Jun 22, 2017 | Adminstrative Justice, International Law, Law, Peaceful Resolution of Disputes, Public Law
In light of comments by the Foreign Secretary, Tanzil Chowdhury considers the force of the constitutional convention requiring the Government to consult Parliament on the deployment of the armed forces. The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, recently informed BBC Radio...
Aug 2, 2016 | Adminstrative Justice, Blog, Children, Family Law, Law, Regulation
Our latest blog post compares international responses to corporal punishment and highlights the complexities of what many perceive as simply a two-sided debate. On the 3 June, Yamato Tanooka, a 7 year-old Japanese boy, was found in a military shelter after six...
Jul 26, 2016 | Blog, Children, Education, Family Law, Law, Regulation
Parents of school-age children know all too well that family holiday prices have a tendency to sky rocket during school holiday periods. Most also know, or thought they did, that they could be fined if they took their children out of school, without good reason. ...
Jul 14, 2016 | Blog, EU Law, Law, Public Law, Regulation
In this blog Professor Robert Thomas discusses why England voted to leave the EU and the questions Brexit poses for the constitution. In his magisterial history of England, Robert Tombs notes that, following the 2014 Scottish Referendum, there would surely be greater...
Mar 8, 2016 | Events, Human Rights, International Law, Law, MILC, Peaceful Resolution of Disputes
On today, International Women’s Day, The School of Law’s Manchester International Law Centre (MILC) is proud to introduce the Women in International Law Network: The Olive Schill Society (WILNET). Founded by female researchers of MILC, this new platform aims to...
Nov 19, 2015 | Bioethics, Blog, Healthcare Law and Ethics, Law
Alex Mullock and Catherine Stanton, co-editors of the newly launched festschrift, reflect on the impact of Professor Brazier’s scholarship on healthcare law and practice. Very few academics come to be described as pioneers in their field but Professor Margaret...
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