The Samaritan Wire

Most news passes by at speed. The Samaritan Wire is what happens when someone stops — reads the statute behind the story, checks the treaty behind the claim, and writes down what the law actually says. Every essay is signed, dated, and answerable for.

Every piece on this wire is written by Naomi E. Christie unless a desk credit says otherwise.

The Writer

Naomi E. Christie is an Attorney-at-Law admitted in Guyana and Grenada. She is a former State Counsel. She drafted Guyana’s anti-money-laundering and cybercrime legislation. She holds an LL.M in International Legal Studies from New York University and is trained in the law of armed conflict. She is a publisher and broadcaster.

• Admission — Attorney-at-Law, Guyana and Grenada
• Public service — former State Counsel
• Legislative drafting — Guyana’s anti-money-laundering and cybercrime legislation
• Graduate study — LL.M, International Legal Studies, New York University
• Specialist training — law of armed conflict
• Media — publisher and broadcaster

Why “Samaritan”

In the old story, many passed by on the road; one stopped. This wire takes that as its working method. When a story involving the law passes through the news cycle, this desk stops, reads the primary sources, and reports what they hold — no more, no less.

Consultation

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