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Geoffrey Robertson

Geoffrey Robertson KC has defended The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and Forbes Magazine in the English libel courts. His new book ‘World of War Crimes’ is published this month by Biteback.
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Opinion
SORRY DONALD...

Why There’s $1B Reasons Trump’s Latest Shakedown Will Fail

In the president’s latest ten-figure attack on the media, he will have to prove that a BBC broadcast caused serious harm to his reputation. But how can you harm something that’s already so ruined?

Geoffrey Robertson

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SOS

The World’s Littlest Freedom Fighters

Norfolk Island will be colonized by Australia in July. Renowned lawyer Geoffrey Robertson explains why he is representing the island's 1700 people who are desperate to remain free.

Geoffrey Robertson

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APPEASEMENT

Exclusive: Britain Has Lost Its Marbles

Geoffrey Robertson and Amal Clooney helped Greece fight for the return of the Elgin Marbles. Britain refuses to listen, but has shocked the art world by secretly loaning one of the antiquities to Russia.

Geoffrey Robertson

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Answer This

Three Key Questions on Syria

The U.S., France, and others must answer these legal quagmires before committing to strikes.

Geoffrey Robertson

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Snowden Should Go To Europe

Hong Kong may not have been the best place for Edward Snowden to hide, but Europe could be his best choice, argues Geoffrey Robertson.

Geoffrey Robertson

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Mea Maxima Culpa

How to Stop Paedophile Priests

The next pope bears the responsibility of preventing sexual abuse in the church. Geoffrey Robertson on the one reform needed to protect vulnerable children.

Geoffrey Robertson

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The Courts

Sri Lanka Sacks Chief Justice

The government’s underhanded sacking of a chief justice is set to go unpunished—unless the international community acts to send a message, says Geoffrey Robertson.

Geoffrey Robertson

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Vatican Shocker

Pope’s Tenure Marred by Human-Rights Failures

Joseph Ratzinger—a.k.a. Pope Benedict XVI—should have retired when the church’s sex-abuse scandal erupted—but he continued to protect predator priests, writes Geoffrey Robertson.

Geoffrey Robertson

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NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION

How to Stop Iran

A proposal out of Mexico could save us all: make the bomb a crime against humanity. By Geoffrey Robertson.

Geoffrey Robertson

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Human Rights

Europe’s Aung San Suu Kyi?

As Ukraine heads to the polls, Julia Tymoshenko languishes in prison at the mercy of her political enemies. Geoffrey Robertson describes the ongoing injustice.

Geoffrey Robertson

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