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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.

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.

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.

“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.