How Caring is Seen as an Ethical Duty
It is a fundamental fact that every human will be cared for at one point in their life. Most people will become carers in their life too, whether for their child or elderly relative. Despite this, caring roles are often underappreciated and under-valued both emotionally and financially.
Posted on: 15 June 2023
Eurovision: A Bridge Between Ukraine and Liverpool
I'm Sofiia, an exchange student from Kyiv, Ukraine, and the School of Law and Social Justice has provided me with the great opportunity to spend a year in the UK studying Law in Liverpool.
Posted on: 2 May 2023
What is the meaning of old age?
Professor Susan Pickard asks 'what is the meaning of old age?'
Posted on: 26 April 2023
Eurovision: Hope and Joy in Liverpool
With Eurovision soon coming to Liverpool, Criminologist Dr Gemma Ahearne and Disaster and Emergency Planner Professor Lucy Easthope discuss the importance of the event to the city in the post-pandemic period.
Posted on: 17 April 2023
LLM Study Trip: Geneva Winter 2023
In February 2023, we had the amazing opportunity to attend the 29th Session of Human Rights Council Advisory Committee at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland as visitors of committee member and Reader at the University of Liverpool, Dr Vassilis Tzevelekos.
Posted on: 27 March 2023
Enforced Alcohol Abstinence: Does It Reduce Reoffending?
In this blog, Dr Carly Lightowlers, ADR UK Research Fellow, describes how she is using de-identified, administrative data to explore how alcohol-related treatment or monitoring requirements are being used and whether these are reducing reoffending.
Posted on: 9 March 2023
International Women's Day
Wednesday March 8th 2023 is International Women's Day. It is a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and focus attention on women's rights and gender inequality.
Posted on: 7 March 2023
International Sex Worker Rights Day 2023
Dr Gemma Ahearne, module co-ordinator of Crime, Justice and the Sex Industry, writes about the epistemic injustice against sex workers.
Posted on: 3 March 2023
World Book Day 2023
To celebrate World Book Day 2023 (2 March), Law student Madeline and Sociology and Social Policy student Eva each give their top 5 book recommendations. These books have been picked for their interesting social commentary, because they cover topics such as law and social justice, or simply because of the joy of reading which they inspire.
Posted on: 1 March 2023
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How Caring is Seen as an Ethical Duty
It is a fundamental fact that every human will be cared for at one point in their life. Most people will become carers in their life too, whether for their child or elderly relative. Despite this, caring roles are often underappreciated and under-valued both emotionally and financially.
Posted on: 15 June 2023