By Laura Beaumont “Home is where the heart is” but, if that logic follows, around 320,000 hearts are lost in Britain currently. By bringing this housing crisis to my attention, Laws’ Connections prompted me to look beyond the black letter of the law and to evaluate legislation through human eyes. To exemplify this, the article shall…
Month: November 2019
UCL host Inter-University Amicus Debate on the Death Penalty
By Anushree Mehta On 12th November teams from King’s College London (KCL) and University College London (UCL) debated the motion “This House Requires Countries Opposing the Death Penalty to Sanction Pharmaceutical Companies that Provide Lethal Injection Drugs”. While the proposition (KCL) presented a strong argument that excessive harm caused by the lethal drugs should lead…
Exonerated from death row: An Evening with Peter Pringle and Sunny Jacobs
By Anushree Mehta On the 17th of October 2019, UCL’s Amicus Chapter welcomed two exonerees from death row to talk about their experiences with the injustices embedded in the American and Irish legal systems. Peter was a political activist in Ireland, framed for a crime he did not commit – and wrongfully sentenced to death….
Legal Challenge Launched Against ‘Hostile Environment’s’ Impact on Maternal Health of Migrants
By Surabhi Vanalia The ‘Hostile Environment’ adopted by the Home Office has been embedded into the delivery of health services. Charging for healthcare in particular affects the most disenfranchised in our society, including: victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), victims of domestic violence, trafficked persons, and children.
What the UK can learn from Ireland’s ‘Direct Provision’ Controversy
By Conor Courtney Direct Provision is an Irish approach to asylum law which incorporates a series of rights, and constraints, placed upon asylum seekers. These restrictions are places on those who are living in Ireland, awaiting the decision as to their status. Although the State provides many necessities with regards to asylum applicants, such as…
UCL Laws student members of LWOB contribute to advocacy against gender-based violence in Namibia
By Emma Ziegler Steen and Jenna Tan The Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB) Student Division at UCL has for the past six years been engaging in research, fundraising, and publicity work to aid Lawyers without Borders’ humanitarian efforts in upholding the rule of law internationally. As part of the UCL Division’s work, its Research Team took part in LWOB’s Rule…