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Displaced children of our time
Education & Development

Displaced children of our time

...law on children's rights means that child refugees, especially unaccompanied children, ought to have better guarantees of protection, but in practice resources are often limited. For older children - teenagers and young people moving into adulthood - some new problems arise. They are less likely to garner sympathy: while young children may be viewed as innocent victims,...
How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can scientists fight the tide of "fake news"?

...law to “force social media companies to remove misleading reports,” says Singapore law and home affairs Minister Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam. Shanmugam says he was inspired by German Chancellor Angela Merkel to introduce legislation to “force social media companies to withdraw fake news stories from the Internet in as fast as 24 hours or else face penalties.” That...
John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation
Science, Maths & Technology

John Perry Barlow: An Appreciation

...laws favouring large companies that had the effect of crushing freedom of expression. By contrast, Barlow saw the internet as an invention that would bridge cultural divides, a place where politics, race, religion and economic arguments would be irrelevant. In 1990, Barlow co-founded the Electronic Frontier Foundation, which continues to fight governmental overreach on...
How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials
Society, Politics & Law

How juror bias can be tackled to ensure fairer trials

...Law courses. A microcosm of society, the jury room has always fascinated people: a variety of individuals from different backgrounds all working together to make a judgement on the fate of an individual. These judgements are some of the biggest decisions a person will face in their lifetime, and can have serious consequences for both individuals on trial (such as when...
One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...law student in Lebanon. He regularly went back to visit his family in Jobar, not far from the Syrian capital Damascus. Life was good. Then came the war. The bitter fighting between the Syrian army and the opposition intensified. Jobar became a battleground. “It [was] very dangerous. [There were] a lot of bomb, bomb, bomb,” he says. Soon neighborhood men started to...
Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out
Society, Politics & Law

Occupying Turin: refugees breathe life into abandoned buildings of Olympic village, but authorities want them out

...Law. These “illegal” settlements are tolerated by authorities to some extent; it serves their purpose to conceal the state’s stunted response behind the vital support offered by local and international activists who work there. But the new plans, following the agreement of the EU-Turkey deal, include that all new irregular migrants crossing from Turkey into Greek...
The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery
Society, Politics & Law

The vulnerability of refugees and asylum seekers to modern slavery

...law enforcement and corruption can exacerbate the risks of exploitation and modern slavery, as authorities may be complicit or ineffective in protecting vulnerable populations. The trauma experienced by refugees and asylum seekers from conflict, persecution and displacement can impact their ability to make informed decisions and recognise exploitative situations....
‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain
Society, Politics & Law

‘Social Murder’: the realities of ‘Better Regulation’ in Contemporary Britain

...laws to regulate business and to mitigate much of their profit-driven, harmful effects. And so it is no coincidence that through inter- and intra-class struggles, the origins of a system of social protection through regulation as put into place in Britain during the 1800s. Notwithstanding the long term construction of regulatory regimes in Britain since this period, this...