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Israel-Hamas War: The Unfolding of a Humanitarian Crisis
Written by Rheia Walia for the Middle-East Section. What the world is seeing between Israel and Palestine today is the surfacing of years...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Feb 3
Does the Issue of Obstetric Violence Warrant the Introduction of a Specific Statutory Offence?
Written by Bani Rikhraj for the Medical Law Section. Obstetric violence is its own unique form of violence. For it to be challenged...
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Feb 3
The Controversial UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership
Written by Joshua Tate for the International Criminal Law Section. The UK-Rwanda Asylum Partnership has been the source of distress for...
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Feb 3
The Necessity of a New Legal Training Academy in Hong Kong
Written by Julien Yuen for the Hong Kong Politics/ Legal Section. Image source: Department of Justice, "SJ speaks at 5th UNCITRAL Asia...
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Feb 3
Environmental Law and Greenwashing: An Overview
Written by Vidya Prithiviraj for the Environmental Section. With the push for businesses to become more environmentally friendly, it...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Jan 27
Is the Right to Strike Under attack in Britain?
Written by Ailís Neligan for the Employment Section. The Right to Strike is enshrined in Article 11 of the ECHR, allowing people the...
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Jan 17
Can AI be an "inventor"?
Written by Tanisha Jhaveri for the Commercial Law section, It is not a surprise that AI can make it's own creative choices. Ask it to...
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Jan 17
The Unsettled Debt: African Soldiers and the Pursuit of Compensation
Written by Cameron Fisher and Christine Asielue for the Africa section. Only a brief glance at the historical relationship held between...
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Jan 17
The Online Safety Act 2023: A Brief Look
Written by Charlotte Dixon for the Tech & Media section. It is becoming increasingly important to be aware of what people are being...
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Jan 2
The Election of Javier Milei: What Argentina needs or a terrifying shift towards far-right extremism?
Written by Isabello Ferro for the South America Section. By taking economic and social factors into consideration, this article examines...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 28, 2023
The Proposed Ban on Cigarettes: Are we just supplementing one issue for another?
Written by Chloe Ireland for the Open Articles Section. With over 8 million active smokers in the UK, the nation faces a health crisis...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 27, 2023
Why Does the World Hate Muslims?
Written by Carolina Beirne for Section Middle East. Source: https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/islamophobia-in-europe-has-worsened-in-2020-re...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 27, 2023
Legalising Assisted Dying: Ethical Dilemmas and the UK Parliamentary Discourse
Written by Jasmine Teo for the Medical Law Section. Source: Sky News It appears that there has been a persistant need for a legal...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 27, 2023
The Influence of Confucianism on Imperial Chinese Law
Written by Akshita Singh for International Criminal Law. A brief glimpse into confucianism and legalism, and why they played an important...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 17, 2023
Hong Kong: Mapping the Declining Economic Freedom of China’s Gateway to the Global Economy
Written by Adam Lee for Hong Kong Polictics/ Legal Issues. Source: Ank Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4....
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 16, 2023
The ESG: Hindrance or help in furthering compliance with UK environmental legislation?
Written by April O'Hara for Environmental Law. This article considers the intention behind the ESG and the potential impacts it can have...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 16, 2023
The Death of RoT Clauses: Substantiated or Unjustified?
Written by Lynette Ong for Commercial Law. A look into the effectiveness of retention of title (RoT) clauses and how it is reflected...
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Durham Pro Bono Blog
Dec 6, 2023
The Use of 'AI' in Songwriting and Music
Written by Sabrina Adebanjoh for Tech and Media. An examination of AI's impact on music and its production, the good and the bad. Whilst...
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