Seeing justice done – open justice and the limits of the common law
A little while ago, I argued that liberty, democracy and the rule of law together constitute the constitutional trinity on which many modern states are founded, and that, not only are there the Continue Reading
Lust, Satire and Academic Insularity
As a counterpoint to the THE's piece on The seven deadly sins of the academy, about which I wrote here, Mary Beard has exasperatedly pointed out that the entry about lust was - as the author himself Continue Reading
Who will examine the examiners?
Marking exams, grading papers, and evaluating assessments are the bane of academics' lives (even worse, in my view, than the ever multiplying waves of administrative paperwork that seem to be taking Continue Reading
Who will keep the keepers?
I have had occasion to comment on this blog that the Roman poet Juvenal asked Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (who will watch the watchers?). Emily B Laidlaw, in her fascinating article, Private Continue Reading
Who will google Google?
The Roman poet Juvenal asked Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? (who will watch the watchers?). In a similar vein, one of Elvis Costello's more acidic songs of loss is 'Watching the Detectives' (lyrics | Continue Reading
Hi there! Thanks for dropping by. I'm Eoin O'Dell, and this is my blog: Cearta.ie - the Irish for rights.
