All Outputs (6)

Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality (2024)
Book
Higson-Bliss, L. (2024). Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality. Routledge

Utilising Lon Fuller’s conception of legality, this book argues that current legal provisions often used to control online abuse aided by social media do not conform to the basic principles of legality in the criminal law, in turn, threatening freedo... Read More about Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality.

Seven police officers and a WhatsApp group: What could go wrong? (2024)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (in press). Seven police officers and a WhatsApp group: What could go wrong?. Journal of Criminal Law,

Provides a case comment on the recent matter of Cobban & Borders v DPP [2024] EWHC 1908 (Admin) following a High Court Appeal on the Appellants original convictions of sending grossly offensive communications as prohibited under to s.127(1) of the Co... Read More about Seven police officers and a WhatsApp group: What could go wrong?.

Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality (2024)
Book
Higson-Bliss, L. Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality. Routledge. Manuscript submitted for publication

Utilising Lon Fuller’s conception of legality, this book argues that current legal provisions often used to control online abuse aided by social media do not conform to the basic principles of legality in the criminal law, in turn, threatening freedo... Read More about Social Media, Criminal Law and Legality.

Regulating Expressions on Social Media: Communication Offences – An English and Welsh Law Perspective (2024)
Book Chapter
Higson-Bliss, L. Regulating Expressions on Social Media: Communication Offences – An English and Welsh Law Perspective. In Social Media Handbook. Edward Elgar. Manuscript submitted for publication

Scotland’s hate crime law: the problem with using public order laws to govern online speech (2024)
Digital Artefact
Higson-Bliss, L. (2024). Scotland’s hate crime law: the problem with using public order laws to govern online speech. [Blog style article]

Out with the old, in with the new: Embedding play-based learning in Foundations of Law (2024)
Conference Proceeding
Higson-Bliss, L. (in press). Out with the old, in with the new: Embedding play-based learning in Foundations of Law.