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Hard Choices: The Law's Struggle with Ethical Dilemmas

Professor Leslie Thomas KC · Gresham College

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About

This lecture explores the death penalty's roots, its abolition in England and Wales, and its continuation in the Commonwealth Caribbean. Analysing the Privy Council's role in perpetuating this practice, this punishment is examined closely. Is it a colonial relic which reinforces societal injustices? Is it time for its complete abolition?

Lectures

  1. The Death Penalty: A Colonial Relic? 2023-09-28 · YouTube
  2. Abortion: Law's Ethical Dilemma 2023-11-30 · YouTube
  3. LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy 2024-02-01 · YouTube
  4. Wealth Inequality: English Law's Unintended Legacy? 2024-02-29 · YouTube
  5. Refugees: English Law's Protection or Persecution? 2024-04-18 · YouTube
  6. Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle 2024-05-23 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor Leslie Thomas KC
Year
2023
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Society and politics, Law, History, Teaching and learning
Source
Gresham College
Licence
Educational use (Gresham College's terms), as Gresham College states it. Gresham College's terms
Attribution
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