The proposed amendment to the constitution represents a critical juncture in South African constitutional politics.
Malawi’s President elect Peter Mutharika waves to supporters during the swearing in ceremony in Blantyre in May last year after the contentious poll.
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Since the demand for resources far outmatches the patronage available, Lesotho’s political arena has become brutally competitive.
President Donald Trump meets with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2019. Both men have put the rule of law in their crosshairs.
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Authoritative statements by esteemed officials that the rule of law has been violated no longer have political consequences. Scandals that would have ended careers only a few years ago barely register.
Reporters ask Nancy Pelosi about the formal impeachment inquiry against Trump.
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As the House mounts an impeachment investigation of President Trump, examples from Central and South America show that ousting an executive leader from office doesn’t always have the intended effect.
South Africa’s Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has had to intervene to protect judges from unfair criticism.
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As a branch of government, the courts must naturally be accountable for the exercise of their power. The means of achieving their accountability must be balanced against their necessary independence.
Trump invites Barr to speak about efforts to gain citizenship information in the 2020 census.
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President Trump hinted that he would defy a Supreme Court ruling recently, though he later yielded to its authority. Andrew Jackson – Trump’s hero – likewise challenged the rule of law in the 1830s.
A chicotte (a whip with rubber bands) lies alongside a teacher’s materials in the CAR. Violence is common in classrooms.
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Populists didn’t do well enough in the EU’s recent elections to destroy Europe from within. But with far-right and far-left parties winning new seats, consensus on key issues looks ever less likely.
In some countries, politicians are routinely exposed for having lied about their academic achievement.
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Several world leaders, including Vladimir Putin, stand accused of plagiarizing their PhD dissertations. Whether they resign, deny or ignore the allegations says a lot about the country they run.
A handout photo of Shamima Begum, who left London in 2015 to join Islamic State.
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A schoolgirl who left Bethnal Green to join Islamic State in Syria is now in a refugee camp and wants to return to the UK.
Angelo Agrizzi, the former chief operating officer of private security firm, at a South African commission of inquiry into corruption.
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History shows that Congress can play an important role in checking a president’s power.
New legislation in WA might provide reassurance to victims of crime, but risks political interference when it comes to deciding who gets parole.
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Under new WA legislation, the state’s attorney-general has the power to order serial killers and mass murders remain in jail, sometimes without judicial review.
South Africans head to the polls in May 2019 but there are challenges.
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The bitterly contested hearings to confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the newest justice to the U.S. Supreme Court were more of a show trial than a legal procedure.
Professor in Law and Co-Convener National Security Hub (University of Canberra) and Research Fellow (adjunct) - The Security Institute for Governance and Leadership in Africa, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University- NATO Fellow Asia-Pacific, University of Canberra