The North Atlantic Archives - Critique of the new Century

Justice, the English way

June 1, 2012/by Leo Colbert

The August riots in the Courts The Law of England provides a precise definition of the criminal offence know as “rioting”: i.e. taking part in a riot. But for the non-legal observer a useful working definition of ‘riot’ might be ‘an out of control mob intent on violence against persons or property’. Some observers have […]

We Are All in this Together or Are We?

June 1, 2012/by Giuseppe Sacco

The new transatlantic row over the rendition of terrorist suspects offers profound cause for public reflection even if, as appears, some European governments would prefer to gloss 2006 over its greyer areas. Immediately before the departure of Condoleeza Rice on her European visit in December the US administration declared the US line would be “we […]