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Dr Laura Higson-Bliss' Outputs (35)

REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2022, January). REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT. Paper presented at Keele Education Conference 2022, Keele University, Keele, N-U-L, Staffs, England

Anxiety amongst university students is common across the sector (January, Madhombiro, Chipamaunga et al., 2018). Add to the mix public speaking as a form of assessment, anxiety levels rise (Raja, 2017). There is no doubt that there is a place for the... Read More about REVAMPING THE TRADITIONAL PRESENTATION: USING TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE A MORE INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENT.

Trial of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019, 112 pp (£8.99 softback). ISBN 978-1-78-816373-6. (2021)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2021). Trial of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019, 112 pp (£8.99 softback). ISBN 978-1-78-816373-6. Legal Studies, 1 - 4. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2021.9

<jats:p>The UK is currently experiencing what can only be described as a political crisis. As faith in politics declines amongst citizens, there is an increasing trend to turn to the courts for answers – this is the thesis of Jonathan Sumption's <jat... Read More about Trial of the State: Law and the Decline of Politics by Jonathan Sumption. London: Profile Books Ltd, 2019, 112 pp (£8.99 softback). ISBN 978-1-78-816373-6..

Regulating Social Media (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2021, March). Regulating Social Media. Paper presented at ELSA Birmingham, University of Birmingham

Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2020, September). Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media

In a world that is becoming increasingly digital, academics often turn to the likes of Facebook and Twitter to showcase their work. In fact, we are often encouraged to use these platforms. It can therefore be argued that the field today goes beyond t... Read More about Expanding the Field: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly when it comes to Social Media.

The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age (2019)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2019). The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age. Journal of Criminal Law, 217 - 228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018319829262

<jats:p> This article will critically examine how the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 is currently being used to tackle online abuse. The use of the Internet to abuse another is on the increase, with the police receiving increasing reports concer... Read More about The Protection from Harassment Act 1997: Failures by the Criminal Justice System in a Social Media Age.

Students’ perceptions of assessed seminar performance in law (2019)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2019). Students’ perceptions of assessed seminar performance in law. Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 1 - 15. https://doi.org/10.1108/heswbl-01-2019-0020

<jats:sec> <jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title> <jats:p>The purpose of this paper is to examine assessed seminars in law modules across first-, second- and third-year students at a higher education academy in Lancashire... Read More about Students’ perceptions of assessed seminar performance in law.

The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Higson-Bliss, L. (2017). The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis. Journal of Media Law, 173 - 188. https://doi.org/10.1080/17577632.2017.1369574

This article will critically evaluate the Crown Prosecution Service guidelines concerning grossly offensive comments made via social media. Abusive comments conducted online have recently dominated newspaper headlines. The Crown Prosecution Service h... Read More about The crown prosecution guidelines and grossly offensive comments: an analysis.

Feminist Research and Philosophical Hermeneutics: Overlaps and Synergies (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L., & McGarry, J. (2017, April). Feminist Research and Philosophical Hermeneutics: Overlaps and Synergies. Paper presented at Socio-Legal Studies Association (SLSA) Annual Conference, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom

The Law, Social Media and the Victimisation of Women (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2017, April). The Law, Social Media and the Victimisation of Women

Anyone can become a victim of abuse online, but it is apparent that certain behaviours are gender specific. For instance, women are more likely to have comments aimed at them threatening rape and other forms of sexual violence. This is particularly t... Read More about The Law, Social Media and the Victimisation of Women.

Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Higson-Bliss, L. (2015, March). Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card?. Paper presented at Department of Law and Criminology Research Seminar

This paper focuses on the definition of non-justiciability, moving on to what the consequences are when it comes to a non-justiciable judgment being granted. Furthermore, I briefly critically examine the concepts of primary and secondary non-justicia... Read More about Non-justiciability: A Get Out of Jail Free Card?.

Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’
Presentation / Conference
Higson-Bliss, L. Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’. Presented at The continuing crisis: Exploring the moral significance of the developments in politics, economic policy and the law since the 2008 banking crisis

The dramatic advancement of social media since 2008 has changed how the public interact and hold political figures to account, where in some instances, politicians are seen more as celebrities - #dishyrishi. Though the likes of Twitter and Facebook e... Read More about Social Media: The Changing Nature of Politics and Politicians – from MPs to ‘Celebrities’.