With Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, many predict that the court will move to the right on issues from abortion to gun rights. But Supreme Court rulings are often not the last word on a matter.
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The question of land has been hotly contested in Namibia ever since independence.
Some South African land owners feel like the current debate portrays them as being opposed to reform rather than cooperative.
Kavanaugh thinks judges ‘must be an umpire – a neutral and impartial arbiter.’ So does Chief Justice Roberts. But more liberal jurists believe that the application of the law is inherently subjective.
The push to nationalise South Africa’s Reserve Bank is informed by the mistaken view that private shareholders affect monetary policy.
South Africa’s ruling party, the ANC , is mishandling the process leading towards land expropriation without compensation.
Clarifying when and how the South African constitution allows for expropriation of land without compensation will strengthen property rights.
Attorney-General Christian Porter on a crowded agenda.
Christian Porter says the response to the consultations for a national apology to victims of child sexual abuse has been very strong with a total of 167 attendees at consultation sessions so far.
South Africa marks 24 years of freedom amid continuous contests over over governance, economic justice as well as reconciliation and inclusion.
Land expropriation without compensation in South Africa will be resolved by opening up the economy and addressing inequalities.
Gabon’s Ali Bongo Ondimba has watched over constitutional changes that have given him far reaching powers.
Both South Africa’s courts and its legislature have failed to do their bit in creating a culturally diverse society.
This model for an Australian republic aims to ensure the process of a choosing a head of state is democratic, but also that the dignity of the office is maintained.
Many of the questions that would arise if Australia wants to become a republic have been successfully tackled elsewhere.
Zuma’s last address to South Africa’s governing party, the ANC, as its president, betrayed his strange way of dealing with issues. He came across as delusional and self-indulgent.
That it has taken more than five months and a compulsory declaration procedure for some MPs’ dual citizenship issues to come to light reflects extremely badly on them.
Federal courts have long declined to enshrine the right to education into federal law. A careful look at the history of the 14th Amendment shows why that may be the wrong approach.
A week after the army issued its limp-wristed and ambiguous statement that Mugabe should go, he remains in place, and a new avenue - impeachment - is being pursued to get rid of him.
Hollie Hughes was the next candidate on the Coalition joint ticket for the 2016 election and was set to get the position on the recount.
John Alexander is expected to resign over the weekend, becoming the latest MP to be claimed by the dual citizenship crisis.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor emerita, University of Sydney
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Professor, UNSW Law School, UNSW Sydney
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Associate professor in law and public policy, University of Oxford
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Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
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Visiting Professor at the Business School, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Constitutional Law, Monash University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Charles Sturt University
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor, School for Global Inclusion and Social Development, UMass Boston
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Professor of Public Affairs, Tshwane University of Technology
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Political Science, UMass Lowell
