Steven Cammiss
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View article: Defending the Integrity Principle: Necessity, Remorse and Moral Consistency in the Protest Trial
Defending the Integrity Principle: Necessity, Remorse and Moral Consistency in the Protest Trial Open
The protest trial has distinctive features and should be governed by what we term the ‘integrity principle’: it should respect the moral consistency of the defendant; justifications, not excuses, should be privileged; and the ‘remorse prin…
View article: Extinction Rebellion’s disobedient environmental citizenism
Extinction Rebellion’s disobedient environmental citizenism Open
We examine the public protest of Extinction Rebellion (XR) in the UK as a specific political practice. We do so through our observation of the plea hearings of activists charged with public order offences during the April 2019 London ‘Rebe…
View article: Necessity, Non‐Violent Direct Activism, and the Stansted 15: Reasserting ‘Hoffmann's Bargain’
Necessity, Non‐Violent Direct Activism, and the Stansted 15: Reasserting ‘Hoffmann's Bargain’ Open
In Thacker and ors the Court of Appeal overturned the convictions of the ‘Stansted 15’ due to a misdirection on the substantive offence. However, the court rejected their necessity defence, following Jones , as their actions were political…
View article: Disciplinary Power and Impression Management in the Trials of the Stansted 15
Disciplinary Power and Impression Management in the Trials of the Stansted 15 Open
We bring Foucauldian and Goffmanian frameworks into dialogue to show how repressive and disciplinary power operate in the criminal trials of social movement activists. We do so through an ethnographic account of the trials on terrorism-rel…
View article: Driving Offences: Promoting Consistency for Victims in "victimless" Crimes of Endangerment
Driving Offences: Promoting Consistency for Victims in "victimless" Crimes of Endangerment Open
\n\n\nOn 16th July 2019 the Department for Transport (DfT) announced a two-year long review into\nroads policing and traffic enforcement to highlight best practice and identify gaps in service.\nThe road safety minister stated that “we hav…
View article: Law <i>as</i> Narrative: Narrative Interpretation and Appropriation as an Element of Theft
Law <i>as</i> Narrative: Narrative Interpretation and Appropriation as an Element of Theft Open
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