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Redact to React: Deconstructing Justice with Erasure Poetry

The purpose of this article is to consider the philosophy, form and function underpinning erasure poetry. Erasure is a creative practice involving redaction or the striking through of certain words ... poems' pictorial format is easily shared online. This article suggests that the poststructuralist philosophy underpinning the form is also key to its traction insofar as it enables poets to expose the

Equity, Imagination and Contested Narratives

Justice and the idea of the moral good pervade legal philosophy and underlie much of legal practice in different contexts. They are particularly resonant in the law of equity and the remedies it ... constructive trust to understand equity’s place within common law, and its relationship with branches of philosophy that engage justice and fairness, they must be considered in the context of what equity is and

Strengthening the Theoretical Commitments Underpinning Therapeutic Jurisprudence Research: Ontology and Epistemology

Therapeutic Jurisprudence is a legal philosophy concerned with the human effects of the law. Its scholarly work promotes greater interaction between law and the social sciences to draw attention to ... lens (Cattaneo and Goodman 2000; Freckelton 2008), paradigm, research agenda, or philosophy (Roderick and Krumholz 2006, Wexler 2011) , method (Stobbs et al. 2019a) , ‘set of procedural guidelines

To Me My X-Men: An Analysis of the European Union’s Engagement with International Intellectual Property Law Through the Prism of a Trade Agreement with the Mutant Nation of Krakoa

property protection, enforcement, and development but also allows for challenges to this existing standard that are not possible elsewhere due to broader economic and political reasons. It discusses the ... characteristics. In doing so, this continues to develop the concept where comics examine areas such as politics, sociology, philosophy, ethics, and of course law, which ‘have all positively engaged at some level

Fragmentation and Relationality in Brexit Narratives: Linda Grant’s a Stranger City

Stranger City is quite different from these works as it is concerned with the manifold experiences of various European citizens set in London against a background of xenophobia, nationalism and political ... fictions defined as fragmented narratives and networked novels in an attempt to identify the tensions between fragmentation and relationality that have been visible at a political and social level in the

‘A Symptom of an Underlying Condition’. Law, the Humanities, and a Non-formalistic Approach to Brexit

-Europe approach. The essay adopts a different stance, exploring Brexit with less formalism and more attentiveness to its impact on British society. It uses novels and essays, political pamphlets, and other ... attention of lawyers, sociologists, economists, and political scholars. It has been (and no doubt will continue to be) examined within all these disciplines. Consequently, this essay will not indulge in

The Legal and the Literary: Cultural Perspectives on Brexit

. novels and essays, political pamphlets, and other writings prompted by Brexit. The aim is to explore the doubts, fears, and threats that still haunt the UK after leaving the EU, paying particular attention ... send the EU £350 million a week – let’s fund our NHS instead’ testify to the impact Brexit has had on the public sphere, putting under stress the bonds of the British political community. Slogans like

Children’s Literature and National Consciousness: Bruno Vincent’s Five on Brexit Island (2016) and Five Escape Brexit Island (2017), Text by Enid Blyton

space to reflect upon the changes we are witnessing in our contemporary society and try to understand their sociocultural, economic, and political implications. Brexit is based on nostalgic images of ... and political situation, and in some cases they may introduce a perspective towards change. As Rudd observes, children’s literature actually focusses on ‘the gap between the ‘constructed’ and the 1

The Character of the Principles of Criminal Law and Criminal Responsibility: Between the Philosophy of Law and Semiotic

political types of determining criminal liability and aims at concluding general theoretical reflections. The article deals primarily with the semiotic and philosophical character of special rules (the so ... mentioning that the adopted pattern will define the direction of criminal policy. Another criterion may be related to political philosophy, including the current state of justice or the legitimacy of the

Social Justice Tropes in Law and Literature: Rights Narratives, Legal Fictions, and (Un)Writable Wrongs?

Shylock’) Sarah-Jane Coyle (PhD candidate, School of Arts, English, and Languages, Queen’s University, Belfast) similarly looks to racism to consider the philosophy, form, and functions underpinning ... philosophy is integral to its traction insofar as it enables poets to expose unjust fallacies in, for example, official court documents, transcripts, and government reports. In examining traditional

Improving the Law for Animals: a Campaigning Lawyer’s Perspective

The protection which the law gives animals is based on a fundamentally different philosophy to that it gives people. With people, causing significant physical harm is nearly always prohibited ... has for their welfare. Animal protection; Role of campaigning lawyers; Legislative philosophy - Introduction 1822 saw the first, very limited law to protect animals anywhere in the world, in the UK.1

Retained EU Law and Implications for Pregnant Workers: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Perspective

violation of the philosophy of therapeutic jurisprudence. Notably, there were some exceptions to the proposed sunset arrangements. For instance, primary Acts of Parliament that deal with a European-related ... families with a child under three years old are likely to vote for the political party with the best childcare pledge in the next election (Pregnant then Screwed, 2022). The charity recently caused MPs to

A Behavioural Analysis of the Future of Collective Redress for Financial Consumers Following the Supreme Court Decision in Merricks v Mastercard

. Journal of Political Philosophy 18 : 123 . Hensler , Deborah R. 2017 . From sea to shining sea: How and why class actions are spreading globally . Kansas Law Review 965 . Howells , Geraint. 2010 . The ... paternalism”, and they acknowledge some potential objections to and shortcomings of the model. However, other commentators have raised more fundamental ethical problems with their philosophy (se e.g. Hausman

COVİD-19 VE SİYASETİN DİJİTAL DÖNÜŞÜMÜ

Digital political parties entered the political arena in first quarter of twenty-first century as an alternative to the representation crisis of traditional political parties. The purposes of digital ... in pandemic period. Many political activities are cancelled all through the world because of COVID-19 pandemic and in most countries the elections are postponed to uncertain dates. The governments take

A ‘Life-Style Choice’ or a Philosophical Belief?: The Argument for Veganism and Vegetarianism to be a Protected Philosophical Belief and the Position in England and Wales

deciding that it was a ‘life-style choice’. There are different kinds of vegans and vegetarians, each with their own way of practising the philosophy which influences how they live their life. Not all people ... political reasons. The diet forms only part of a lifestyle that is structured around philosophy of animal rights.’165 Further, her research found that ethical vegan participants saw veganism as a belief and

Unwriting Brexit? Bridging Fictions and Liminal Aesthetics Within the UK’s Hostile Environment

of Maastricht (1993) as its defining foundational moment, this supranational political and economic union has successfully prevented conflict amongst and facilitated approximation between its member ... states in almost every area of life, be it political, cultural, linguistic, or economic community. This renders the European project the greatest experiment in political cooperation in human history’, that

Nigâr Hanım’ın Günlüklerinde Benlik İnşası: Geç Osmanlı Dönemi’nde Kadın Özneyi Yazmak

sources but are not transliterated to the Latin alphabet. Her diaries, which she kept between 1887 and 1918, convey a period in which the Ottoman Empire underwent a rapid change in the political and social ... perspective, her writings convey firsthand impressions of the Ottoman Empire's rapid political and social changes during the nineteenth century. Her diaries reveal her position, daily life, emotions, literary

A tour through brexit Britain

his party, and the country. Cameron though was confident that his compatriots would vote to remain in the EU.8 At which point, UKIP would be wizarded away. Perhaps the most significant political ... are few more ridiculous pieces of EU legislation than Regulation 2257/94.29 There again there are few more ridiculous reasons for breaking up an economic and political union. Cameron lost his gamble

Human Rights in Sports Arbitration: What Should the Court of Arbitration for Sport do for Protecting Human Rights in Sports?

set forth in this Olympic Charter shall be secured without discrimination of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social ... ) respect for human dignity; (2) rejection of discrimination of any kind on whatever grounds, be it race, colour, sex, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social