The Student Journal of Professional Practice and Academic Research https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>Journal is not currently accepting submissions<br /><br /></em></strong></span>The Student Journal of Professional Practice and Academic Research is a peer reviewed open access journal, devoted to professional education. All submissions are made by students in higher education who engage with professional education in any discipline. </p> <p>ISSN: 2632-0452</p> en-US <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p><ol start="1"><li>Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" target="_new">Creative Commons Attribution License</a> that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.</li><li>Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.<br /> </li><li>Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See <a href="http://opcit.eprints.org/oacitation-biblio.html" target="_new">The Effect of Open Access</a>).</li></ol> journals@northumbria.ac.uk (Scholarly Communications Team) journals@northumbria.ac.uk (Scholarly Communications Team) Thu, 04 Mar 2021 09:39:25 +0000 OJS 3.2.1.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 The Last Waltz https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1097 <p>.</p> Rachel Dunn Copyright (c) 2021 Rachel Dunn http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1097 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 What is the role of non-disclosure agreements in settling sexual harassment cases in the workplace, and should their use be limited further? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1100 <p>.</p> Lydia Almond, Neave Hamilton, Nighat Hayat, Sophie McKenna Copyright (c) 2021 Lydia Almond, Neave Hamilton, Nighat Hayat, Sophie McKenna http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1100 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Non Fatal Offences- Judicial Cornerstone or Archaic convolution? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1101 <p>.</p> Victoria Hope, Georgia Hird, Michael-Chay Hayden, Bailey Harrison, Maizie Willan, Sabira Chowdhury Copyright (c) 2021 Victoria Hope, Georgia Hird, Michael-Chay Hayden, Bailey Harrison, Maizie Willan, Sabira Chowdhury http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1101 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 A Comparison of American Rape Law to English and Welsh Rape Law https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1102 <p>.</p> Jessica Horne, Lauren Heathcote, Charlotte Harwood, Rebecca Hartley, Tayla Hepple, Val Gonzalez-Osorio Copyright (c) 2021 Jessica Horne, Lauren Heathcote, Charlotte Harwood, Rebecca Hartley, Tayla Hepple, Val Gonzalez-Osorio http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1102 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 To what extent does UK law protect victims from taking, making and sharing intimate images without consent in an age of emerging technology? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1103 <p>.</p> Ellie Howarth, Zeynepyade Kola, Haleem Ishfaq, Jade Hughes, Ebony Ibeh Copyright (c) 2021 Ellie Howarth, Zeynepyade Kola, Haleem Ishfaq, Jade Hughes, Ebony Ibeh http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1103 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Facial Recognition Technology https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1104 <p>.</p> Shola Hughes, Aimee Hudson, Sandra Jablonska, Matthew Wright, Sophie Lawson Copyright (c) 2021 Shola Hughes, Aimee Hudson, Sandra Jablonska, Matthew Wright, Sophie Lawson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1104 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Disposal of the Dead: Is UK law fit for modern use? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1105 <p>.</p> Demi Mackell, Lee Marsden, Maisie Lawlan, Shafa Aldin, Teresa Leung Copyright (c) 2021 Demi Mackell, Lee Marsden, Shafa Aldin, Teresa Leung http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1105 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 PACE Act 1984 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1106 <p>.</p> Emily Mariner-Stone, Jennie Laurence, Kamil Leski, Oliwia Wiczynska Copyright (c) 2021 Emily Mariner-Stone, Jennie Laurence, Kamil Leski, Oliwia Wiczynska http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1106 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Why Euthanasia Should be Legalised in the UK https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1107 <p>.</p> Delight Mushore, Emily Saull, Georgie Rhodes, Maria Alfarhan, Molly Robinson, Rachal Taylor Copyright (c) 2021 Delight Mushore, Emily Saull, Georgie Rhodes, Maria Alfarhan, Molly Robinson, Rachal Taylor http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1107 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 How Does the Law Surrounding Surrogacy Need Reforming in the UK? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1108 <p>.</p> Aliyah Nojib, Brodie O'Connell, Lilly Ord, Megan Williams, Shannon Nelson Copyright (c) 2021 Aliyah Nojib, Brodie O'Connell, Lilly Ord, Megan Williams, Shannon Nelson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1108 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 To what extent should controlled drugs and their classification be reformed like other countries? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1109 <p>.</p> Molly Owen, Elroy Oduor, Callum Nolan, Abi Willis, Oliver Nicholls Copyright (c) 2021 Molly Owen, Elroy Oduor, Callum Nolan, Abi Willis, Oliver Nicholls http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1109 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Are There Enough Safeguards In Place To Protect Victims Of Online / Social Media Abuse And Sexual Exploitation? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1110 <p>.</p> Isabelle Parkin, Caitlin Nixon, Mobolanle Olafare, Sophie Mutch, Matthew O’Brien Copyright (c) 2021 Isabelle Parkin, Caitlin Nixon, Mobolanle Olafare, Sophie Mutch, Matthew O’Brien http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1110 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Pregnancy Discrimination https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1111 <p>.</p> Lewis Todd, Carla Towers, Lili Briers, Judi Mansour Copyright (c) 2021 Lewis Todd, Carla Towers, Lili Briers, Judi Mansour http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1111 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 To what extent did the creation of Government Inspectors of Mines and Collieries under the Mines and Collieries Act 1842 provide a panacea for these evils? https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1112 Nathan Maddison Copyright (c) 2021 Nathan Maddison http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1112 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 The laws surrounding responsibility and accountability of autonomous weapons systems are insufficient: An analysis of legal and ethical implications of autonomous weapons systems https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1113 Sophie Quince Copyright (c) 2021 Sophie Quince http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1113 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 A Critical Analysis and Suggested Reform of Sentencing and Disqualification Orders under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1114 Daniel Hails Copyright (c) 2021 Daniel Hails http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1114 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 Confusing, Dated and Ineffective? Current Sex Work Laws in England and Wales and Proposals for Reform https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1098 <p>Sex work is defined as ‘a person who on at least one occasion and whether or not compelled to do so, offers or provides sexual services to another person in return for payment or a promise of payment to A or a third person’ . Sex work law is often controversial, and must balance the interests of the workers, the clients and the public. Examination of the relevant law relating to sex work, and the history and policy considerations that influenced it are crucial to understanding the principles that underpin the current law, as well as its application and flaws. There are a variety of critiques of England and Wales’ current approach to sex work and the reforms put in place thus far, including criticism suggesting that the current law is in places confusing, dated and ineffective. I will suggest proposals for reform, aimed at clarifying and modernising UK sex work legislation. These proposals for reform will explore and compare existing alternative models that could potentially be adopted. The issues raised by legal transplants (i.e. ‘the moving of a rule or a system of law from one country to another or from one people to another’ in order for it to function as it did in the host jurisdiction ) are also a necessary consideration in the development of reform proposals.</p> Jade Potot-Warren Copyright (c) 2021 Jade Potot-Warren http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1098 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 An evaluation, in light of Brexit, of the extent that the EU has been responsible for improving the habitat conservation regime in England and Wales https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1099 <p>Conservation efforts in Britain originated in the nineteenth century; when Wordsworth described the Lake District as “a national property in which every man has a right and interest who has an eye to perceive and a heart to enjoy.” Since, an abundance of national and international legislation has been passed intending to protect the natural environment and the species inside it. This essay will explore the current habitat conservation regime of England and Wales, evaluating the extent to which the European Union has enhanced the current system. In doing so, this paper shall first outline the international framework before analysing the evolution of the current regime of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. I will then evaluate the Natura 2000 network in order to assess the effect that the EU has had on the domestic habitat conservation system. This discussion will ultimately conclude that whilst the EU has had a positive impact, the system is not doomed to fail following Brexit if the UK government avoid the disparagement of conservational measures.</p> Luke Johnson Copyright (c) 2021 Luke Johnson http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://journals.northumbria.ac.uk/index.php/sjppar/article/view/1099 Thu, 04 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000