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...2 Spend some time watching the video, and then try to summarise the defining characteristic(s) of law as an academic discipline in the text box below. ANNE WESEMANN Everybody has a very personal idea of what law is. Most directly associate law with the legal profession. And the first picture popping into their heads is that of a judge with an impressive wig and a...

...2 of the Charter of the United Nations of 1945 (a universally binding treaty) affirms equal sovereignty of all states regardless of religious belief, and prohibits the acquisition of territory through aggressive war. While these principles have been violated by the major powers – recent examples include the US/UK invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the Russian invasion of the...

...2% inflation target and ensuring the health of financial firms under the Prudential Regulation Agency. But it’s also too old and wise an institution to take political sides in the Brexit debate. The assessment it published last October states clearly that EU membership has made the UK economy more open to trade, which helps it become more competitive and innovative. But...

...2. Cruz never had a chance in New York Like Sanders, Ted Cruz entered New York with tremendous momentum after his decisive victory in Wisconsin. But Cruz fumbled away whatever chance he had to win New York three months ago. During a January 14 GOP presidential debate in South Carolina, Cruz pandered to his audience by mocking Donald Trump’s “New York values.” With a...

...cycle (he actually managed to shave a point off his ratings) but it's on the low side. True, George W Bush only got a 2% uplift when he was seeking re-election, but no Republican who wasn't an incumbent has had such a small bounce and gone on to win the White House. (Obviously, the caveat that this is a comparison rather than a law of science applies.) The figures...

...2 the emotional divides caused by EU Ref #1. [The Right Honourable Tony Blair at the World Affairs Council] Tony Blair has been a vocal supporter of a second referendum Ben Williams, tutor in politics and political theory, University of Salford The primary argument in favour of holding a second referendum is that there have been further significant political developments...