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Law, justice and the riots

Andrew Mitchell presents some examples of the overlap between justice theory and legal practice in English law, focusing on the 2011 summer riots and McFarlane v Tayside Health Board (1999)

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This article provides in-depth analysis of an important AQA Concepts of Law topic.

This article seeks to respond to the problem presented by AQA Concepts of Law questions on ‘Law and Justice’: how to discuss the theory of justice in the context of the English legal system. The aim, therefore, will be to look at two examples of the English legal system in practice and consider the extent to which these reflect differing ideas and meanings of justice.

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