S/L/215. The Thirteenth Amendment to the USA Constitution

The paper examines the Thirteenth Amendment to the USA Constitution ratified in 1865. The history of slavery in America is reviewed reporting on the conflict over the slavery related legislation, discussing the outcomes of slavery abolition, and commenting on the recent change of the Amendment in 2000.

E/L/17. Constitutional practice in UK: comparative cross-cultural analysis

The paper examines the Constitutional practice within the UK highlighting differences and similarities between the UK Constitution and the constitutions of other countries, discussing the powers of the three branches of the UK Government, etc.

P/L/188. Artificial life and problem of robots’ rights

The paper examines ethical and legal issues of artificial intelligence focusing on human life simulation in androids. Various hypothetical approaches to the issue of robots’ rights are presented arguing whether robots deserve the same form of rights as humans.

S/S/50. Issues of minority cultures in multicultural citizenship

The paper addresses the issues of multicultural citizenship discussing the concepts of negative liberty, collective rights, minority cultures, etc. Academic opinions related to the topic are reviewed arguing whether there is a conflict of interest between individual rights and being part of a distinctive minority. Examples of recent riots in Birmingham and in Paris are discussed. The principles of multicultural citizenship are outlined.

P/L/126. How does the House of Lords affect British law-making?

The paper examines the stages in drafting a bill discussing the role of the House of Lords in the process of British law-making and the power of the Lords to affect proposed legislation.

C/L/94. RAWLEÒS IDEA OF EQUALITY

This work looks into the contributions of William Rawle, immediately after the independence of America from British yoke. Rawle, a great law expert and a great writer, wrote many treaties and most of his ideas were adopted by the American Constitution. Today, we can defend Rawle that he was more concerned about equality and impartiality, as his main theme, when he reiterated that the gun culture should not be discontinued. America has seen almost the same militia, suffering for years and living in sub human conditions under the able leadership of George Washington, fighting for independence, losing its people, and then winning it.

E/L/12. House of LordsÒ reform

The paper examines the reform of the House of Lords repealing the power of most hereditary peers to vote. The constitutional principle of democratic legitimacy is analysed arguing whether the House of Lords should be fully elected.

C/L/89. Should the Legal Profession in the UK be fused?

The paper looks at the Legal Profession in England and Wales, and in particular whether or not the two distinct branches should be fused or not? In England and Wales, the Legal Profession consists of Barristers and Solicitors, I will briefly explain what role each branch plays in the legal profession; traditionally each branch has had separate roles in the English legal system, however this has broken down over the years. I will then look at the advantages and disadvantages of fusion in the legal profession in England and Wales and conclude this discussion by looking at recent reforms put into effect by the government in this area.

P/L/109. Constitutional status of EU

The paper discusses the European Unions constitutional status analysing the existing Constitutional Order supported by the European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty and by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The issues of the future constitutional progress are addressed.

P/L/107. Jurisdictional error and implications of Migration Act amendment

The paper examines the implications of Section 157 of the Migration Act that introduced a radical privative clause regime to limit avenues of judicial review for migration decisions in Australia. The significance of S157 decision is discussed in light of the evolution of the jurisdictional error concept, rule of law, etc. Limitations of the S157 Decision are outlined.

P/L/70. EU Draft Constitution

The paper looks at the Draft Constitution of the European Union (EU) from the perspective of the Unions institutional structure. The following issues are discussed: the role of Europe as a global actor; the range of EU competence; the simplification of EU instruments; approaches to EU Constitution for European citizens, etc.

C/L/32. Role of the Government in the Design and Passage of Primary Legislation

The purpose of this paper is to examine Parliamentary control over the legislative process. In this paper, I have started by examining the different stages involved in the legislative process, and by so doing; I have highlighted the inherent shortcomings that contribute to the ability of Parliament to carry out a proper and effective scrutiny of both primary and secondary legislation. In this paper, I have examined the proposals for reform and the effectiveness of such reforms. In the second part of this essay, I have considered the wide-ranging powers available to the government ministers under the royal prerogative. I have examined the advantages and disadvantages of such wide-ranging powers, and also considered the proposals to curb the use of such powers without any form of checks and balances.

P/L/23. Human Rights: Sterilisation of women with learning difficulties

This dissertation aims to analyse the controversy surrounding the sterilisation of women with learning difficulties. The dissertation examines the subject from many angles and focuses on the human rights perspective.

P/L/10. If the separation of powers is a fundamental principle of a liberal constitution, its weak status in the United Kingdom brings out much of what is inadequate in the present arrangements - their failure to impose significant checks on the conduct of government.

S/L/11. "Under the largely unwritten constitution of the United Kingdom, the separation of powers is difficult to ascertain and evaluate."

There has been no major upheaval in the United Kingdoms recent history warranting a written constitution. An exception to this was a short interval of time when the Monarch was removed and powers were taken over by government. This caused the need to set a new organisational composition. A predominant division of functions is what ought to happen but in theory due to the early construction of the government, and the functions being held by more than one person, not allowing a pure separation.

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