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'If for no other reason, the Roman law holds a special place within the history and philosophy of law and within the history of political philosophy for the prominent place it appears to give to the notion of natural right'[1] Though not binding nor directly applicable, the chokehold of Roman law on the foundations of our modern legal tradition persists. Sometimes, Roman law has been used by judges as an analogy to the decision at hand.[2] At other times, it forms the bedrock

On December 3rd 1854, as the sun started to rise over Ballarat, Victoria, 120 miners and their families awoke suddenly from their tents to find 276 British soldiers storming over their flimsily built stockade. Within 15 minutes, at least 6 soldiers and 22 rebels had been killed, with other estimates reaching as high as 60.[1] These miners and their supporters had been killed for protesting the exorbitantly high licence fee to mine, their lack of a right to vote, and continued

*Disclaimer - Chelsea does actually do her law assignments. If you are one of her professors or her parents, please disregard the article below. I love theatre. Ever since being shoved up onto a stage to go and dance at three, I have trodden the boards more than I care to admit. After having a firm ‘I am going to be a professional dancer and music theatre performer’ era, I subsequently decided to stick to University Theatre during my gap year. Before recommencing my studies i