Ian Cox
Ian Cox is a retired attorney living in Durban who used to specialise in commercial law and the constitutional aspects of environmental law. He now spends his time fly fishing, surfing, and trying to keep his wife happy. When not doing that, he writes in defence of a democratic system of government based on individual human rights, the doctrine of separation of powers and the rule of law.
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Let’s accept we are all settlers, and build SA together
Nothing gets my goat more than the nasty habit many South Africans have of discriminating between people by race, language, religion or culture. In my
Does Musk realise good leadership is not giving people what they want?
Kimbal Musk reportedly told TIME magazine back in 2021 that while his brother Elon was a business savant, “his gift is not empathy with the
Do we have the stomach to defend the Constitution?
As I see it, Pierre De Vos’s recent blind-eyed look at the constitutionality of the Expropriation Act seeks to justify the indefensible by building an
Expropriation: if you think the worst could never happen, read on
Don’t worry, says Dean Macpherson of the DA. I am the responsible minister [Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure], and government will never expropriate land
Serious concerns over new environment bill
The Minister of Environmental Affairs has just published a Draft Bill that if enacted will replace the existing 2004 National Environmental Biodiversity Act (NEMBA). This
SA and the ICJ: a lesson from the Zuma saga
The reasoning of Judge Sebutinde in her dissenting opinion handed down in the International Court of Justice recently called to mind the stinging rebuke that
Middle East conflict: a proxy war over competing values
There are many reasons why the war between Gaza and Israel should be of interest to South Africans. One reason is that many South African
Developing the key to adapting to climate change
In days of yore, we looked to soothsayers for a glimpse of the future. They, according to the prevailing custom, rattled their bones or peered
The judgment that broke Sapref’s back
Once upon a time, South Africa had four oil refineries capable of refining 508 000 barrels of oil a day. This, along with the 150 000
When words hurt
My generation was taught to meet verbal bullying at school with the doggerel, ‘Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt