Liora Lazarus
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Liora Lazarus is an Associate Professor in Law at the University of Oxford. She specializes in the interface between criminal justice, security and human rights.
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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decision on Assange: ‘ridiculous’ or ‘justifiable’?
February 9, 2016
Liora Lazarus
The UN WGAD Assange decision has been met with general ridicule from British officials, legal academics and the press. This piece seeks to bring some balance to the coverage on this decision, which consistently fails to outline the arguments which persuaded the Working Group. The central argument of Assange’s lawyers’ proceeds on the basis…
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The United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention decision on Assange: ‘ridiculous’ or ‘justifiable’?
February 9, 2016
Liora Lazarus
The UN WGAD Assange decision has been met with general ridicule from British officials, legal academics and the press. This piece seeks to bring some balance to the coverage on this decision, which consistently fails to outline the arguments which persuaded the Working Group. The central argument of Assange’s lawyers’ proceeds on the basis…