Law-Related Internet Project Saarbrücken: English Service
- Legal Issues of the Amsterdam Treaty (27.06.98)
A review of the conference held on 19 June 1998 at King's College London, organised by the United Kingdom Association for European Law and the University Association for Contemporary European Studies. Speakers included Professor Joseph Weiler, Professor Franklin Dehousse, and Professor Alan Dashwood.
- The Politician as Judge in a Modern Democracy (18/04/98)
An article discussing the failed legal challenge of the notorious child killer Myra Hindley, in the High Court in December 1997. England's Lord Chief Justice ruled that a Government minister was entitled to extend the "tariff" of her life sentence, ensuring that she would never be eligible for parole. Is it appropriate for politicians to be determining the length of prison sentences in a modern democracy?
- Reforming the Finance of Civil Justice in Britain (08/11/97)
An article on the radical reforms to Legal Aid announced by the British Government in October 1997. Under the plans, there will no longer be state funding for private individuals to take most forms of civil law cases to court; instead, lawyers will be allowed to make more "no win, no fee" agreements with clients.
- Life in Law School (The Inside View from London)
- Part 1 of this diary, "Training Future Lawyers" (12/10/97), ponders why a year at law school after university is a requirement for any student in England who wants to go on and become a solicitor, and just how useful the year really is.
- Part 2 of the diary, "The core courses of the LPC" (07/12/97), details the three principal subjects taught at Law School, and questions if they are the 'essential grounding' for solicitors that they are supposed to be.
- "The New British Government and the Internet" (23/05/97)
An article reporting on the plans for the Internet promised by Britain's new Labour Government as it came to power in May 1997. These include its plans relating to investment, infrastructure, education and regulation.
("Die neue britische Regierung und das Internet": deutsche Version)- "Access to Justice: Final Report" (11/11/96)
An introduction to the historic reforms proposed for the civil law courts in England, and the web sites which detail the reforms and their implementation. The modernising reforms are contained in the report entitled "Access to Justice" by Lord Woolf, published in July 1996.- "British Statutes on the Internet" (06/12/96)
A summary of the copyright issues associated with the publication of British legislation, including pointers to web sites on the subject, and the pages of HMSO which offer the texts of statutes in full.
David Thorneloe (dj.thorneloe@rz.uni-sb.de)