Thursday, December 1, 2011
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
a poem about lawyers
The Man in Black and White
Black – A source of power; some find despair
A sign of solitude or an earnest prayer.
White – A sign of light
Or sorrow, as you may deem right.
A man covered in such is neutral, just and right.
He is like the dawn or the dusk between the day and the night
Down the ages he carries this blame on his shoulders
He is in fact, one of the most seriously misunderstood creatures
An eye on the balance, another on the sword
God’s true spokesman, a man true to his word
But a lot has changed over the question of could would and should
So concerned with what they could, some forget what they really should.
Now just words – equality, justice and good conscience
The Bar’s Degree has diminished to a mere liar’s license.
A law-man’s life is full of perils, choices and pain.
He can choose to be a boon or a bane.
With this I call out in this cavern of darkness – at this darkest hour of night,
To one and all to light the beacon of hope – the beacon of light.
A man must learn to know what’s wrong and what’s right
It’s a great responsibility – to be a man in black and white.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Unprecedented threats to peace
Though abstract, such issues affect the lives of millions. Hans Corell, former legal counsel to the United Nations, points out that between 1945 and 2008 conflict claimed between 92 and 101 million lives: more than double the number of casualties suffered in World War I and World War II combined. Looking forward into the 21st century, drivers of conflict lurk like roadside bombs. ‘Humankind is presently facing its greatest challenges ever’, he says. An anticipated 40 per cent rise in the global population by 2050, coupled with climate change that could make large areas of land uninhabitable, suggests competition for scarce resources – an established deep cause of genocide – will threaten peace as never before.
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