The development of social media has revolutionised the ways in which we communicate, publicise and express opinions, but additionally how we oppress, ridicule and harass others....
Freedom of speech is an integral aspect of the political and legal systems of the modern world, or more specifically the modern democracy. However, governments also...
Along with the wave of a new youth culture in the 1960’s under the young and charismatic Harold Wilson came a set of laws to match...
Globally we are facing the problem of our ever growing population, but more importantly our aging population. As our citizens continue to grow older, there has...
State institutions balance citizens’ rights to autonomy with a paternalistic duty of care, serving to protect individuals from a Hobbesian State of Nature whilst granting the...
When asking people my age of future aspirations, hearing the term ‘lawyer’ is not uncommon. However, whether out of naivety or having not looked into the profession...
Harper Lee, in To Kill a Mockingbird, stated: ‘There is one way in this country in which all men are created equal- there is one human institution...
Let’s say I put a gun to your head, a pen in your hand and a contract, written by myself, on the table at which you...
The Holocaust It is much debated whether the Holocaust started upon Adolf Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor of Germany in 1933, or whether it was in 1942...
Thursday 11 August 2011 was the last day of some of the worst riots that this country has seen for a great many years. There was...
Nowadays, society likes to think that it has progressed and that issues of the past have not been resolved. One of these major issues is racism...
What is Law? The Oxford English Dictionary provides twelve definitions of the word ‘law’, however this poses discussion for what is the true definition. Although, as...
THE CASE OF PATRICIA HEARST (1976) I wished to investigate a case that encompassed both Law and Psychology; a subject that is of great interest to me at...
R V DUDLEY AND STEPHENS (1884) Imagine being stranded at sea for weeks without food or fresh water, as well as having minimal hope of survival....