There is No Such Thing as Human Rights Law
The asylum courts have gone, to use the technical term, nuts, says legal expert Dr David McGrogan. The real problem is human rights 'law' which, properly speaking, is not law at all, but raw judicial whim.
Tag: Rule of Law
Why is Lord Hermer Trying to Politicise the Rule of Law?
Retired law professor Raymond Wacks questions Lord Hermer's new, expanded definition of the 'Rule of Law' to include 'human rights'. Is it a ruse to increase the power of human rights lawyers?
Beware the ‘Rule of Law’
Beware the 'rule of law', warns Prof James Alexander. Labour's Attorney General Lord Hermer is a proponent of a 'thick' version that opposes 'populism' by taking key decisions out of democratic control.
WHO Shows its Contempt for the International Rule of Law
The WHO is pressing ahead with its amendments to the International Health Regulations despite missing the deadline for finalising them by several months, in brazen contempt of the rule of law.
The Open Conspiracy Against Cash
Sometimes there are genuine conspiracies afoot, not mere theories, says Dr David McGrogan. One such is the plan to abolish cash, which is happening in plain sight and governments show little intention of changing course.
Why Are UN Human Rights Advocates Obsessed With Legalising the Sex Trade?
Human rights advocates in the UN seem to have become obsessed with the cause of decriminalising and normalising the sex trade, writes Dr David McGrogan.
Why Looting Has Returned to London
In light of the recent lockdown in Bexleyheath, UnHerd's Doug Stokes reminisces about his Hackney upbringing, noting today's London differs from the multicultural unity he recalls.
Stasiland 2.0: Germany’s New Left-Wing Government Declares War on Wrongthink, Forces Companies to Set Up Snitching Units
Stasiland 2.0: A new law passed by Germany’s left-wing Government will enable the state to sack civil servants accused of criticising the constitution and force private companies to set up snitching portals.
JP Morgan Executive Avoids Hong Kong Quarantine Rules Because He Runs “a Very Huge Bank”
Jamie Dimon, the Chief Executive of JP Morgan, was given legal permission to enter Hong Kong without having to abide by the territory's 21-day hotel quarantine law.
In What Circumstances are Lockdowns Justified?
We're publishing a guest post by Dr David McGrogan, an Associate Professor of Law at Northumbria Law School, asking whether the state is ever justified in imposing a lockdown? He thinks it may be, but not at the moment.
