Oliver Davies

Under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, consent is defined as “if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.” While this is a good foundation allowing the court to decide whether the victim was truly at liberty to consent to sexual activity, it fails to properly address subtle coercive control where a victim may believe they have no choice but to consent to which the law regards as “valid consent”. I question whether the law adequately covers situa

Overview Following the invasion of Ukraine conducted by Russia, the UK along with its western allies, proceeded to place sanctions on the state to limit its economic capability to wage war. Sanctions placed on Russia weren’t just for the state, but also for individuals connected with the regime, who may in some way be contributing to the war effort through their business or assets which may be connected with the Russian economy. In order to implement these sanctions, the gove

Should we transfer a role that handles such an emotionally charged experience, which could ruin a life, to an artificial decision-maker that has no true grasp of free will and the context behind an action? Artificial Intelligence (AI) has in recent years, gained the ability to give advice and judgement to a certain capacity. As AI invades other sectors and threatens to replace people in jobs, we look at the judiciary and evaluate: will it be next on the chopping block with AI

In the UK, the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) operates on an income-based system whereby a portion of the parent who does not have primary custody of the children or the child contributes to the costs of raising them through their income. While an effective system to fairly distribute financial responsibility of both parents on paper, in reality, this system can be easily perverted and even manipulated into a weapon to maintain abusive relationships. This essay will discuss

In March 2003, in response to the 9/11 attacks and reports of WMDs (weapons of mass destruction), the US launched Operation Iraqi Freedom, which the UK joined. Unlike the first invasion of Iraq in 1991, this coalition was not sanctioned by the UN. Was the UK, under international law, justified to carry out a full-scale invasion which would lead to one million Iraqi deaths? No. An extremely unjustified invasion, given that diplomacy had not been exhausted or, if action was nec