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Cornwall: Second Homes and Devolution
The lack of affordable accommodation for permanent residents of many rural and coastal communities is a long-standing problem, as is the related controversy around the ethics and economics of second homes. Many villages have witnessed their younger generation bleed...
The Mayflower Compact
There is no ‘phone, internet, or even postal service. You are about to be left on the edge of the known world, a long way from where anyone is expecting you to be. You had intended to settle on a different part of the coast, but the weather and circumstances changed...
Constitutions and Codification
What difference would a codified Constitution make to the United Kingdom?
Haunting, Hoaxes and Hierarchy-Did an 18th century ghost threaten the Established Church?
What does an 18th century haunting have to teach us about law and justice in the contemporary world?
Escape Rooms-Teaching and Public Engagement
This autumn we hosted a workshop aimed at academics interested in using Escape Rooms as a vehicle for teaching and public engagement. Adam Giles of The Great Escape Game presented and answered questions, taking our research on John Dee and Alchemists as a case...
Challenge to Guidance on Transgender Issues in Cornish Schools
Does guidance on transgender issues in schools inappropriately restrict religious freedom?
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?