- Nov 07, 2020
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- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Christians - at least Christians in a liberal democracy - have accepted, after Thomas Hobbes, that they must obey the secular rule of law; that there must be a separation of church and state.
- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's many law changes, policy changes I can point to. But a lot of my work has also been to name the issue that no one else named - to spotlight it, to advocate for it. That's where all advocacy begins. I've asked different questions. I've raised different issues.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think I can change the fact that the court can cancel a law, but I think the court should only get involved in extreme issues like human rights violations.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
With the right kind of institutions, starting with the rule of law, Burma could progress very quickly.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as there is no law in Burma, any individual here can be arrested at any time.
- Picture
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- Nov 07, 2020
In France we have a law which doesn't allow the press to publish a photo that you didn't approve. It lets the paparazzi take the picture, but if they publish this picture, you have the choice to sue the newspaper. So me, I always sued them.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The painter, sculptor, writer, and musician are protected by law. So are inventors. But the chef has absolutely no redress for plagiarism on his work; on the contrary, the more the latter is liked and appreciated, the more will people clamour for his recipes.
- Digital
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no law of physics that says just because we're connected, there has to be this schism between our physical lives and our digital lives.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In a law enforcement situation, black people are not always treated the same as white people would be.
- Difficult
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- Nov 07, 2020
To set a trap for a handful of promiscuous individuals, the Zina law has laid a minefield for women in difficult circumstances.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Musharraf government has declared martial law to settle scores with lawyers and judges. Hundreds of innocent Pakistanis have been rounded up. Human rights activists, including women and senior citizens, have been beaten by police. Judges have been arrested and lawyers battered in their offices and the streets.
- Pakistan
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 1986, Pakistan got the blasphemy law. So, while we had just two cases of blasphemy before that year, now we have thousands. It shows that one should be careful while bringing religion into legislation, because the law itself can become an instrument of persecution.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
People send their kids to law school to uphold the rule of law - not to fight in the streets for justice and not to be beaten up.
- Education
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- Nov 07, 2020
The key demand for me from the public across the 34 provinces is to transform the state into an instrument of the rule of law, transform the economy into a productive system and change the education system.
- Pause
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- Nov 07, 2020