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The Centre for Justice is to host a conference to reflect on the history and future of the Constitution. A spokeswoman for the centre said democracy, fundamental rights and justice will be up for discussion at the event to mark the Constitution’s 50t...

It’s the year of the 50th anniversary of our constitution. Wow. What a celebration; the silence is almost palpable. Like a kite on Good Friday when there is no wind or, worse, like a tradition that has died, there is no noise waking you in the mornin...

The 50th anniversary of Bermuda’s first General Election under universal adult suffrage will be marked next Tuesday. Students at Sandys Secondary Middle School got an early start yesterday with a celebration of the political and social milestone — an...

Why do we need a Human Rights Act when we already have a Constitution? In a Letter to the Editor published on December 19, Mr Khalid Wasi commented on the recent ruling of the Chief Justice, in the “Bermuda Bred” case concerning the grant of work per...

Dear Sir, Following up on my previous letter of December 10, titled “Leave notion of marriage to society”, where I made the point that Chief Justice Ian Kawaley’s ruling could give one the impression that persons’ rights as asserted by the Human Righ...

In any community, there is always a gulf between high-principled ideals and prosaic realities, between promise and actual performance. Bermuda is no exception. It’s now been almost a half-century since the modern Bermuda Constitution was promulgated....

Walton Brown has tabled an amendment to the Commission of Inquiry Act to transfer authority to establish commissions from the Governor to the elected Premier. The Shadow Immigration Minister believes that the legislation granting authority to the no...

A law which gives police extra stop and search powers in an effort to prevent outbreaks of violence is unconstitutional, according to the Centre for Justice, a new NGO devoted to the promotion of constitutional and human rights. The law, a Criminal C...

Lawyer Charles Richardson has launched a constitutional challenge after being accused of libelling a policeman on Facebook. The 39-year-old claims the charge he faces of criminal defamation breaches his constitutional right to freedom of expression. ...