Crime
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Is bribing public officials ever justified?
It’s a double-edged sword
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The invisible crime of female genital mutilation
“Abused unchecked” report reveals zero convictions in 16 years, but maybe that’s because the law is far too unclear
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Parliament, follow Nevada’s lead and make legal, licensed brothels a thing
Prostitutes are entitled to a safe workplace
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Do our gun laws leave us open to a US-style shooting?
A critical look at UK firearms law and why it’s still lagging behind
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Brexit and corporate tax avoidance: Has the UK helped itself, or hindered itself?
Let’s explore the options…
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Why I think you should be able to buy illegal drugs from licensed shops
The law on drugs and why it’s so, so wrong
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Financial criminals and sex offenders: The introduction of a UK ‘white-collar’ criminal register
Is this what the UK needs?
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How is the EU tackling financial crime?
A brief exploration of the Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive
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‘Everyone was doing it!’: The LIBOR rigging scandal
A closer look at the law on dishonesty in the context of financial crime
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Countdown to the Olympics: What’s being done to combat the Brazilian corruption crisis?
Seven weeks and counting…
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Anti-money laundering framework: Does it stain our rights?
Crime prevention methods that limit our liberties need to be re-evaluated
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What do Spider-Man and Superman teach us about criminal justice?
Lessons in law from the pages of comic books
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The curious case of Zapata v HSBC Holdings Plc: What happens when Mexican drug cartel victims take on the banks
Ruth Keating, runner up of the BARBRI Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize, takes a look at this David and Goliath case
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Tom Hayes LIBOR rigging case: A message sent to the world of banking
Theodora Christoforou, runner up of the BARBRI Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize, explores the first of its kind case
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Inside insider trading: Tabernula and Salman – high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic
From Southwark to Washington, Tom Watret explores the future of financial crime — in the winning entry of the BARBRI Global Financial Crime Blogging Prize
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R v Jogee – A Supreme Court betrayal
The campaign against the joint enterprise doctrine is not over
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Race in the criminal justice system: What role does it play 20 years after the OJ Simpson trial?
Police brutality is alive and well on the streets of America
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Joshua Rozenberg: Delayed legal highs law will be a fruitful ground for litigation — when it’s finally implemented
Poppers are probably exempt from the Psychoactive Substances Act 2016, but no one is quite sure about jalapeño peppers
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Making a Murderer: Is our criminal appeals process any better?
The factually guilty routinely ‘let off on a technicality’, while the factually innocent stay in prison
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009: Is it a blessing or just further stressing?
The introduction of the loss of control defence is a step backwards for the criminal law
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It’s not the judiciary’s place to stop people having kinky sex
Judges need to stop being so vanilla — and stop meddling in our sex lives