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A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...law, their lives were worth nothing”. The historicity of the stereotype of the Strong Black Mother – one who endures, one who does not feel pain or show emotion – has been well documented (Dance, 1979; hooks, 1992; Hill Collins, 2013). Roberts posits ‘The reason for society's bleak assessment is not only the belief that Black mothers are likely to corrupt their...
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How do you become French President?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you become French President?

...law, only serve two terms, so can only be re- elected once. Following the election of the President the country then separately elects the 577 members of the National Assembly in the same way by a double ballot over two rounds. The election follows after the presidential election and this year are to be held on the 11th and 18th June. The President thereafter selects a...
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Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?
History & The Arts

Why is destroying cultural sites for military purposes a war crime?

...Laws of Armed Conflict – such as the murder of civilians or torture? The 1954 Convention does not tell us this; it only says that cultural property can be damaged only if there is no ‘feasible alternative’. But what counts as a feasible alternative? If the alternative to preserving a Mosque or Church increased the risk to life, would that rule it out as...
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Representations of hell in Christian art
History & The Arts

Representations of hell in Christian art

...law, morality and theology in defining sin; the relation of body and soul in religious anthropology; the relation of lay and monastic communities; the relation of gender to the assignment of sin; the relation between a given community and the visualisation of sin. In art history we are very interested in understanding the religious parameters that defined a set community...
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How do you become US President?
Society, Politics & Law

How do you become US President?

...law, serve only two terms. In 2020, Joe Biden was elected as the 46th President with 51.4% of the popular vote and 306 Electoral votes (Trump received 46.9% of the popular vote and 232 Electoral votes). Four years before, in 2016, the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, beat the Democrat, Hillary Clinton, to become the 45th President. Clinton lost in spite of beating...
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...Law at The Open University (OU). Previously he held positions at Northumbria University, as Professor of International Public Services Management, and SDA Bocconi School of Management and Bocconi University, where he still serves as Visiting Professor of Management of International and Supranational Organizations. He is President of the European Group for Public...
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Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...lawful business, ignoring opinion pollsters and merely pausing for a few seconds to cast a sensible vote every five years. The only political party they will consider joining is Labour, in order to saddle it with an unelectable leader. All this might be true, but even this hard-headed organisation must be slightly disconcerted by current trends. For example, in the recent...
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Embarking on a career in cyber security
Digital & Computing

Embarking on a career in cyber security

...to communicate their findings to a variety of audiences, whether this be a corporate boardroom or a court of law. The Open University module Digital Forensics covers how to conduct investigations to correctly gather, analyse and present digital evidence to both business and legal audiences. This module is part of the MSc in Computing - Information Security and Forensics....
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