Tag: Law
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The lawyer: ‘Get all the experience you can’
What does it take to be a lawyer? Claire Leadbeatter is a trainee solicitor at one of the UK’s top law firms. She doesn’t think she’d be where she is today without her teenage summer jobs.
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Trump declares national emergency to build wall
What is it about walls? President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency in order to fund a wall along the US-Mexico border. Now he faces several challenges in the courts.
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Judges to decide if veganism is a religion
What should the verdict be? In a landmark anti-discrimination case, a charity worker who was sacked from his job is arguing that veganism should be recognised as a “religion or belief”.
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Yes means yes: the rise of affirmative consent
Is it the best policy? After a horrific sexual assault case shocked the nation, Spain became the latest country to write affirmative consent into law. But what does it mean?
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Final phase in fight to decide your own gender
Should you be able to choose your own gender? As public consultation on the Gender Recognition Act closes, some feminists claim that letting trans people “self-identify” could harm women’s...
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Florida teenagers fight for stricter gun laws
Can the survivors of a high school shooting change America’s gun laws? This weekend, days after 17 of their classmates and teachers were killed, students made a passionate plea for action.
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Trump in firing line as FBI takes first scalps
Is Donald Trump’s number up? Yesterday, three important people were indicted in the FBI investigation into links between Russia and the Trump campaign. This is highly awkward for the White...
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As Raqqa falls, foreign fighters seek return
Should foreign jihadis be killed in Syria and Iraq? A British minister has said this is the right option. As Islamic State fails, it is a question many Western countries have to answer.
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Outer space: ‘For everyone, for no-one’
Should anyone own space? Fifty years ago the Outer Space Treaty was signed, banning countries from owning parts of space. But as companies eye up the galaxy’s minerals, do we need a new law?
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Ex-PM ‘would have been questioned’ for abuse
Is investigating the dead a waste of time? Police are probing the activities of Sir Edward Heath, the former UK prime minister who died in 2005, over seven counts of historical child abuse.
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Of wealthy nations, the USA is most violent
How can America be so rich, and yet so ridden with violence? Sunday night’s horror in Las Vegas was the country’s 272nd mass shooting of the year. Murder and violent crime are up. Why?
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Gun laws in Nevada are like the Wild West
Will American gun laws ever seriously change? The deadliest mass killer in modern American history had 20 rifles with him during his attack. Some argue that there must be reform.
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Freedom for USA’s most controversial criminal
Does the story of O.J. Simpson show justice in action or a broken system? The NFL legend was found not guilty of murder in 1995, but convicted of armed robbery in 2008. Now he is a free man.
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Saudi women rejoice at right to drive
Does the end of the ban on women driving show real progress or is it a distraction from even worse human rights abuses? Saudi Arabia is the last country in the world to allow female drivers.
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Prince William’s ‘massive’ drugs question
Is it time to legalise drugs? We can’t be sure what he believes but Prince William has just floated the notion to a group of addicts. Many others believe it would be catastrophic for society.