courts Articles

'Any society in which the safeguarding of rights is not assured and the separation of powers is not observed, has no constitution', so said Montesquieu, the influential French political philosopher in The Spirit of the Laws 1748, whose theory of the separation of...

The Young Fabians’ Women in Leadership project aims to explore and identify the barriers women face in obtaining positions of leadership across a range of industries. While there has been a focus on women’s representation in different sectors, especially those...

Vulnerable victims believe that the establishment covers up when highly placed men are accused of sexual abuse, and the Lowell Goddard inquiry seems to confirm that they are right. Ever more colour is added to their fears when each time a celebrity is acquitted of sex...

Everywoman Safe Everywhere, Labour’s commission on women’s safety, began its work under my leadership in November 2011. Its aim was to investigate concerns that government policy changes and budget cuts were disproportionately affecting women not just economically,...