing up for the forgotten working man," you will inevitably find a discreet corner table in a private Mayfair club where someone is eagerly trying to launder foreign money. -
The Moths to the Flame: Why Do Populist Movements Always Attract Such “Enterprising” Characters? By Lawson Akhigbe
There is an eternal, almost Newtonian law of modern politics: wherever a politician loudly proclaims they are "standing up for the forgotten working man," you will inevitably find a discreet corner table in a private Mayfair club where someone is eagerly trying to launder foreign money. -
Paul Krugman explores whether the American word remains reliable today. https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/ingots-we-no-longer-trust #GlobalTrust #USPolitics #RuleOfLaw #Economics Amid concerns over how policy decisions under President Trump eroded trust in international law, several nations have begun moving gold from U.S. vaults as a sign of declining faith in American stability. This shift highlights the tangible consequences of eroding diplomatic norms on global economic security. Read more to see why this transition is occurring. Paul Krugman provides an insightful analysis of these shifting dynamics.
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Empower us with knowledge to challenge demagoguery and inspire democratic values, fostering resilience against authoritarian oligarchies.
#DefendDemocracy #NoToOligarchy #RuleOfLaw #CivicResistance
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Empower us with knowledge to challenge demagoguery and inspire democratic values, fostering resilience against authoritarian oligarchies.
#DefendDemocracy #NoToOligarchy #RuleOfLaw #CivicResistance
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“Far from ensuring the separation of powers, the Court has used #standing to undermine the principle: According to the #Constitution, #Congress has the power to make laws, but the Court’s standing decisions have freed the executive branch (and other entities) from having to comply with them.”
It is maddening to realize that we have so many laws and rights that can’t be enforced or respected.
#civilrights #ballroom #vanityprojects #ruleoflaw #scotus #gift
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“Far from ensuring the separation of powers, the Court has used #standing to undermine the principle: According to the #Constitution, #Congress has the power to make laws, but the Court’s standing decisions have freed the executive branch (and other entities) from having to comply with them.”
It is maddening to realize that we have so many laws and rights that can’t be enforced or respected.
#civilrights #ballroom #vanityprojects #ruleoflaw #scotus #gift
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“Far from ensuring the separation of powers, the Court has used #standing to undermine the principle: According to the #Constitution, #Congress has the power to make laws, but the Court’s standing decisions have freed the executive branch (and other entities) from having to comply with them.”
It is maddening to realize that we have so many laws and rights that can’t be enforced or respected.
#civilrights #ballroom #vanityprojects #ruleoflaw #scotus #gift
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“Far from ensuring the separation of powers, the Court has used #standing to undermine the principle: According to the #Constitution, #Congress has the power to make laws, but the Court’s standing decisions have freed the executive branch (and other entities) from having to comply with them.”
It is maddening to realize that we have so many laws and rights that can’t be enforced or respected.
#civilrights #ballroom #vanityprojects #ruleoflaw #scotus #gift
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“Far from ensuring the separation of powers, the Court has used #standing to undermine the principle: According to the #Constitution, #Congress has the power to make laws, but the Court’s standing decisions have freed the executive branch (and other entities) from having to comply with them.”
It is maddening to realize that we have so many laws and rights that can’t be enforced or respected.
#civilrights #ballroom #vanityprojects #ruleoflaw #scotus #gift
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Rule of law in the United States at the federal level has ceased to exist, because the very branch that enforces the law repeatedly and purposely disregards it.
It won’t make any difference who “wins” the November elections, because the law doesn’t matter to the clowns and criminals who run the federal government, and the courts are disregarded with gusto.
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-3-2026?r=14j7ia (1/2)
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https://www.europesays.com/people/213610/ CPJ calls for release of Turkish journalist jailed over ‘Erdoğan passed away’ post #AkParty #AKP #Article217/A #AydınDenge #censorship #CommitteeToProtectJournalists #CPJ #Democracy #DisinformationLaw #Erdogan #FreedomOfExpression #HumanRights #HumanRightsInTurkey #İremDelice #journalism #JournalistArrests #justice #MediaFreedom #oppression #PressFreedom #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RuleOfLaw #Turkey #TurkishJournalists
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https://www.europesays.com/people/213424/ Former PM Davutoğlu investigated for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ in 2021 remarks #AhmetDavutoğlu #AkParty #AKP #Democracy #Erdogan #HumanRights #justice #law #oppression #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RuleOfLaw #Turkey
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/158658/ Former PM Davutoğlu investigated for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ in 2021 remarks #AhmetDavutoğlu #AKParty #AKP #democracy #Erdogan #HumanRights #Justice #law #oppression #RuleOfLaw #Stockholm #Sweden #Turkey
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/158610/ 3 Turkish women journalists indicted 7 months after being jailed #AKParty #AKP #democracy #ElifBayburt #Erdogan #ETHA #EtkinNewsAgency #HumanRights #Justice #law #MediaAndLawStudiesAssociation #MLSA #NadiyeGürbüz #oppression #PınarGayip #RSF #RuleOfLaw #Stockholm #Sweden #Turkey
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12 detained in new probe targeting main opposition-run Istanbul municipality
Turkish police detained 12 people Thursday in a new corruption investigation targeting the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, the local…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Istanbul #AKParty #AKP #democracy #Ekremİmamoğlu #Erdogan #humanrights #IstanbulChiefPublicProsecutor’sOffice #istanbulmetropolitanmunicipality #Justice #law #oppression #RecepTayyipErdoğan #ruleoflaw #Turkey #Turkishpolice
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Former PM Davutoğlu investigated for ‘insulting Erdoğan’ in 2021 remarks
Turkish prosecutors have launched an investigation into former prime minister Ahmet Davutoğlu on suspicion of insulting President Recep…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #RecepTayyipErdoğan #AhmetDavutoğlu #AKParty #AKP #democracy #Erdogan #humanrights #Justice #law #oppression #PresidentofTürkiye #ruleoflaw #Turkey
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3 Turkish women journalists indicted 7 months after being jailed
Turkish prosecutors have completed the indictments of three journalists from the left-wing Etkin News Agency (ETHA) seven months…
#EuropeSays #Turkiye #Türkiye #AKParty #AKP #democracy #ElifBayburt #Erdogan #ETHA #Etkinnewsagency #humanrights #Justice #law #MediaandLawStudiesAssociation #MLSA #NadiyeGürbüz #oppression #PınarGayıp #RSF #ruleoflaw #Turkey #Turkish
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https://www.europesays.com/people/213325/ 12 detained in new probe targeting main opposition-run Istanbul municipality #AkParty #AKP #Democracy #EkremImamoglu #Erdogan #HumanRights #Istanbul #IstanbulChiefPublicProsecutor’sOffice #İstanbulMetropolitanMunicipality #justice #law #oppression #RecepTayyipErdoğan #RuleOfLaw #Turkey #TurkishPolice
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"Federal judges say they’re worried about increased threats to members of the judiciary since the start of Pres. Donald Trump’s second term, a trend some say is fueled by politically charged cases, online harassment and personal attacks from the president and his allies":
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/02/federal-judges-threats-trump-second-term-01062696
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India backs efforts for early resolution of conflicts in Ukraine, West Asia: PM Modi
New Delhi [India], September 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that India and Belgium support…
#Ukraine #UA #Europe #Europa #EU #News #conflictresolution #dialogue #diplomacy #India #pmmodi #RuleofLaw #WestAsia
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Outrage as a Maltese tycoon is acquitted of a journalist’s 2017 murder.
The car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia shocked the world and put Malta, the EU’s smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
#Journalism #DaphneCaruana #Malta #Court #Crime #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #RuleOfLaw
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Outrage as a Maltese tycoon is acquitted of a journalist’s 2017 murder.
The car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia shocked the world and put Malta, the EU’s smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
#Journalism #DaphneCaruana #Malta #Court #Crime #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #RuleOfLaw
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Outrage as a Maltese tycoon is acquitted of a journalist’s 2017 murder.
The car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia shocked the world and put Malta, the EU’s smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
#Journalism #DaphneCaruana #Malta #Court #Crime #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #RuleOfLaw
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Outrage as a Maltese tycoon is acquitted of a journalist’s 2017 murder.
The car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia shocked the world and put Malta, the EU’s smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
#Journalism #DaphneCaruana #Malta #Court #Crime #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #RuleOfLaw
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Outrage as a Maltese tycoon is acquitted of a journalist’s 2017 murder.
The car-bomb killing of investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia shocked the world and put Malta, the EU’s smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
#Journalism #DaphneCaruana #Malta #Court #Crime #DaphneCaruanaGalizia #RuleOfLaw
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Did You Tell Them to Rescue the Kidnapped? Nigeria’s Politicians, Generals and the Confusion Between Policy and Operations by Lawson Akhigbe
There are some moments in political history that survive long after the politicians involved have left office. Not because of a great speech. Not because of a great policy. But because somebody asked a very simple question and refused to let it escape through the nearest political fire exit. -
When the Living Governor’s Pen Meets the Dead Monarch’s Signature: Nigeria’s Land Use Act Versus Britain’s 1925 Registration Revolution by Lawson Akhigbe
In 1925, while Britain was still recovering from one war and quietly preparing for the next, its legislators decided that land law had become an expensive medieval farce. The result was a cluster of statutes, most notably the Land Registration Act 1925, working in tandem with the Law of Property Act 1925, that performed a quiet but decisive act of administrative hygiene. They did not nationalise the soil. They did not turn every landowner into a tenant of the state. They simply made the register the master of the title, and the process of dealing with land a matter of bureaucracy rather than political favour or ancestral archaeology. -
The Ghost Who Keeps Signing by Lawson Akhigbe
The Land Use Act of 1978 vested radical title to land in the state governor. Customary authorities were meant to operate within that framework, not around it. Yet when the formal system becomes a source of frustration rather than facilitation, human ingenuity finds other routes. Enter the late Oba. His name carries historical weight. The palace, however, maintains no functional modern archive capable of systematic verification. Oral history is the dominant method, and most of the original participants are no longer available for cross-examination. The result is a paper trail that is difficult to audit and easy to exploit.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/29/the-ghost-who-keeps-signing-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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Edo State’s Land Reform Odyssey: From Land Grabbers to Digital Promises (and Back Again) by Lawson Akhigbe
In Edo State, land is never just dirt. It is history, inheritance, politics, and occasionally a full-contact sport. For years the system ran on a toxic mix of customary claims, Community Development Associations that behaved like private armies, multiple sales of the same plot, and a Certificate of Occupancy process so slow it could age a bottle of wine. Successive administrations have declared reform. The results have been a mixture of genuine progress, inherited messes, political score-settling, and the familiar Nigerian talent for turning every administrative problem into a morality play about fraud. -
Friday, August 28, 2026
Explosions, jet-powered drones rock Kyiv as rare hours-long Russian aerial attack continues into evening . . . . . Baltics assessment of Russia threat 'unchanged' after CIA director's Moscow visit . . . . . Russian disinformation tests its Ukraine election playbook . . . . . Kyiv records 13 air raid alerts in single day, most since full-scale invasion began, as explosions continue overnight . . . . . and morehttps://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/friday-august-28-2026/