SNC-Lavalin: Charges to settlement, have lessons been learned?
(09.06.2020)
Sharon Hartles and Liam Miles examine the significance of corporate criminality and leverage through the business activities of a Canadian multi-national company. Sharon Hartles is a member of The Open University's Harm and Evidence Research Collaborative (HERC) and also a member of the British Society of Criminology. Liam Miles is a Second Year BA (Hons) Criminology student at Birmingham City University.
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Unmasking ineffectiveness: The UK's Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Unmasking ineffectiveness: The UK's Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
Unmasking ineffectiveness of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 exposes thirteen years of corporate killings, resulting from an unenforceable rule of law.
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BHOPAL State-Corporate Crime continues to unfold, {1984 - Present} 35 years and counting
On the 35th anniversary of the Bhopal ‘disaster, focus is upon those who have avoided justice. In the pursuit of profit; corporations disregarded health and safety with impunity and appear untouchable…
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End Child Imprisonment
How many more children must die, whilst in the alleged ‘care’ of the state, before the government abolish the inhumane incarceration of children?
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The Grenfell 72 - Two Years On: Remember the dead and fight for the living!
Grenfell, two years on, amidst the layering of contempt shown to the survivors and bereaved families, the fight for truth, justice and accountability continues.
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Unfinished Business: Moving beyond the Australian National Apology (2008) towards Indigenous justice
In 2008, a National Apology was offered on behalf of the Australian Government to the Indigenous people of Australia, particularly for the Stolen Generations. Although the apology was constructed under the guise of reconciliation, it represented a shift in political discourse with regards to strategies of governance. Over a decade later there is much unfinished business which needs to be addressed in the move towards Indigenous justice and a united Australia.
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The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness
The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness
The punitive shift towards the criminalisation of homelessness
In the UK, following the financial crisis of 2007 – 2008, the government response took the form of austerity measures. This has had far reaching implications, one of which being the punitive shift towards the criminalisation of vulnerable and marginalised people within society, such as those affected by homelessness.
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