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Marginalising human rights: breach of the peace, “kettling”, the Human Rights Act and public protest (2009)
Journal Article
Fenwick, H. (2009). Marginalising human rights: breach of the peace, “kettling”, the Human Rights Act and public protest. Public Law, 2009(4), 737-765

Discusses House of Lords case law on the police's use of the breach of peace doctrine for mass public protests. Considers: (1) R. (on the application of Laporte) v Chief Constable of Gloucestershire on whether the police had the power to arrest in or... Read More about Marginalising human rights: breach of the peace, “kettling”, the Human Rights Act and public protest.

Regulating Sex for Sale: Prostituion, Policy Reform and the UK (2009)
Book
Phoenix, J. (Ed.). (2009). Regulating Sex for Sale: Prostituion, Policy Reform and the UK. Policy Press

Recent years have seen a 'quiet revolution' in the way that the sex industry is regulated and governed. The consensus around what the problems of prostitution are has broken down and in its place a plethora of contradictory themes has emerged. "Regul... Read More about Regulating Sex for Sale: Prostituion, Policy Reform and the UK.

Frameworks for Understanding (2009)
Book Chapter
Phoenix, J. (2009). Frameworks for Understanding. In J. Phoenix (Ed.), Regulating sex for sale : prostitution, policy reform and the UK (1-28). Policy Press

Recent years have seen a 'quiet revolution' in the way that the sex industry is regulated and governed. The consensus around what the problems of prostitution are has broken down and in its place a plethora of contradictory themes has emerged. "Regul... Read More about Frameworks for Understanding.

“Gay couple’s break like Fawlty Towers”: dangerous representations of lesbian and gay oppression in an era of ‘progressive’ law reform (2009)
Journal Article
Cobb, N. (2009). “Gay couple’s break like Fawlty Towers”: dangerous representations of lesbian and gay oppression in an era of ‘progressive’ law reform. Social and Legal Studies, 18(3), 333-352. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663909339085

This article considers the production of knowledge around the discursively constructed sexual subject in light of the politico-cultural debates that ensued during the enactment of the controversial Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007.... Read More about “Gay couple’s break like Fawlty Towers”: dangerous representations of lesbian and gay oppression in an era of ‘progressive’ law reform.

State, Community and Transition: Restorative Youth Conferencing in Northern Ireland (2009)
Book Chapter
Doak, J., & O’Mahony, D. (2009). State, Community and Transition: Restorative Youth Conferencing in Northern Ireland. In P. Knepper, J. Doak, & J. Shapland (Eds.), Urban crime prevention, surveillance and restorative justice : effects of social technologies (149-166). CRC Press

Crime prevention, surveillance, and restorative justice have transformed the response to crime in recent years. Each has had a significant impact on policy, introducing new concepts and reassessing traditional aims and priorities. While such efforts... Read More about State, Community and Transition: Restorative Youth Conferencing in Northern Ireland.