Defamation laws have existed from as early as the Roman times, protecting reputations from unwarranted abuse. As these laws have remained throughout the years, social norms...
R v Brown (Anthony Joseph) [1994] 1 A.C. (HL) Facts of the case The appellants, a group of sado-masochistic homosexuals who, stimulated by drugs and alcohol,...
The recent Charlie Gard case that has flooded international news is characteristic of the intricate, global controversy: who has the right over life? Infant Charlie Gard...
In the same way that photoreceptors in your eye respond to light, law responds to the stimulus of social pressure and technological advances. Take smoking as...
Taiwan has long been home to Asia’s most spirited LGBT communities, with the hashtag #TaiwanGayMarriageLegalization attracting over 11 million views on China’s Weibo. The country has...
On 23rd June 2016, the United Kingdom collectively voted to end its 40-year-old membership of one of the world’s largest and most influential economic and political...
Having recently watched the FX production of ‘The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story’, I was interested in the role that the media played in...
It was only a week ago since Boxer Nick Blackwell suffered a bleed on the brain following his British middleweight title defeat by Chris Eubank Jr...
So long as a crime lies in the human mind it is not punishable, because criminal thoughts often occur to people without any serious intention of...
Take this article; did you know it holds a copyright that belongs to me? How about the device you are reading it on, did you know...
Every now and again, a headline about North Korea will crop up in the news. Such stories are rarely followed by any debate; regardless of where...
When a country is engulfed by war, the law has to adapt quickly to the changing political, military and social needs. Throughout history, Britain has taken...
How does the largest content-sharing platform in the history of the world, spanning over every country with access to the internet, in over 70 languages, with...
There have been a multitude of legal cases which imply that the law of negligence has evolved, developed and widened to include ever increasing sets of...
For centuries legal philosophers have struggled with the challenge of defining exactly what ‘law’ is and what true purpose it should serve in society. From this...
On top of the Old Bailey stands Lady Justice, weighing a meagre 22 tons. 3.5 metres tall, the gold leaf statue resides over central London. She...
Recently, It has been brought to people’s attention that International Humanitarian Law has become ineffectual and needs to be revisited and revised. As many have argued,...
When forming a contract, the parties agree upon the terms and are reliant upon the information that they have available to them. For the most part,...