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The use of force in international law
Society, Politics & Law

The use of force in international law

...based on the right to pre-emptive self-defence. The doctrine of pre-emptive self-defence assumes the right to use force without international authorisation in order to prevent the development of a possible future attack by another state. The USA’s National Security Strategy (US Government, 2002) used the term of pre-emptive self-defence, particularly with reference to...
Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss
Health, Sports & Psychology

Men’s grief and belonging through football following perinatal loss

...based on men and loss, edited by Kerry Jones and Martin Robb. The book is due to be published by Routledge in 2024. In the meantime, we aim to publish further in professional and academic journals and to continue to collaborate with other researchers to develop further research on men’s experiences of grief. References Sands (2023) Baby death: current picture. Available...
Why is the media still fascinated by Brady and Hindley's crimes?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the media still fascinated by Brady and Hindley's crimes?

...based academics explain why...[Hoe Grain, Saddleworth Moor] Saddleworth Moor, at Hoe Grain The death of Ian Brady – the Moors Murderer – who with his partner Myra Hindley abducted, sexually violated and murdered five children, Pauline Reade, John Kilbride, Keith Bennett, Lesley Anne Downey and Edward Evans in the 1960s, in and around Manchester, has died at the age of...
Harper Lee's life was as surprising as any work of fiction
History & The Arts

Harper Lee's life was as surprising as any work of fiction

...based on the author herself. Autobiographical it may be, but Lee was and remains a deeply private person; a symptom of this is that she identified herself as “Harper” not “Nelle” when the book was published. After publication, Lee seemed almost mortified by its success: “I never expected any sort of success with Mockingbird,” she said in 1964: I was hoping for...
Rugby: A game of risk and reward
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A game of risk and reward

...based situations and lower than that experienced by motorcyclists, pedestrians and car occupants” and concluded that “the risk of sustaining a catastrophic injury in rugby union could be regarded as acceptable and that the laws of the game therefore adequately manage the risk”. MacLean and Hutchinson (2012) conducted an audit of U19 player admissions to spinal...
From the Sumerians to Shakespeare to Twain: why fart jokes never get old
History & The Arts

From the Sumerians to Shakespeare to Twain: why fart jokes never get old

...based on sex, ethnicity and religion. But must we regard these theories as mutually exclusive? I suspect they are compatible explanations for different contexts of humor. Philosopher John Morreall defends a theory that invites such a view. Morreall proposes that the common core to anything that prompts laughter is a “pleasant psychological shift.” If we apply this...
Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots
Society, Politics & Law

Scotland Votes 2016: Campaign snapshots

...home to an unusually large number of LGB party leaders. There is also some evidence to suggest that after a few false dawns, gender-based equality of selection is catching on again. This seems to have been reinforced by the three biggest parties all being led by women.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...based Health and Environment International Trust, says: “Current climate conditions in tropical and subtropical parts of the world are already so hot during the hot seasons that occupational health effects occur and work capacity for many people is affected.” The worst area for this is problem is South-East Asia, with Malaysia being typical. In 2010, the country was...