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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?
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?