Under English law, different types of euthanasia are given varying degrees of legality. Why is it legal to ignore a patient’s wish to live, but illegal to fulfil a patient’s wish to die? Does the law undermine autonomy? Medical laws need to be more aligned with ethical reasoning and medical ethics.
Post Brexit, the UK has an opportunity to lead the way on environmental governance. Can it draw inspiration from Denmark´s ambitious climate law?
On the 30th of July 1949, the Legal Aid and Advice Act was passed. 71 years on, there is little to celebrate. Society’s least vulnerable are deprived of legal assistance and the system itself is on the brink.