Geoffrey Robertson

Vladimir Putin can be tried for his crimes now

There is only one solution if his guilt is to be authoritatively declared. That is by a trial in absentia

Geoffrey Robertson 26 Mar 2024, 7:00pm

A democratic nation has been allowed to die – the UN has failed once more

The destruction of Nagorno-Karabakh shows that the West has again failed to stand up to international aggression

Geoffrey Robertson 30 Sep 2023, 8:00am
Free speech is lost in Britain, where the rich silence reporters

A system that takes Yevgeny Prigozhin’s complaints seriously is not fit for purpose

Geoffrey Robertson 11 Sep 2023, 6:38pm
It’s time to scrap our ridiculous privacy laws

Article 8 of the ECHR has become a means to censor public interest journalism – it was never meant for that purpose

Geoffrey Robertson 14 Jul 2023, 3:21pm

Expose the brutality of Iran’s mullahs

We must understand the cruelty of which their government is capable – if, for example, they possess a nuclear bomb

Geoffrey Robertson 3 Jun 2023, 7:49pm
The Met's outrageous handling of partygate undermines our entire legal system

It is absurd that the fate of political leaders should hinge on unreasoned and unexamined opinions of police officers

Geoffrey Robertson 24 May 2022, 5:00pm
Vladimir Putin can be put on trial, and he will be convicted

There are ways to ensure Russia's president is prosecuted for his war crimes

Geoffrey Robertson 4 Apr 2022, 7:00pm
Partygate offenders have no right to anonymity

There is no legal basis for the withholding of names. It certainly isn't the prerogative of an obscure body of secret policemen

Geoffrey Robertson 30 Mar 2022, 8:00pm
Free speech is being chilled by a misguided push for 'privacy'

The enhanced definition of privacy, derived from the European Convention, is having a chilling effect on freedom of speech

Geoffrey Robertson 14 Mar 2022, 7:00pm
A law created to let the powerful suppress the truth

Geoffrey Robertson 8 Feb 2019, 9:00pm

This decision will discourage exposure of oppressive workplace cultures

Geoffrey Robertson 23 Oct 2018, 10:00pm