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Words and Things (opens the original)
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Both law and history are often about the relationship between words and what we can call reality. They are about other things too - physical evidence and artefacts and so on - but usually words are the thing.One feature of modern politics is what seems to be a disconnect between words and reality. That the words used - phrases, texts - do not correspond with the world around us. They are merely tools of conveniemce.Here, Trump is biggest culprit, though he is not the only one.<a href="https://ww
Why everyone interested in law should see Coyote vs Acme (opens the original)
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Litigation settlements and public policy (opens the original)
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There have been two interesting examples of litigation settlements in the United States being used for wider political goals.In respect of one example, the liberal minded may go Boo!In respect of the other example, the liberal minded may go Hurrah!This post sets out why one should go Boo! to both.*The first example is President Trump’s supposed settlement of his claim against his own government. You may recall that one proposed term of this settlement was the creation of a huge slush fund for hi
Communications technology, human nature, and law (opens the original)
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Any commentator on human affairs has to reckon with two things: that certain things do not change, and that certain things do. The job is to work out the difference.In one way - perhaps the X-axis - there is nothing new under the sun.And in another way - the Y-axis - there is always something new.Pundits will also have preferences: some prefer the old and will disparage the new, and some will prefer the new and disparage the old. Some pundits will be small-c conservative and others small-r radic
When a (proper) coroner’s inquest is preferable to a public inquiry (opens the original)
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This post is not about the alleged wrongs of the late Jason Arday, as the facts are not fully available; and this post is not about the circumstances of his death, again because the facts are not fully available. No opinion is expressed on either point, as I do not know enough to express an opinion.This post is instead about a specific issue: what would be the appropriate means of addressing the concerns that many have about the circumstances of his death.*Some are promoting the idea of a public
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