

Toxic Remedies and Poison: a brief history of poison remedies
Some historical methods were surprisingly effective, but others involving amulets and wild goats were ultimately useless Poisoning is a...


Chemical traces on your phone reveal your lifestyle, scientists say
Molecular ‘signature’ showing everything from grooming products used to drugs taken could help police and medical professionals to build...


Porn websites in the UK will be banned from showing a huge range of sex acts under proposed new law
Criticism of the bill has mostly focused on sections that would require adult websites to check its users are actually over 18, as this...


Judges should get a role in legal regulation, LCJ suggests
The lord chief justice has suggested that members of the judiciary sit on legal services regulatory boards to ensure that lawyers'...


Can assumptions and questions be repeated in a police interview? And what are the dangers to submitt
There are set policies from which the interviewing officer follows in order to obtain information from suspects. The following principles...


What circumstances can a suspect be interviewed when legal representation has been withheld?
A detained person has the right to legal advice. The OIC may delay the request of legal advice in particular circumstances, but the OIC...


The United Nations has not prevented armed conflict since it was formed, does this mean it is not a
Introduction The main focus of this question is whether conflicts, which hasn’t been prevented by the United Nations, means that the...


Are Private Military and Security Companies Outside the Realm of International Law and Control?
Abstract Since the cold war, States and the United Nations have been increasingly hiring Private Military and Security Companies to...


Everything you need to know about the “terrifying” Investigatory Powers Bill
The so-called Snoopers’ Charter is about to become law, but what will change when it does? But apart from the fact the whole thing can be...