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    In the Wake of the Murder of Sarah Everard: Do Institutions and the Law Go Far Enough?
    Verdict
    • Mar 28
    • 12 min

    In the Wake of the Murder of Sarah Everard: Do Institutions and the Law Go Far Enough?

    By: Holly Nesbitt In the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard and the sentencing of the man who killed her, there was widespread debate...
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    A Matter of Intergenerational Prejudice: Tattoos and Employment Law
    Verdict
    • Feb 17
    • 8 min

    A Matter of Intergenerational Prejudice: Tattoos and Employment Law

    By: Tina ZhiYu Ye In the U.K and elsewhere, employers have every right to reject applicants, or dismiss existing employees, solely on the...
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    A Timeline of Abortion in Northern Ireland from A Legal Perspective
    Verdict
    • Feb 1
    • 8 min

    A Timeline of Abortion in Northern Ireland from A Legal Perspective

    By: Holly Nesbitt 1861: Offences Against the Person Act 1861 - Going back 160 years, abortion was historically governed across the United...
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    Moving the Needle: Drugs and Peace in Northern Ireland
    Verdict
    • Dec 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    Moving the Needle: Drugs and Peace in Northern Ireland

    In April 1998, the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement brought a new era of peace to Northern Ireland.[1] Twenty-three years on, tensions...
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    Ally or Foe? Analysing Judicial Attitude on UK Trans Rights Cases
    Verdict
    • Dec 7, 2021
    • 10 min

    Ally or Foe? Analysing Judicial Attitude on UK Trans Rights Cases

    By Tina ZhiYu Ye “I’m fighting for the right to say men can never be women” proclaimed Maya Forstater after her vindictive victory at the...
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    The End of Legal Aid? APPG on Legal Aid Report: it is "not financially viable"
    Verdict
    • Nov 17, 2021
    • 9 min

    The End of Legal Aid? APPG on Legal Aid Report: it is "not financially viable"

    By: Emily Clothier Lawyers across the country are up in arms over the volatile future of legal aid, and it is clear the sector is in...
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    The Amnesty, and the Investigative Obligations of Articles 2 and 3
    Verdict
    • Nov 14, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Amnesty, and the Investigative Obligations of Articles 2 and 3

    By: Aimée Jenkins Dealing with the troubled past of Northern Ireland has proved a challenge for its people and governments for...
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    Pottuvil to Polikandi: An Organised Cry For Help
    Verdict
    • Apr 20, 2021
    • 5 min

    Pottuvil to Polikandi: An Organised Cry For Help

    By: Rithiga Rahulotchanan On 3rd February 2021, images of protestors in Sri Lanka wearing black headbands and clutching red and yellow...
    134 views0 comments
    COVID-19 and Discrimination
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    • Apr 4, 2021
    • 5 min

    COVID-19 and Discrimination

    By: Jasmine Hughes The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has been labelled by some to be a "great leveller", hitting all socio-economic groups...
    93 views0 comments
    The Mother and Baby Homes Tragedy: We Remember
    Verdict
    • Mar 5, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Mother and Baby Homes Tragedy: We Remember

    By: Hannah McMurrough Following the publication of the report of the commission’s investigation into Irish mother and baby homes in...
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    A Lockdown Within an Existing Open-Air Prison, The Palestinians and their Right to Life
    Verdict
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 6 min

    A Lockdown Within an Existing Open-Air Prison, The Palestinians and their Right to Life

    By: Yusur Dalloul The Law States are obligated to respect, protect, and fulfill the right to health, under Article 12 of the...
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    Indigenous Human Rights and Modern-Day Colonialism in Canada
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    • Jan 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Indigenous Human Rights and Modern-Day Colonialism in Canada

    By: Hannah McMurrough *image taken from Algonquin Territory website, captioned: Members of the Algonquin community hold a number of...
    72 views0 comments
    The Infantilization of Women in Mainstream Media and Society
    Verdict
    • Jan 11, 2021
    • 7 min

    The Infantilization of Women in Mainstream Media and Society

    By: Tavisha Sood Throughout history, women’s physical appearance has been under dispute, constantly being altered, reshaped, redesigned...
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    The ‘Fairy Tale’ of Informed Consent from Children
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    • Dec 14, 2020
    • 5 min

    The ‘Fairy Tale’ of Informed Consent from Children

    By Rithiga Rahulotchanan In a judgment delivered by the High Court earlier in early December, it was ruled that children under the age of...
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    They Deserved Better – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women from the Highway of Tears
    Verdict
    • Nov 23, 2020
    • 5 min

    They Deserved Better – Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women from the Highway of Tears

    By: Ryley Lopushinsky The definition of ‘highway’ provided by the Oxford Dictionary is, “a main road for traveling long distances,...
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    War Waged on A Woman's Right To Choose
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    • Nov 18, 2020
    • 7 min

    War Waged on A Woman's Right To Choose

    By: Tavisha Sood Around the world, abortion rights have always been a contentious issue and are constantly questioned, overruled or quite...
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    Home or Place of Torture?
    Verdict
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 5 min

    Home or Place of Torture?

    The surge in Domestic Violence Cases During Lockdown by Sarah McVeigh The UK went into lockdown on the 23rd March 2020, restricting...
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    Justice, Domestic Violence and Human Rights- Critical Analysis of Opuz v Turkey [2009]
    Verdict
    • Oct 22, 2020
    • 10 min

    Justice, Domestic Violence and Human Rights- Critical Analysis of Opuz v Turkey [2009]

    By Silvia Martins This essay analyses the jurisprudence (particularly the case of Opuz v Turkey[1]) of the European Court of Human Rights...
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    Transgenerational Trauma: How The Diaspora Has Used The Genocide To Fuel A Revolution.
    Verdict
    • Aug 25, 2020
    • 5 min

    Transgenerational Trauma: How The Diaspora Has Used The Genocide To Fuel A Revolution.

    By: Rithiga Rahulotchanan Following the end of the civil war in Sri Lanka, the world saw an influx in the migration of Tamils to...
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    A Right to Consent but a Wrong to Refuse? The Reality of a Child’s Ability to Make Medical Decisions
    Verdict
    • Aug 21, 2020
    • 8 min

    A Right to Consent but a Wrong to Refuse? The Reality of a Child’s Ability to Make Medical Decisions

    By: Ceejay Byrne (A 2020 LLB (HONS) Graduate Student) Although the idea that the patient should be ‘told what is about to be done to him’...
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