scholarly journals Insuring Litigation Risk: Some Recent Developments in England and Wales

1998 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 210-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil Rickman ◽  
Paul Fenn
Keyword(s):  
Litigation Risk ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Recent Developments

Recent developments in the sociology of religion in England and Wales

1964 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.B. Brothers
Keyword(s):  
Sociology Of Religion ◽  
Grand Nombre ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Xixe Siecle ◽  
Xixe Siècle

Quoique en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles les études empiriques de la religion datent du XIXe siècle et qu'un grand nombre d'enquetes restreintes aient ete exécutées, il n'existe à l'heure actuelle encore que quelques projets d'étude plus vastes. II manque à la fois des relevés statistiques extensifs et des enquetes intensives. L'auteur met en lumière les principales tendances, y compns les quelques etudes qui mentionnent la religion comme facteur de l'environnement social et celles qui s'intéressent a l'organisation religieuse de communautés particulières. Enfin, elle suggère les voies pour un développement possible de l'étude de la religion dans la Grande-Bretagne d'aujourd'hui.

Judicial Independence: Who Cares?

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neil MacCormick
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Separation Of Powers ◽  
Judicial Independence ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Constitutional Changes

This lecture discusses judicial independence. It notes that the increase in concern over judicial independence was due to recent developments in Scotland, England and Wales. The constitutional changes also led to new relationships between ministers and judges, which in turn has led to governmental declarations to respect the rule of law and judicial independence. The lecture also stresses the importance of considering and re-asserting the principles that justify judicial independence, as well as the underlying concept of separation of powers.

Solitary Confinement across Borders

2019 ◽  
pp. 59-76
Author(s):  
Sharon Shalev
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
The United States ◽  
Prison System ◽  
Solitary Confinement ◽  
Management Units ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Close Supervision ◽  
Recent Developments

This chapter looks at the use of solitary confinement in three jurisdictions where the author has conducted research: England and Wales, New Zealand, and the United States. It asks when and why prisoners are placed in solitary confinement in these jurisdictions, and what are the conditions of their confinement. The chapter's main focus is on the long-term use of solitary confinement as a tool for managing individuals classified and labeled as the most dangerous or troublesome in the prison system, including in New Zealand's Management Units and England and Wales’s Close Supervision Centres. Finally, it examines recent developments and asks what learning there might be for other jurisdictions.

2. Criminalizaton: historical, legal, and criminological perspectives

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Lacey ◽  
Lucia Zedner
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Law ◽  
Criminal Liability ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Historical Contingency ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Shifting Boundaries ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

This chapter examines the relationship between legal and criminological constructions of crime and explores how these have changed over time. The chapter sets out the conceptual framework of criminalization within which the two dominant constructions of crime—legal and criminological—are situated. It considers their respective contributions and the close relationship between criminal law and criminal justice. Using the framework of criminalization, the chapter considers the historical contingency of crime by examining its development over the past 300 hundred years. It analyses the normative building blocks of contemporary criminal law to explain how crime is constructed in England and Wales today and it explores some of the most important recent developments in formal criminalization in England and Wales, not least the shifting boundaries and striking expansion of criminal liability. Finally, it considers the valuable contributions made by criminology to understanding the scope of, and limits on, criminalization.

Advocacy, Ethics, and Values in Mental Health

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jakki Cowley
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Information Support ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Professional Obligations ◽  
Mental Capacity Act 2005 ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mental Capacity Act ◽  
The Uk

This chapter discusses mental health advocacy in the UK and how the history of mental health care has influenced current practice, as well as how the advocacy sector in general has shaped government policy and legislation. The emphasis is on England and Wales, although advocacy delivery in Scotland and Northern Ireland is also considered. The chapter first defines advocacy and outlines its history in the UK before analyzing recent developments in the country. It then examines the principles of advocacy (independence; empowerment; representation, information, support; accountability; confidentiality), together with different forms of advocacy in the UK and key legislation, including the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983 in England and Wales. Finally, it looks at issues and challenges faced by mental health advocates with regard to ethics and values, such as conflicts of interest and duty, the nature of professional obligations and neutrality, and social justice.

Myths, Relationships and Coincidences: The New Problems of Sexual History

2003 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike Redmayne
Keyword(s):  
Third Parties ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Similar Fact ◽  
House Of Lords ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Rape Trials ◽  
The Law ◽  
Made In

This article reviews recent developments in the law governing the admissibility of sexual history evidence in England and Wales. After the decision of the House of Lords in R v A (No. 2), the law reflects a consensus that the complainant's sexual history with third parties is generally irrelevant to the issue of consent in rape trials. In the first part of this article, the justifications for this conclusion are questioned; it is suggested that the relevance of sexual history is a more complex issue than it is usually acknowledged to be. The second part of the article uses points made in the first to question the way in which concepts drawn from the law on similar fact evidence have been used as the admissibility framework for sexual history. Aspects of the decision in R v A are examined in detail.

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