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...law recognises babies, companies and ships as ‘persons’ with legal rights, but not even the most intelligent animals. Is it time for this to change? ...What is a ‘person’ in law? The concept of a legal ‘person’ goes back to ancient Roman law. Only entities recognised by the law as a ‘person’ are considered legal actors. In other words, only a ‘person’...

...law is unlikely to provide them with any defence if they are charged with a criminal offence connected to their involvement in the gang. Forced to commit a crime? Watch the animation below. Pause after each scene and ask yourself whether the main character (in red) ought to have realised that they might be threatened to do things by the gang. If they are forced to commit...

...law? With British membership of the European Union at the heart of the political agenda, the role of its Court of Human Rights and its influence on UK law has inevitably come under scrutiny. The coalition Government has pledged to withdraw the UK from the European convention of human rights, and to give Parliament the right to veto ECHR rulings. In these 4 films we hear...

...law at University College Dublin, whether the plans breach international law. If a person arrives on US soil and claims asylum, does the US have to deal with their claim under international law? Yes. Not only does the US have an international legal obligation to do so, based on the requirement of complying with the object and purpose of the 1951 Refugee Convention, and...

...laws, proposed after the referendum, to make all this happen. Will it go ahead? The European Commission has announced that it will make these three proposals, and the deal says that the member states support the benefits plans. But it’s not clear if they will agree when the UK actually wants to pull the emergency brake in practice. Nor is it clear whether the European...

...laws and strategies affect the increasing number of people with no fixed abode? Victoria Cooper and Daniel McCulloch explore current and historic legislation affecting the homeless. ...Since the onset of austerity in 2010, the estimated number of people sleeping rough in England has more than doubled, from 1,768 in 2010, to 4,134 in 2016. As the number of homeless people...

...law. We train students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey The law can be constricting with...