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On 14 October 2024, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered the 2024 Bingham Lecture titled ‘The Rule of Law in an Age of Populism’.
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On 6 December 2024, the Attorney General Lord Hermer KC delivered remarks at the Venice Commission on the rule of law.
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