This article offers a comprehensive, legal-historical and comparative analysis of the respective modes of adjudication adopted in the People’s Republic of China and its Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong, for as far as these make provision for the participation of ordinary citizens in the adjudication of criminal legal disputes. The focus on lay participation…Continue Reading Lay Participation in the Adjudication of Legal Disputes: A Legal-Historical and Comparative Analysis Focusing on the People’s Republic of China and Its Special Administrative Region Hong Kong
Year: 2019
Psychology Labs
The Psychology Labs in the Sarah Swift building are used by the School of Psychology for research projects in areas such as forensic psychology, perception and cognition, development and social behaviour, and autism. Students have access to equipment such as a dynamic 3D body scanner, an eye-tracker, Psychophysics, Molecular lab, and driving simulator to use in…Continue Reading Psychology Labs
Clinical Suites
The clinical suites in the Sarah Swift building are used by the School of Health and Social Care to simulate real hospital and home environments, and feature the latest in patient simulation technology. Students have access to simulated male, female, and infant patients that feature realistic anatomy and clinical functionality, as well as CPR mannequins to help…Continue Reading Clinical Suites
Petitions systems
In the twenty-first century petitioning is one of the most common forms of political participation. The UK now has a range of formal systems including in Westminster, the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and also in a number of local authorities. University of Lincoln, College of Social Science Research Dr Catherine Bochel, University…Continue Reading Petitions systems
Moot Court
The Moot court is used by Lincoln Law School and is a mock-court environment which students can utilise as part of their studies. The Moot Court is located in the refurbished Bridge House and features judges bench, witness stand, clerks desk, as well as prosecution and defence solicitors benches to simulate the environment of a working court room. The…Continue Reading Moot Court
Human Performance Centre Labs
The Human Performance Centre is used by the School of Sport and Exercise Science and these specialist laboratories, feature modern equipment in order to undertake physiological and biomechanical assessments. The labs are equipped for both the teaching of students, academic research, and also outside consultancy with businesses and elite atheles. The equipment used ranges from treadmils and ergometers,…Continue Reading Human Performance Centre Labs
Face morphing attacks: Investigating detection with humans and computers
Face morphing is a method used by fraudsters in which two separate identity photographs are digitally merged to create a single image that sufficiently resembles both people. This image is then submitted as part of the application for a genuine passport or driving licence, and if accepted, potentially allows both people to use the same…Continue Reading Face morphing attacks: Investigating detection with humans and computers
A Guardian of Universal Interest or Increasingly Out of its Depth?
In contemporary debates on the authority of global institutions, there is an important yet often overlooked organisational curiosity: namely, the International Seabed Authority (‘ISA’). The ISA reflects a highpoint in international communitarian governance. Premised around traditional notions of access, control and allocation of deep seabed resources, its mandate is both invariably spatial-temporal, and yet also…Continue Reading A Guardian of Universal Interest or Increasingly Out of its Depth?
Community Health Trainers in the UK – identity, identity work and boundary work
This article contributes empirical findings and sociological theoretical perspectives to discussions of the role of community lay health workers, including in improving the health of individuals and communities. We focus on the role of the Health Trainer (HT), at its inception described as one of the most innovative developments in UK Public Health policy. University…Continue Reading Community Health Trainers in the UK – identity, identity work and boundary work