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For Independence Sake, Caribbean, Abolish Privy Council!

Monday, February 1, 2016 at 7:26 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Abolishing Privy Council and Blacks lawyers wearing white wigs

The migration crisis is only the latest issue threatening to blow the European Union asunder. From “Brexit” to “Grexit,” countries are shunning the benefits of economic integration to reclaim full political sovereignty. Many Europeans yearn for the days when the EU primarily functioned as a trading bloc. Even German and Hungarian Europhiles are joining British and… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Caribbean, Caribbean Court of Justice, Caricom, colonial legacy, decolonization, judicial independence, Legal Reform, Post-Colonialism, Privy Council, Sovereignty

Australia Bans Queen’s Honours. Other Former Colonies Should Too.

Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 7:28 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Australia abolishing British honours

I am a despairing anti-monarchist. This is why I was so encouraged yesterday when Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull explained his government’s decision to ban Queen’s Honours as follows: This reflects modern Australia. The knights and dames are titles that are really anachronistic; they’re out of date; they’re not appropriate in 2015 in Australia. (BBC,… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Australia, British honours, Caribbean politics, colonial legacy, Commonwealth, independence, Knighthoods, Post-Colonialism, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Republicanism, Sovereignty

Australia’s Aboriginal Spring Has Prime Minister Running for Her Life…

Friday, January 27, 2012 at 6:37 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Australian PM Gillard being assaulted

The world is reacting with shock (and some derision) today at the sight of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard being dragged to her motorcade by a scrum of bodyguards and riot police who were protecting her from jeering Aborigines. In fact, they whisked her through such a frantic, chaotic, and jostled path to safety that… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Aboriginal Rights, Australia, Civil Rights, Julia Gillard, land rights, Parliament House, protests, Sovereignty, tent embassy

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