Category: Law
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The Never-Ending Story: The Defendant Anonymity Debate in the UK
With the interest in the debate following the recent Channel 4 documentary and the legislative changes elsewhere, it seems time to put the debate to rest in the UK and give the arguments in favour the serious consideration they deserve says Chloe Hanna.
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How the Wagatha Christie play is changing the narrative of British ‘documentary theatre’
Sarah-Jane Coyle looks at the new theatre dramatisation of the Vardy v Rooney case which is attracting sell out audiences to London’s West End.
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Are effective apologies for historical institutional abuse possible?
Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden looks at some of the possibilities and challenges of constructing and delivering effective public apologies for historical institutional abuse.
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Sexting, Consent and Young People: Regulatory Challenges – A New Policy Paper
Sexting among young people is impacting them to such an extent that it is causing concern among child protection and welfare professionals says Dr Elizabeth Agnew.
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‘A leap forward’? Critiquing the criminalisation of domestic abuse in Northern Ireland
Domestic abuse in Northern Ireland is a crisis that requires urgent attention but we should be wary of assuming criminalisation will constitute a ‘leap forward’ says Dr Rachel Killean.
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Reforming Sexual Consent in Northern Ireland: Reflections on ‘Reasonable Belief’
In the second of two Queen’s Policy Engagement Briefing Papers, Dr Eithne Dowds situates Northern Ireland’s approach to sexual consent within broader trends towards ‘affirmative models of consent’.
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Sexual Consent in Northern Ireland: The Social and Legal Dimensions
This is the first of two Queen’s Policy Engagement Briefing Papers by Dr Eithne Dowds. In this paper, Dr Dowds looks at how consent, despite being a key concept in the law on sexual offences in Northern Ireland, is subject to different and competing interpretations.
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Northern Ireland’s Supreme Court Brexit Problem (and the UK’s too)
Professor Christopher McCrudden looks at the ramifications of the devolution issues of the recent Miller Case brought before the UK Supreme Court.
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The RHI Debacle: What Happens Next?
Dr David Capper looks at the recent developments in the RHI Scheme and asks if a hardship clause could be used in the regulations to help control the costs of the scheme.
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Five laws about the dead that may spook you
Death touches everyone at some stage during their lives, and usually more than once. It also triggers certain laws around what happens to the body after death – and some glaring omissions.