The recent monthly Peace Index of the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University, published in September 2018, finds that half of the Jewish Israeli public...
Much has already been written about Brexit and I’ve no doubt that it will continue to exercise the finest legal minds (including those reading the YLJ)...
I have come to the conclusion, through personal experience of working with left and right-wing activists and through some (admittedly limited) reading on the subject, that...
If there is one group that will undoubtedly benefit from the Government’s Brexit plans it is British students of European law. Far from making their studies...
The timing of the careers advice ambush can be as varied as it is unpredictable. In my case it has happened when playing golf, walking my...
Let me make a mildly shocking factual statement. Human Rights do not exist. They have no objective foundation which requires us to acknowledge that they are...
To vote is a right. Everyone, in a democratic society like the UK, is given this right – alongside the freedom of expression and choice. A...
The CPA 2004 and MSSCA 2013 allow same-sex couples the freedom to choose the way in which they formalise their relationship, whether that be as civil...
Our legal system operates via common-law jurisdiction and therefore case law plays a significant role for the judiciary. Acclaimed legal theorist John Chipman Gray famously said...
Vicarious liability signifies the liability of a defendant (D) to a claimant (C) for damage caused to C by the tort of a third party (X)....
Introduction It is the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Comedian Seth Meyers and President Barack Obama make a mockery of a potential presidential candidacy for Donald...
There is a historic precedent that agreements made between family members are not contractually binding. In fact, a heavy burden of proof lies with the family...
Theft has existed for as long as mankind. Thousands of claims of theft made every single day, and this number is on the rise. It was...
Logical Positivism is a movement that was founded by the Vienna Circle(1920-1930s) which provides a criterion to surmise whether certain forms of language are meaningful or...
Is the UK justice system lagging behind the rest of the world by failing to implement a “good Samaritan law”? When considering the law of criminal...
The question raised in the title of this essay could find a very easy and straightforward answer: Capital Punishment is prohibited by European law in times...
The Necessity of Reforming Non-Disclosure Agreements: The recent revelation in the House of Lords by Lord Hain that Sir Philip Green was the, until then,...
The UK Government consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 closed on 19 October, after gathering testimonies for 16 weeks. The GRA governs how trans people...