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The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial. Law and Critique, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-021-09315-w

Normative theories of law conceive the courtroom as a geometrically delineated, politically neutral, and linguistically transparent space designed for a fair and orderly administration of justice. The trial, the most legalistic of all legal acts, is... Read More about The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial.

The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Allo, A. (2021). The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial. Law and Critique, 34, 81–104. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-021-09315-w

AbstractNormative theories of law conceive the courtroom as a geometrically delineated, politically neutral, and linguistically transparent space designed for a fair and orderly administration of justice. The trial, the most legalistic of all legal a... Read More about The Courtroom as an Arena of Ideological and Political Confrontation: The Chicago Eight Conspiracy Trial.

Not a Moot Point! Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law? (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Not a Moot Point! Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law?. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 50 - 53

Authentic assessment, understood as a form of assessment in which students demonstrate the applicability of the skills and concepts they have learned in a real-world context, is increasingly prized in an instrumentalist higher education environment t... Read More about Not a Moot Point! Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law?.

The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia (2021)
Journal Article
Coyle. (2021). The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia. Laws, 83 - 83. https://doi.org/10.3390/laws10040083

The struggle for queer people to be recognised as full sexual citizens continues to be thwarted by the existence of religious exceptions to equality law. These exceptions reactivate and legitimise the historical oppression of queer people, who have l... Read More about The Queer, the Cross and the Closet: Religious Exceptions in Equality Law as State-Sponsored Homophobia.

Does Abortion Violate the Right to Life of Unborn Babies? (2021)
Journal Article
(2021). Does Abortion Violate the Right to Life of Unborn Babies?. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/kgfm-xa15

The question of when life begins is a deeply divisive issue, which has been debated to the moon and back without ever truly being answered, or so it seems. This article will critically analyse the reasoning behind the ‘Prolife’ argument and highlight... Read More about Does Abortion Violate the Right to Life of Unborn Babies?.

Using Mentimeter to Engage First Year Law Students in Wellbeing Awareness (2021)
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(2021). Using Mentimeter to Engage First Year Law Students in Wellbeing Awareness. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/28z6-7966

This paper assesses Keele Law School’s use of Mentimeter during an in-person live session to engage first year Law students in wellbeing awareness, through the innovative design and delivery of an interactive, whole-cohort session called It’s OK to n... Read More about Using Mentimeter to Engage First Year Law Students in Wellbeing Awareness.

Not a Moot Point!: Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law? (2021)
Journal Article
Allen. (2021). Not a Moot Point!: Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law?. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/fxtz-2z31

Authentic assessment, understood as a form of assessment in which students demonstrate the applicability of the skills and concepts they have learned in a real-world context, is increasingly prized in an instrumentalist higher education environment t... Read More about Not a Moot Point!: Mooting as an Authentic Assessment Practice in Law?.

Exploiting hope: How the promise of a new medical intervention sustains US—and makes us vulnerable. Jeremy Snyder. Oxford University Press: New York, 2020. vii+ 333 pp. ISBN 978‐0‐19‐750125‐2. $45/£29.99 (Hardback). (2021)
Journal Article
Wrigley, A. (2021). Exploiting hope: How the promise of a new medical intervention sustains US—and makes us vulnerable. Jeremy Snyder. Oxford University Press: New York, 2020. vii+ 333 pp. ISBN 978‐0‐19‐750125‐2. $45/£29.99 (Hardback). Bioethics, 35(9), 964-965. https://doi.org/10.1111/bioe.12936