Nicholas Reed Langen

London

Writer at Freelance

Writer on law, constitutions, and human rights | Editor of @LSEPublicPolicy Review | @ReConstitutEU Fellow 2021/22

Articles

Imagined Loopholes

Feb 14, 2025 | lrb.co.uk | Nicholas Reed Langen

Last month, the Upper Tribunal for Immigration and Asylum granted six displaced Palestinians entry into the UK to stay with a British family member. After their home in Gaza was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, the family, anonymised by the court for their own protection, took refuge at the al-Mawasi ‘humanitarian zone’. From there, in January 2024, they applied for entry to the UK. The Home Office rejected their application and the First-Tier Immigration Tribunal dismissed their appeal.
Acts v. Omissions

Nov 27, 2024 | lrb.co.uk | Nicholas Reed Langen

Under English common law, you have no duty to act. An ordinary person cannot be held liable for something that happened because they chose to do nothing. If you are walking beside a lake on a summer evening, hear cries of ‘help!’ and notice a swimmer flailing their arms, you are under no legal obligation to do anything. You do not have to call for help or throw them a lifebuoy, let alone dive into the water to save them.
Chemerinskys Forderung nach Neustart

Oct 16, 2024 | deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de | Nicholas Reed Langen

Aktuelle Themen: Geldanlage PremiumEdelmetalleDWN-MagazinGeopolitikUkraineNaher OstenChinaMein DWN... PolitikLesezeit: 9 min Die USA als Demokratie zu bezeichnen ist inzwischen etwas problematisch. Selbst das gefeiertste demokratische Ereignis des Landes (und der Welt) ist eine bloße Illusion des Volkswillens. Dank des Electoral College (Wahlkollegium) sind die Stimmen der meisten Amerikaner bei der Wahl des Präsidenten letztlich irrelevant.
America’s Broken Constitution | by Nicholas Reed Langen - Project Syndicate

Oct 11, 2024 | project-syndicate.org | Nicholas Reed Langen

OnPoint Subscriber Exclusive Longer Reads provide in-depth analysis of the ideas and forces shaping politics, economics, international affairs, and more. While many argue that America’s founding document must be completely overhauled, reforming the Supreme Court may well be sufficient. And with the Electoral College and the Senate politically off-limits, bringing the Court into the twenty-first century may have to suffice.
America’s Broken Constitution - Nicholas Reed Langen

Oct 11, 2024 | qoshe.com | Nicholas Reed Langen

Aa Aa Aa - A + LONDON – Calling the United States a democracy has become a bit of a stretch. Even the country’s (and........ © Project Syndicate visit website
Executive Action

Sep 5, 2024 | lrb.co.uk | Nicholas Reed Langen

So much for turning on the public spending taps. Rachel Reeves’s first instruction to civil servants once behind her desk at the Treasury was to get back under the sink and give the wrench yet another twist to the right. Fourteen years of austerity – with a brief pause for the momentary largesse of the pandemic – are apparently not enough.
British judges are carrying water for China

Aug 19, 2024 | taipeitimes.com | Nicholas Reed Langen

By Nicholas Reed Langen One of the few commendable acts of former British prime minister Liz Truss’ bizarre career came in March 2022, when as British secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs she supported the withdrawal of British judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
British judges are carrying water for China

Aug 16, 2024 | stabroeknews.com | Nicholas Reed Langen

By Nicholas Reed LangenLONDON – One of the few commendable acts of Liz Truss’s bizarre career came in March 2022, when, as British foreign secretary, she supported the withdrawal of British judges from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal. With the Communist Party of China (CPC) tightening its grip on the city-state, Robert Reed, then the president of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court, and Patrick Hodge could no longer serve on the court in good conscience.
British Judges Are Carrying Water for China | by Nicholas Reed Langen - Project Syndicate

Aug 15, 2024 | project-syndicate.org | Nicholas Reed Langen

en English Politics Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement has just suffered another major blow. In a new ruling, a former UK Supreme Court president who serves on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has done more than Chinese propagandists ever could to bolster the false impression that China is committed to the rule of law.
British Judges Are Carrying Water for China - Nicholas Reed Langen

Aug 15, 2024 | qoshe.com | Nicholas Reed Langen

Aa Aa Aa - A + LONDON – One of the few commendable acts of Liz Truss’s bizarre career came in March 2022, when, as British foreign secretary, she........ © Project Syndicate visit website