Authoritarian systems rarely resist reform. Instead, they use it as a means of renewing and strengthening themselves.

The Government advances in its project to constitutionally protect abortion. After having approved the draft bill to reform the Constitution last October, the Council of Ministers this Tuesday ...

The penal populism of seeking to appear ‘tough on crime’ has led to longer sentences. Between 2012 and 2023, the average ...

At last, the time had come: as they prepared to flee Egypt, the children of Israel stood on the threshold of deliverance. But ...

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the ...

Britain should have a new written constitution to make it "resistant to authoritarian creeps like Donald Trump", Sir Ed Davey has said. The Liberal Democrat leader called for a "new Magna Carta" to ...

The new wine bar, also in the West Village, focuses on France and Greece; an Australian pub opens on the Lower East Side; and more restaurant news. By Florence Fabricant This spinoff from Carta, a ...

In May 1983 a major event took place in Corpus Christi. The Magna Carta — the Great Charter — was here. One of several reissues, this Magna Carta Exemplar is housed at the Lincoln Cathedral in England ...

The article argues that Britain is experiencing a decline in free speech, citing arrests for online comments. It suggests that proposed judicial reforms in Britain could limit the right to a jury ...

The American Constitution, a hallmark of democratic governance, is often celebrated for its innovative design and enduring influence. However, it didn’t emerge in a vacuum. The framers of the ...

In seeking religious and economic freedom from England, the Pilgrims brought the rule of law and self-government to Plymouth Massachusetts in AD 1620. The rule of law started with the 12 tables of ...