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While many human rights lawyers might legitimately think that consensus submitting all business-related disputes to arbitration was never in doubt, they will be surprised to discover that this was not in fact the case. It took several landmark judgments in the US and elsewhere to slowly push the idea forward that an arbitral process vested […]
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Why do we dream when we are sleeping? In his book Livewired, the neuroscientist David Eagleman offers a fascinating explanation. In the constant competition for ‘brain real estate’, he argues, our visual system is at a significant disadvantage; it is plunged into darkness each night due to the rotation of the planet, potentially leaving it […]
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It is commonplace for most to translate the Arabic term jihad as holy war. From the medieval Crusades to the War on Terror, the term evokes images of the turbaned militant warrior. Jihad on this reading is inherently militant, and is made to characterize if not caricature Islam and its adherents as threats if not […]
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Media reports regularly note the despair and distress caused to a parent when their erstwhile partner absconds with the children of their prior relationship. Law enforcement agencies are routinely involved to compel the return of these children, abducted by one of their own parents, as are the courts when either issuing orders relating to the […]
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One of the many controversies surrounding the Euro football championship was sparked by Uefa’s decision to quash the plans of the city of Munich to illuminate its Allianz Arena in rainbow colours in support of LGBTQ+ rights for Germany’s Euro 2020 match against Hungary. Uefa rejected the action due to the “political context” of the […]
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In recent years, there has been increasing movement towards envisaging the right to life not only in terms of human beings, but in terms of other mammals. In Argentina, in 2014, a Federal Chamber of Criminal Appeals ruled that animals hold fundamental rights, finding it ‘necessary’ to recognise a specific orangutan in a zoo as […]
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It used to be relatively easy to regulate financial services. This was because the range of entities providing financial services was relatively narrow, as was the range of financial services provided to the market. Financial and technological innovation over the past two decades, however, has radically changed both the entities involved in delivering financial services […]
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Muslims around the world have recently celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the holiest times of the year. The holiday commemorates the Prophet Abraham’s calling to surrender his beloved son to God (who provided Abraham with a lamb to sacrifice instead), and it offers Muslims an opportunity to reflect on serving God by practicing shari‘a. Widely […]
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