This guest blog is written by Dr Salomėja Zaksaitė, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Sciences, Institute of Law, in Lithuania. The views expressed are the author’s own. You can contact Salomėja at: salomeja.zaksaite@teise.org On 26 January 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered the State of Israel to take all measuresContinue reading “2-Feb-24 Israel-Gaza, the ICJ and the Equilibristic Use of Words”
Category Archives: Guest Blogs and Interviews
13-Dec-23 Evaluating the MOJ 2018 Female Offender Strategy
This guest blog is written by Andrew Lika, a recent law graduate at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK. Andrew is an advocate for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. He enjoys writing about social justice issues and is applying for postgraduate study in Criminology. You can contact Andrew at: andrewlika00@gmail.com. The criminal justice systemContinue reading “13-Dec-23 Evaluating the MOJ 2018 Female Offender Strategy”
12-Dec-23 Managing Female Offenders in England and Wales
Why the England and Wales criminal justice system should treat women differently than men, and what the government has done about it. This guest blog is written by Andrew Lika, a recent law graduate at St John’s College, University of Cambridge, UK. Andrew is an advocate for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. He enjoysContinue reading “12-Dec-23 Managing Female Offenders in England and Wales”
21-Oct-22 Strangeways, A Nightmare Revisited
A guest blog, anonymized to protect the writer’s identity. This is a summarized account of my previous life of a hell on earth in the dark unpublicized shadows of the prison system. It is a journey from abuse to anarchy and finally normality: a path shared by many of my generation. In 1970, as aContinue reading “21-Oct-22 Strangeways, A Nightmare Revisited”
17-June-20 Interview with a Crown Court Judge
Today’s blog is an interview with a ‘Circuit Judge’ who acts as a Crown Court Judge in England and Wales. The interview explores a typical day; route into the job; enabling justice for victims and defendants; and the impact of the COVID-lockdown. My sincere thanks to the contributor for their time in preparing this. WhatContinue reading “17-June-20 Interview with a Crown Court Judge”
14-May-20 Interview with a Family Court Magistrate
Today’s blog is an interview with a Family Court Magistrate in England and Wales, exploring: a typical day, how magistrates seek to promote the best interests of the child, and the early impact of the COVID-lockdown. My sincere thanks to the contributor for their time in preparing this. What does a typical day look likeContinue reading “14-May-20 Interview with a Family Court Magistrate”
Criminology Tales 