Best and Worst Colleges?

So you're into public and criminal law then? You're better off fighting for democracy in the political arena, especially as judges have so few powers. If I really wanted to assault the legal people I'd pick up every unduly lenient sentence I could find, like the case of Joey Barton. Then there are other miscarriages of justice whether it's Derek Bentley, Stefan Kizsko or Petra Blanksby - all three of whom fell victim to the criminal justice system one way or another. For the record, we live in an elected dictatorship.

Unfortunately, too many people go to university for job prospects I feel, which is getting rid of academia in a way. There's an article on it from The Guardian I'd happily dig out for you.

Judges have huge powers ranging across the constitutional scope of law, lest us not forget that it was judges who made marrital rape illegal and countless other issues are handled by judges well, and who knows I may well go into politics.

I could tell you I knew you to be a guardian reader and frankly whats wrong with an elected dictatorship, whats wrong with a fully fledged one. I mean thats an arguement I shant get onto now but as I am sat here with my Times and Telegraph I think I'll be ok without your left wing, Utopian ideals, miscarriages of justice do occur but they would do so in any system

Tony

So you're into public and criminal law then? You're better off fighting for democracy in the political arena, especially as judges have so few powers. If I really wanted to assault the legal people I'd pick up every unduly lenient sentence I could find, like the case of Joey Barton. Then there are other miscarriages of justice whether it's Derek Bentley, Stefan Kizsko or Petra Blanksby - all three of whom fell victim to the criminal justice system one way or another. For the record, we live in an elected dictatorship.

Unfortunately, too many people go to university for job prospects I feel, which is getting rid of academia in a way. There's an article on it from The Guardian I'd happily dig out for you.

Edit: Here is a thread on it, and the Guardian article is here.

The law needs to be checked but it also needs to be enforced and reduce crimes too. How many people do you think die on the roads, whether their fault or not, every day in the country? Take a guess. And let me know when a drink driver kills gets a manslaughter charge. I'll have a better view of the law when it does.

Judges have huge powers ranging across the constitutional scope of law, lest us not forget that it was judges who made marrital rape illegal and countless other issues are handled by judges well, and who knows I may well go into politics.

I could tell you I knew you to be a guardian reader and frankly whats wrong with an elected dictatorship, whats wrong with a fully fledged one.

I mean thats an arguement I shant get onto now but as I am sat here with my Times and Telegraph I think I'll be ok without your left wing, Utopian ideals, miscarriages of justice do occur but they would do so in any system
Tony

R.v R was a case waiting to just coem up and would have been sorted long before and who wants judges as powerful as American ones, we have a fantastic constitution, as uncodiified as it . Please dont patronise me either

Justice is a funny thing...

My point was that a miscarriage of justice is not limited to a person being found guilty of a crime when he or she was innocent. The whole criminal process needs to be taken into account. Justice needs to be served by the state to those who have lost their loved ones, family or friends. Giving someone an extortionate sentence for a minor crime and an unduly lenient one to a harsh crime is also a miscarriage of justice, as would abuse of criminal procedure from the police too. Not only must justice be done but it must be seen to be done.

To help out all the unsavouries in a human world over this, it's probably more effective getting into politics and holding a position of high office such as Home Secretary rather than being a lawyer. Lawyers, and everyone else, can only do so much.

Can a home secretary say on a personal level they have really impacted someone's life?

Implementation of new sentencing programmes which prove a reduction in crime? Or the introduction in restorative justice? Think we'd better stop in case City explodes.

And given City think's Aidans should be demolished, he can go **** himself.

Architecture is not everything. Otherwise he'd prefer King's to LSE for law. Not sure if he does though. Still, the head chef at St Aidan's has to teach all the other college chefs how to cook so there are merits, we're just not eye candy.

And given City think's Aidans should be demolished, he can go **** himself.