Suicide is a more serious decision than buying a vanilla cone
By Timothy James, senior lecturer in Medical Law and Ethics at Birmingham City University Earlier this week, in an interview with Radio Times, TV personality and columnist Katie Hopkins proposed the...
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Hatton Garden raiders shouldn’t be accepted as celebrity rebels or decent old...
Dr James Treadwell, lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University At the sentencing of the Hatton Garden safety deposit box burglars (well those who were present, the sentencing of Brian Reader...
View ArticleJose Mourinho’s image rights: what’s in a name?
by Dr Ewan Kirk, senior lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at Birmingham City University Reports this week in football have been dominated by the expected appointment of Jose Mourinho as the next...
View ArticleWhat our new Prime Minister thinks about companies, and why we should pay...
By Timothy James, senior lecturer at Birmingham City University’s School of Law When Theresa May was running for leader of the Conservative Party (twenty four hours ago), she started her campaign with...
View Article“You Can’t Use My Music For That!” … or can you?
by Dr Ewan Kirk, senior lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at Birmingham City University Donald Trump is a figure in American politics who is not without controversy, however the latest controversy...
View ArticleShould American girl group G.R.L sue Little Mix for “copying” their music?
by Dr Ewan Kirk, senior lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at Birmingham City University The discussion over musicians writing songs that infringe on previous songs from other artists has been...
View ArticleChed Evans: A Controversial Case
By Liam Brolan, PhD Researcher and Visiting Lecturer in Criminology at Birmingham City University The quashing of former Wales international and Chesterfield striker, Ched Evans’ rape conviction two...
View ArticleWhy is Oklahoma still causing torturous executions?
by Jon Yorke, Professor of Human Rights at Birmingham City University On Tuesday 29 November, I’ll be hosting a special event which uncovers the failure of Oklahoma’s capital judicial system and...
View ArticleCan murderer Ian Stewart be considered as a ‘Black Widower’?
by Dr Adam Lynes, Criminologist at Birmingham City University Ian Stewart, the fiance of children’s author Helen Bailey, has today been sentenced to 34 years in prison for her murder. The conviction of...
View ArticleJon Venables: 25 years of serious offending that resists rehabilitation
by Craig Jackson, Professor of Psychology at Birmingham City University The case of Jon Venables, convicted for a second time of possessing indecent images of child abuse has again made the news. There...
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