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Acknowledging the past in the post‐truth era: Witch‐hunts, lawfare and the veterans’ amnesty in Northern Ireland

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract Using the amnesty introduced by the Boris Johnson government designed to protect British army veterans who served in Northern Ireland as a case study, this article examines the intersection between law, politics and the legacy of conflict. The article first offers an account of the amnesty's genesis and traces the evolution and deployment of ...
KIERAN MCEVOY
wiley   +1 more source

From agnosis to accidental activism: Infinite regress and the Post Office Scandal

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the lived experiences of victims/survivors affected by the UK Post Office Scandal, drawing on 28 in‐depth interviews and critical legal analysis. It uses the concept of ‘accidental activism’ to explore how victims, initially isolated and disempowered, became central agents of justice reform.
SALLY DAY   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Political Economy of Emergency: Postcolonialism, Crisis Governance and Decolonial Alternatives

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The political rhetoric surrounding the Horn of Africa is perpetually framed through narratives of crisis, tragedy and emergency. These labels, rather than simply being used to describe instability, function as tools of governance to normalise dysfunction and entrench cycles of dependency.
HOPE JOHNSON
wiley   +1 more source

Palmitoylated SARM1 targeting P4HA1 promotes collagen deposition and myocardial fibrosis: A new target for anti-myocardial fibrosis. [PDF]

open access: yesActa Pharm Sin B
Yang X   +21 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The unheard ‘scandal’: Covid‐19 vaccine‐injured people's perceptions of the national redress scheme and trust in the government in the United Kingdom

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article examines 218 Covid‐19 vaccine‐injured people's experiences of the process of seeking redress from the UK Government's Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (VDPS). Moreover, it engages with the wider topic of how we can understand the government(s)’ role in dealing with an ‘emergency’ (the Covid‐19 pandemic) and the consequent (global ...
FANNI GYURKO, SONIA MACLEOD
wiley   +1 more source

Barriers and drivers to COVID-19 protective behaviours of forcibly displaced myanmar nationals (FDMN)/ rohingya refugees in Cox's bazar, Bangladesh: A scoping review. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Migr Health
Reda S   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Legal mobilization and anti‐fluoridation campaigning in post‐war Britain

open access: yesJournal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract The fluoridation of public water supplies to improve dental health is often cited as an example of an ‘intractable controversy’ in public health, reflecting deeply held principles about rights and the public sphere. This article examines legal mobilization to prevent fluoridation in Britain, from the first pilot studies in the mid‐1950s ...
JANET WESTON
wiley   +1 more source

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