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‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism
Nature & Environment

‘Rule Britannia, Britannia Rules the Waves’: From fishing patriotism to pragmatism

...law and dictate terms of access to EU vessels of EU Member States. Instead, agreeing a bilateral agreement with the EU is the best way forward. Research for the European Parliament’s Committee on Fisheries (PECH) suggests a preferential regime with EU Member States which currently fish UK waters would be necessary. If the UK fails to do this and pursues unilateralism,...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...Law. The slow pace of legal reform in the United States led thinkers to put forward the idea that racism is normal in American society. (An argument that is becoming more mainstream now.) Critical Race Theory particularly wanted to look at the way education supports young people to develop citizenship values, and give young people the means to critique the racism which it...
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How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?
Education & Development

How can we dismantle racism in public institutions and services?

...Law professor and author of the 2017 book Chokehold: Policing Black Men, refers to as a ‘more liberal framing’ approach to the problems between Black communities and the police. Butler refers to this as the approach espoused by the US’s Obama administration. It emphasises ‘the need to bring people together alongside tangible reforms like more body cameras and...
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Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...laws, and the law-courts, and law-proceedings, and lawyer-talk, and lawyer-ways--and if Shakespeare was possessed of the infinitely divided star-dust that constituted this vast wealth, HOW did he get it, and WHERE and WHEN? "From books." From books! That was always the idea. I answered as my readings of the champions of my side of the great controversy had taught me to...
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Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...law, and everyone should respect the law.” For his part, Trump returned to the theme of his dystopian convention speech, “law and order”, before proceeding to tout his endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, lament the abolition of much-hated “stop-and-frisk” policies long associated with racial profiling, and raise the spectre of criminal gangs of...
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‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...law, hence no legal recourse. But local communities may feel a sense of profound injustice at being evicted from land, especially when generations of the same families have lived on the land. 3. Are there ways that local farmers can be supported and enabled to stay on the land? Answer International companies can support local farmers through the creation of cooperatives...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introducing key global development challenges
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing key global development challenges

...laws and regulations. Just as significant in social contexts are the informal, unwritten rules which make up norms, what is accepted and not accepted within any set of social relationships. These contribute to managing conflicts in social interactions. For instance, road safety is ensured by implementing a non-negotiable law regarding driving on the left or right-hand...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...law work in cooperation with the public so that the public voluntarily observes the law use force only to the extent necessary to restore order and only when other means have been exhausted. (Adapted from: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2020) If we consider Peel’s innovations from the perspective of those forms of public sector innovation outlined by De Vries et al (2014) and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs