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Heritage case studies: Scotland
History & The Arts

Heritage case studies: Scotland

...Scots but also by visitors. These two battles are not the most important battles in Scotland's past; however, over time both have gained a particular place in the ‘ remembered’ past of Scotland, and both figure highly in the myth and memory making of Scots at home and abroad. The historical significance of the Battle of Bothwell Bridge (1679) – the site of a...
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...Scots through military means which, in the long run, precipitated the Civil War and resulted in his execution. Funding a proper army demanded the recall of Parliament, and the recall of Parliament provided an outlet for many of the grievances which had accumulated over eleven years of personal rule. Many MPs felt great sympathy for the Scots and declined to give Charles...
Happy Saint Brigid's Day
OpenLearn Ireland

Happy Saint Brigid's Day

...Scots diaspora) and she became a partial inspiration for a Haitian voodoo spirit, Maman Brigitte. [Saint Brigid's Church in San Francisco] Saint Brigid's Day and Imbolc Saint Brigid's Day falls around the day of Imbolc, one of Gaelic seasonal festivals (generally falling between the 3rd and 6th of February). The modern Christian rituals and the traditional Gaelic...
Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...Law School, visiting professor at The Open University and contributor to OpenLearn and Open2.net - has died...[Gary Slapper] Gary Slapper Carol Howells, senior lecturer in law with The OU Law School, writes: It is with great sadness that the death of Professor Gary Slapper is announced. Gary first joined the OU in 1997 and was instrumental in the founding of the OU Law...
Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...law?...As a retired military officer, I do not publicly endorse candidates. But as someone who served as a judge advocate, or military lawyer, for 34 years, I do think it can be helpful to examine in a nonpartisan way the legal aspects of Donald Trump’s campaign rhetoric on the use of force against the Islamic State, or ISIS. [A photograph of 2016 presidential candidate...
Legal conversations
Society, Politics & Law

Legal conversations

...law to do research on individuals without their consent? Throughout these audio discussions, Phil Bates and Marc Cornock of The Open University’s Law School, discuss these, and similar issues surrounding ethics in law... Clinical decision making: A legal perspective Phil Bates and Marc Cornock look at what is meant by clinical decision making. Researching people who...
Judicial decision making
Society, Politics & Law

Judicial decision making

...law constrains and influences judges, and what happens when the law is uncertain or contested. The course uses videos, practical examples, and interactive activities to explain and demonstrate each key idea. This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course W112 Civil justice and tort law...This free course, Judicial decision making, explains how...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland
Society, Politics & Law

Sex workers’ labour struggles in Scotland

...law should have no place in sex work. Apart from employment law!” Both Carmen and Matilda take issue with the idea that in order for sex workers to be able to advocate for better working conditions that they must love their jobs (Mac & Smith, 2018). I’m sure there are people reading this who despise their job, however employment rights and safety at work still apply...