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This House would restrict media reporting on violent crimes

13 Jul 2012

Rarely a day goes by that the media does not report an incident of violent crime such as Grievously Bodily Harm, muggings or murder. These are reported via...

This House would disclose previous convictions in court

1 Jun 2012

Under the status quo in most English-speaking jurisdictions, a defendant’s previous convictions cannot be brought up in court until after the jury has...

This House would punish users of extremist websites

18 May 2012

The case: Punishing users of extremist websitesOn 15th March 2012, Mohammed Merah killed two soldiers of the French army and left a third in a coma. A few days...

This House would criminalise blasphemy

18 May 2012

The case study: England’s last blasphemy trialBlasphemy is the act of showing contempt or speaking offensively about a deity or of persons and symbols...

This House believes criminal justice should focus more on rehabilitation.

20 Apr 2012

The criminal justice system comprises many distinct stages, including arrest, prosecution, trial, sentencing, and punishment (quite often in the form of...

This House believes that religious beliefs should override government laws

2 Apr 2012

Many different religions have their own systems of rules and practices. These often cover marriage and divorce, bans on certain actions such as drinking...

This House would grant politicians immunity from prosecution

2 Mar 2012

Some modern states grant politicians outright immunity from prosecution. In such countries, including Albania,[1] Brazil[2] and to a lesser degree France...

This House would use a graduated response to combat illegal digital file sharing

23 Feb 2012

File sharing is where access is provided to, or the distribution of digitally stored information like computer programs, documents or media content. This will...

This House believes the age of consent laws should be made more liberal (lowered).

20 Feb 2012

The age of consent refers to the age at which a person’s assent to have sex is recognised as valid in the eyes of the law. Men (and sometimes women, depending...

This House supports mandatory sentencing

20 Feb 2012

Mandatory sentences are prison terms that are set by the legislature and remove discretion from the judiciary. The usual practice is for legislatures to set...

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