Are there principles that trump democracy? This was one of a number of profound philosophical and legal questions addressed by former UK Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption in his recent and ...

BBC Radio 4 has confirmed further details for the 2019 Reith Lectures, to be given by Jonathan Sumption. The five lectures entitled Law and the Decline of Politics will broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4 ...

Tonight, in the Old Hall, Lincoln’s Inn, Judge Robert Spano will deliver the inaugural Bonavero Institute Human Rights Lecture entitled “The Democratic Virtues of Human Rights Law” in which he ...

Judge, author and historian Jonathan Sumption is the 2019 BBC Reith Lecturer. Sumption will deliver five lectures on BBC Radio 4 outlining the decline of politics and the rise of law to fill the void.

Helena Kennedy is a human rights lawyer and author of “Eve Was Shamed” (Chatto & Windus). Jonathan Sumption is a former Supreme Court Justice and presented this year’s BBC Reith Lectures ...

Jonathan Sumption has had a controversial 12 months even by his standards. The former Supreme Court judge’s condemnation of Covid-19 restrictions has scandalised the scientific community—and sometimes ...