Thursday, 25 December 2014

Legal Luminance -First Christmas

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Dear Readers, Thank you for all your support this year. Continue to study and educate yourselves in 2015, go out follow your dreams and ach...
Tuesday, 16 December 2014

‘There is no opposition between legal positivism and natural law theory. They are more like ships passing in the night, i.e. they are engaged in fundamentally different projects and in solving different problems.’

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To decipher this statement and analyse the validity of its claim I will first consider the points at which natural and positivist legal...
Wednesday, 10 December 2014

Apologies

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Dear Readers, I apologize for the lack of content. I have been lucky enough to have been selected for 2 mini pupillages and I have been doi...
Tuesday, 4 November 2014

The criminologist's dilemma: To what extent is a criminal born not made?

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Introduction This article  will analyse the claim that ‘criminals’ are predisposed from birth to commit crimes. This has always been ...
Wednesday, 22 October 2014

Children and Families Act 2014

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I am very humbled to announce that my original article on this topic has now had to be removed as it has been published by The Lawyer magazi...
Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Transatlantic Trade deal: A global union or a constitutional nightmare?

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The Transatlantic trade deal: what is it? The purpose of the  Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership  (TTIP) is a deal whic...
Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Recklessness and Intention- a criminal law conundrum

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The value of intention and recklessness in English Criminal Law Intention and recklessness are both vital in English criminal law. It...