Petition of Right.

The Petition of Right (1628) is one of the key constitutional documents in English history, which significantly influenced the development of parliamentary sovereignty and the protection of individual rights. It was a formal petition presented by the English Parliament to King Charles I in 1628, protesting against several grievances that the King had imposed on Read More …

Does the Law of Nations apply to Private Membership Associations.

  The Law of Nations, is the body of principles governing relations between sovereign states under international law. The central concept of the Law of Nations (or international law) focuses on the rights and responsibilities of states, governments, and international organizations in areas such as diplomacy, trade, human rights, the conduct of war, and the Read More …

The low down on Private Membership Associations and the Law.

The Law of Nations, as a term, typically refers to the body of principles governing relations between sovereign states under international law. The central concept of the Law of Nations (or international law) focuses on the rights and responsibilities of states, governments, and international organizations in areas such as diplomacy, trade, human rights, the conduct Read More …

Arrest Warrant issued for Jewish Prime Minister Netanyahu

The world’s top war-crimes court issued arrest warrants Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas’ military chief, accusing them of crimes against humanity in connection with the 13-month war in Gaza. The warrants said there was reason to believe Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have used “starvation Read More …

KELLOG – BRIAND PACK 1928

Treaty between the United States and other Powers providing for the renunciation of war as an instrument of national policy. Signed at Paris, August 27, 1928; ratification advised by the Senate, January 16, 1929; ratified by the President, January 17, 1929; instruments of ratification deposited at Washington by the United States of America, Australia, Dominion Read More …

Freedom of Speech.

Justice Julian Knowles 14 February 2020 full judgement in the case of Miller vs College of Policing and Chief Constable of Humberside   “Free speech includes not only the inoffensive but the irritating, the contentious, the eccentric, the heretical, the unwelcome and the provocative … Freedom only to speak inoffensively is not worth having … Read More …

Royal Assent

The Constitution provides that on the presentation of proposed laws for assent, the Governor-General declares, according to his discretion but subject to the Constitution, that he assents in the Queen’s name, or that he withholds assent, or that he reserves assent for the Queen’s pleasure, or he may recommend amendments. Before assenting, the Governor-General formally receives Read More …