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Feb 17
7 min

How Could Multilingualism Affect the Development of EU Law?

By Rioghnach Theakston. With 24 official languages, integrated into 27 Member State systems, the EU legal order is linguistically unique.

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Feb 14
7 min

Cultural Property Regulations: Brexit and Terrorist Financing

By Emily Wigoder. The EU introduced Regulation 2019/880 in order to address concern about the illegal trade of cultural property.

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Feb 14
4 min

Rape Prosecution Policy: CPS Prioritises Figures Over Justice

By Polina Suchkova. A claim for judicial review has been brought against the Crown Prosecution Service's rape prosecution policy.

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Feb 10
4 min

It’s Time to Rethink How We Talk About Crime

By Beatrice Sexton. The use of pejorative language pervades the discussion of crime, restricting our ability to understand and empathise.

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Dec 7, 2020
4 min

How the Prison System Fails Vulnerable Women

By Beatrice Sexton. The prison system fails vulnerable women by not adequately recognising their unique experiences and needs.

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Nov 26, 2020
6 min

OWLSS Events: ‘Equal to Everything’ with Baroness Hale of Richmond

By Rioghnach Theakston. 100 years after women were first admitted as lawyers, Baroness Hale discussed the importance of judicial diversity.

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Nov 22, 2020
6 min

‘Copyright is for Losers’: Banksy, GANksy, and Infringement Claims

By Emily Wigoder. An artificial intelligence software has been trained to produce images using the portfolio of ‘a certain street artist’.

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Nov 14, 2020
8 min

20 Years of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: The Evolving Role of Women in International Peace

By Rioghnach Theakston. This year marks the 20th anniversary of UNSC Resolution 1325, which sets out the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

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Nov 8, 2020
4 min

Why Nonlawyers are the Future of Civil Legal Services

By Kelsea Jeon. Law is a discipline that mandates extensive formal training for practice. So how can nonlawyers be the future of civil law?

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Nov 1, 2020
4 min

Online Hearings: The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Justice

By Polina Suchkova. Government regulations attempting to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have forced the British justice system to change...

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Oct 21, 2020
13 min

Life as an Academic: Lorren Eldridge

By Heather Cowgill. An interview with Lorren Eldridge, a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford.

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Oct 18, 2020
8 min

Life As an Academic: Dr Liz Fisher

By Heather Cowgill. Dr Liz Fisher is a Professor of Environmental Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford.

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Jul 24, 2020
4 min

COVID-19 - The impact on women

By Katarina Foss-Solbrekk. COVID-19 does not discriminate. It can (and has) affected us all, albeit in different ways.

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Jul 21, 2020
3 min

COVID-19 - A comparison of governmental measures

By Lei Yi Wong. In order to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the globe have employed various tactics.

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Jul 13, 2020
7 min

Ten Books for an Aspiring Law Student

by Heather Cowgill. Whether you’re a law student on their summer break or an aspiring lawyer, you may have a book-shaped hole in your life.

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Mar 7, 2020
7 min

Balancing Freedom of expression and Right to privacy: How Caroline Flack’s story can work to change

by Bunty Kerray. The British media, in particular tabloids, is infamous for having a specific fascination with a woman's 'fall from grace'.

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Feb 29, 2020
6 min

Book Review: Raising the Bar by Nikki Alderson

by Heather Cowgill. Raising the Bar is an excellent example of solidarity and the genuine desire to help professional women go forwards.

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Feb 23, 2020
5 min

OWLSS Events: Diversity Panel

by Lei Yi Wong. A panel of women lawyers from diverse backgrounds shared their perspectives on the issue of diversity.

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Feb 8, 2020
8 min

We Believe Her, Why Don’t They?

by Bunty Kerray. Criminal justice systems across the world have failed to respond appropriately, if at all, to women*’s victimisation.

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Nov 24, 2019
4 min

OWLSS Events: Women at the Commercial Bar

by Raylene Fang Aspiring women lawyers tend towards the solicitor route, as a result of prevailing perceptions of prejudice against the b...

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