All articles by Joshua Rozenberg – Page 3
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OpinionPeers pull punches on role of lord chancellor
Lords report was a little more blunt about the attorney general and her colleagues.
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OpinionJAC of all trades: should ministers pick judges?
According to constitutional lawyer Professor Robert Hazell, the Judicial Appointments Commission has too much power.
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OpinionRaab's rights bill: there may be trouble ahead
The justice secretary is confident his Bill of Rights Bill will have 'overwhelming support' at its second reading. But that is only the beginning.
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OpinionUncommon knowledge
Book review: Stellar judge Lord Woolf charts his career in An Uncommon Lawyer.
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OpinionWhen judges should keep their own counsel
Judges are free to comment as they see fit when speaking from the bench. But what should they say extra-judicially – when they are not in court?
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OpinionFantastic case for reining in judges
Judicial Power Project's latest programme of constitutional reform is remarkably ill-timed.
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OpinionPutting the ship of state on an even keel
Our nation is at a constitutional crossroads. Liz Truss now has a unique opportunity to take the path of principle.
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OpinionCleaning up after Raab and Braverman
What have the current justice secretary and attorney general achieved and what immediate challenges face their successors?
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OpinionCriminal appeals review: Raab’s only legacy?
Taking steps to ensure that innocent people are not left languishing in prison may be the one positive thing Dominic Raab is remembered for.
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OpinionTying the knot? Putting faith in more choice
Weddings will soon become more fun, courtesy of the Law Commission.
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OpinionFormer lord chancellor is out but not down
Joshua Rozenberg interviews Robert Buckland QC MP.
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OpinionNecessity, the mother of invention?
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, introduced to parliament this week by foreign secretary Liz Truss, is drafted in a very curious way.
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OpinionNational security and foreign interference
Legislation to replace the Official Secrets Acts of 1911, 1920 and 1939 tells us a great deal about how perceived threats to national security have changed over the past century.
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OpinionLife means life: populism v pragmatism
Is the prospect of a whole life order more likely to deter a killer than a very long fixed term?
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OpinionA law officer blocking access to the courts
Why should the attorney general be able to stop the Charity Commission trying to clarify the law?
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OpinionIt’s hard to see Putin getting away with this
Russia must immediately suspend the military operations in Ukraine that it began on 24 February, the International Court of Justice ruled on Wednesday. Both countries must refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute between them, the United Nations court decided by a majority of 13 votes ...
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OpinionProsecuting war crimes in Ukraine
International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan QC has wasted no time in launching an investigation into war crimes in Ukraine.
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OpinionJudges on the up: tipping winners is tougher now
Who will succeed Lord Lloyd-Jones as the Welsh justice at the Supreme Court?