Reading for Battle
Battle Readings is a regularly updated compilation of articles, essays, and opinion pieces relevant to the themes of the Battle of Ideas.
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Liberty & Law
Should we breach the species barrier and grant rights to the apes?
Supporters of the Great Ape Project (GAP) are pressing the New Zealand parliament to extend three basic rights to our nearest relatives, the great apes: the right to life; the right to liberty; and the right not to be tortured.
Peter Singer and Kenan Malik, Prospect, 20 May 1999
Supporters of the Great Ape Project (GAP) are pressing the New Zealand parliament to extend three basic rights to our nearest relatives, the great apes: the right to life; the right to liberty; and the right not to be tortured.
Peter Singer and Kenan Malik, Prospect, 20 May 1999
The Macpherson report: summary
Macpherson's 70 proposals to take on our 'institutionally racist' police
Guardian, 24 February 1999
Macpherson's 70 proposals to take on our 'institutionally racist' police
Guardian, 24 February 1999
Beyond Control: Medical Power, Women and Abortion Law
This is a presentation of the case for challenging complacency and reconsidering the extent to which British law has interpreted abortion and constructed a medical model in such a way as to place the control over access to abortion services with the medical profession.
Sally Sheldon, Pluto Books, 13 June 1997
Declaration of the Principles of Tolerance
Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.
UNESCO, 1995
Tolerance is respect, acceptance and appreciation of the rich diversity of our world's cultures, our forms of expression and ways of being human.
UNESCO, 1995
Judge without jury: Diplock trials in the adversary system
What would become of the criminal trial if the jury was taken out of the picture? This is precisely what occurred in Northern Ireland in 1973, after a Commission recommended that cases connected with the 'troubles' be tried by a judge alone.
John Jackson and Sean Doran, Oxford University Press, 1995
The Human Rights Act
Liberty,
Liberty,
Views on the news: Patriotism
In this compelling and timely short, volunteers pose points and questions on patriotism to media lecturer Dr Graham Barnfield.
WORLDbytes
In this compelling and timely short, volunteers pose points and questions on patriotism to media lecturer Dr Graham Barnfield.
WORLDbytes
Free Speech University Rankings
The Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) is the UK’s first university rankings for free speech. We’ve surveyed all British universities, examining the policies and actions of universities and students' unions, and ranked them using our traffic-light system.
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The Free Speech University Rankings (FSUR) is the UK’s first university rankings for free speech. We’ve surveyed all British universities, examining the policies and actions of universities and students' unions, and ranked them using our traffic-light system.
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Food for thought: Scottish Independence?
With the referendum on Scottish independence on the cards this September, WORLDbytes volunteers hosted this new show entitled ‘Food for thought’ to get to grips with what is going on
WORLDbytes
With the referendum on Scottish independence on the cards this September, WORLDbytes volunteers hosted this new show entitled ‘Food for thought’ to get to grips with what is going on
WORLDbytes
China & India: Catching Up With the West?
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