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Marriage Law-Why Consummation Should Be Abolished.
Does consummation have an appropriate place in 21st century marriage law?
When is it appropriate to treat extreme ideologies as terrorism?
Why treating extreme misogyny as terrorism is a necessary step, but needs to be part of a wider legal and social response to hate.
Exorcism and Domestic Abuse
What is the link between exorcism and domestic abuse?
Why does a liberal democracy need a police force?
Why does a liberal democracy need a police force?
Coded Hate Speech-Is this something which the law can address?
Human beings collect words and phrases like jackdaw’s hoard shiny things, and communities use language, consciously and unconsciously, as a means of creating and maintaining collective identity. Whether this phenomenon is neutral, positive or deeply destructive...
Cornish Weddings: Minority Languages and Law
Should the Cornish language enjoy greater legal recognition?
The Shamima Begum Ruling: the Right to a Fair Hearing
What does the stance of the Supreme Court in the Shamima Begum appeal say about the future of human rights?
High and Low Constitutional Culture
If you eat in a restaurant in the US, the waiter is likely to be somewhat aggrieved if you fail to leave a tip, in contrast, if you try to leave a tip in Japan it probably won't be accepted. The rules of engagement for the same interaction are different within...
Capitol Invasion and Constitutional Culture
At the time of writing the dust has still not cleared a mob of pro-Trump supporters storming the Capitol Building. As the world looked on in disbelief, a motley crew of enraged loyalists to the outgoing President surged forwards and, quite literally, ran riot. Many...
Magna Carta, Myths and Freemen on the Land
Why the Magna Carta profoundly matters, even though it is not a shield from Covid-19 regulations