In the interest of ‘research’ for this blog post I thought I better look back and browse through some Christmas TV Specials. For this I turned to a very useful tool called ‘Box of Broadcasts’ affectionately known as ‘BoB’. The official description of this service is as follows: Box of Broadcasts is an on demand TV… Read More »
I can guess what you thought when you looked at today’s date! Ah 31st May, the anniversary of the execution of Waltheof, Earl of Northumbria. No? Okay, fair enough. However back in 1076 this date was taken as the end of the Revolt of the Earls. It was arguably the end of Anglo-Saxon Britain. As… Read More »
Who can forget the 1967 classic ‘Hello, Goodbye’ by the Beatles? Perhaps not the most diverse set of lyrics of any Christmas number 1, indeed here is a short sample; “You say goodbye and I say hello Hello hello I don’t know why you say goodbye, I say hello Hello hello I don’t know… Read More »
Growing up in Australia meant a very different feel to Christmas. Of course as an Australian you don’t think it is different until you come to live in Oxford and suddenly appreciate how weird it was that we ate roast turkey on days of 34 degrees celsius when really it is a hearty winter dish!… Read More »
<<!سلام ,نوروز مبارک>> By Ben Politowski Today, 20th March, is the Hormoz (the first day of a Persian month) of Farvardin, and marks the first day of the Iranian new year or ‘nowruz’. Said to have been founded by the prophet Zoroaster himself, this celebration of the ‘new day’ is one of the holiest days… Read More »
By Penny Schenk Zero hours employment contracts (or ZHC’s) have been widely discussed recently. This post seeks to (very briefly) define a “zero hours contract” and highlight the current Government consultation on the subject which ends on March 13. First of all, what constitutes a ‘zero hours contract’? I was rather surprised to learn from… Read More »
By Katie Carter We have just added the History of International Law collection in HeinOnline to our subscription, offering over 1,000 titles, covering subjects from the Law of the Sea to the Nuremberg trials. You’ll find it in the list of collections on the right of the screen as you open HeinOnline; click on the… Read More »
By Francesca Marsden I thought that I would take the opportunity, having done a lot of research for my soon-to-be-published LibGuide on the topic, to share a few interesting pieces of international legislation and highlight a significant case concerning indigenous peoples that I discovered along the way. Also, it may be a (not so subtle) attempt draw attention… Read More »
The Supreme Court of Canada and LexUM announced just before Christmas that the Court’s Decisions website now contains all decisions since 1907, and judgments in leave applications since 2006. The collection is updated within minutes of the public release of the judgments by the Court. “All published judgments since 1876 from cases which were appealed… Read More »
By Laura Cracknell If you’re looking for something to give you a break from study but keep your mind on all things legal, BBC Four is currently showing a short season of programmes under the heading Justice – A citizen’s guide. Offerings range from drama-documentaries to debates on topical issues. Particularly recommended is The… Read More »
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