By Shannon Hale LL.B., Queen’s University Belfast Introduction The International Criminal Court’s (“ICC”) investigation into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan infringes on American sovereignty insofar as the United States has not consented to the Court’s jurisdiction.[1] The position of the…

By Ben Lafferty LL.B., Queen’s University Belfast This brief research piece will gauge the extent of the author’s agreement with the statement that; “Testamentary freedom is often regarded as the ‘first principle of the law of wills’. However, will-makers should…

By Morgan Hickman LL.B., Queen’s University Belfast The Trump campaign called for an overhaul of the regulation of finance in the United States, variously demanding the repeal of the Dodd-Frank act, the reinstatement of the Glass-Steagall act and significant deregulative…

By Sinéad MacRory LL.B., Queen’s University Belfast Throughout the past 50+ years, society in Northern Ireland (NI), has been tore apart by international crime. During ‘The Troubles’, over 3,600 people were killed and 40,000-60,000 injured. Many were subjected to torture,…

By Hannah Yeates LL.B., Queen’s University Belfast Abstract In recent months, the term ‘fake news’ has become a familiar one within the media. The widespread satirical use of the term has lead to a loss of its particular meaning as…