Crime
The influence of cognitive biases, media exposure, and social psychology on wrongful convictions
Penultimate-year law student, Shayda Darwish, explores how social psychology can distort jury decision-making
Balancing guilt: Rethinking mens rea and the criminalisation of neurodivergence
Queen’s Belfast law student Sarisha Harikrishna explores the impact of brain function and behaviour within the context of criminal offences
The ethics of true crime content: a legal perspective
International relations student, Eliza Mahmud, analyses the popularity of true crime media and its effects on society
State-sanctioned killing: the case against the death penalty
Nottingham Uni PPE graduate Charlie Downey, examines the biases, ethics, and flaws of the death penalty in modern justice systems
Humpty Dumpty: Can the King’s men put criminal justice back together again?
ULaw grad Priya Pandya looks at the impact of Operation Early Dawn while drawing comparisons to the popular nursery rhyme
Non-fatal strangulation and suffocation: Why was this new offence necessary and what has been its impact?
King’s College London grad Lucy Sutton explores the implications
‘Failure to prevent fraud’ and what it means for businesses
Bar course grad Shifra Moriarty explores recent developments in financial crimes legislation
Access to justice: how can we do more?
Cardiff University law student Sophia McKenna explores how we can develop effective solutions
Criminal justice: A system on its knees
With wigs and gowns on picket lines outside Crown courts around England and Wales, Liverpool Uni law student Jakob Fletcher-Stega makes the argument for increased legal aid fees and asserts the necessity of the ongoing strike
How should we respond to racial bias and stereotypes in the criminal justice system?
The problem has to be confronted from more than one direction, writes bar student Jalal Chohan
Why the new policing bill threatens our right to protest
The controversial proposals are a step too far, writes Oxford graduate and aspiring barrister James Cox
Rape in Bridgerton
UCL law student Sara López-Viejo examines the portrayal of non-consensual sex in the Netflix smash hit
Why Elon Musk’s pigs are a legal headache
Bristol University student and future trainee William Holmes explores the challenges ahead for brain-computer interface (BCI) systems
What TV trials are really asking us
Future magic circle trainee William Holmes examines the interplay between justice and entertainment
Not so 007: Bolstering Britain’s security laws
Warwick Uni undergrad George Maxwell casts a critical eye over the proposed changes to the Official Secrets Act
‘Rough sex’ defence ban: A step in the right direction
Few argue that the Domestic Abuse Bill will settle disagreements on consent in law, but fruitful discussions cannot begin where there is no agreed starting point
Could COVID-19 spit attacks amount to constructive manslaughter?
Birmingham University law student Anna Hayes considers the cases of Trevor Belle and Belly Mujinga
Cummings and goings: Did Dom break the law?
Criminal barrister Syam Soni casts a legal eye over Durham saga
COVID-19: Could PPE shortages amount to corporate manslaughter?
A ‘herculean effort’ has been exerted to increase the availability of protective gear for frontline NHS staff -- but should more have been done sooner, and if so, who is accountable?
COVID-19: The toll on criminal justice
An already crumbling system finds itself in limbo
Machine-learnt bias? Algorithmic decision making and access to criminal justice
The pressure on our criminal justice system is mounting -- but is algorithmic decision making the way forward? Queen Mary law grad Marina Wojcik addresses some of the concerns