‘No moral obligation to obey law,’ says Jonathan Sumption in opening Reith Lectures speechA former supreme court justice has defended people who break the law on assisted dying but urged them to face up to the consequences of their actions.Delivering the opening speech of this year’s BBC Reith Lectures, Jonathan Sumption QC, who retired from the bench last December, surprised many by declaring there was “no moral obligation to obey the law”. Continue reading…
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