by Kris | Feb 27, 2010 | Public law, Supreme Court of the United States
I like to deal with common misunderstandings on Day One of Public law, and, being a bit of a pedant, I like to clarify that the UK is a constitutional monarchy and the US is not a “democracy”: It’s a constitutional republic. Democracies, as far as...
by Kris | Feb 21, 2010 | Miscellany
Breaking news from Al Jazeera: Saudi Arabia could soon allow women lawyers to appear in court to argue cases for the first time. I was excited – and then slightly underwhelmed to read, as the article goes on to note: “The female lawyers would be able to...
by Kris | Feb 1, 2010 | Get qualified
The best revision advice I’d ever received came, not from a law tutor, but from a recent graduate of the Metropolitan Police’s training school in Hendon. It’s the, “One day, one week, one month” approach to memory and study. Here’s...