# Hard Choices: The Law's Struggle with Ethical Dilemmas

- 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](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/law-ethics)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/569ed3121e53) (YouTube)
2. [Abortion: Law's Ethical Dilemma](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/5325e494fb3f) (YouTube)
3. [LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/232888b50b7f) (YouTube)
4. [Wealth Inequality: English Law's Unintended Legacy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/4425886c4370) (YouTube)
5. [Refugees: English Law's Protection or Persecution?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/1318f8ec2fcf) (YouTube)
6. [Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-law-ethics/e812f350a895) (YouTube)