Law Reform

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    Law Reform
    Law reform or legal reform is the process of examining existing laws, and advocating and implementing changes in a legal system, usually with the aim of enhancing justice or efficiency.

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    Current Affairs
    Current affairs are sudden events happening in the world which have an influence on the law and usually leads to change. Examples of this include Dunblane, a shooting at a primary school this led to the banning of ownership of hand-guns. Another example would be Hillsborough where there was overcrowding at a football match which led to the Health and Safety regulations which vouched all seated stadiums. More commonly known, is 9/11 which was a terrorist attack I New York where two planes crashed into the World Trade Centre. This led to the anti-terrorism Crime and Safety Act 2001.

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    Current Affairs, continued...
    Pros Response to needs of society as it ensures the law is fit for purpose Keeps the law up to date, as they identify gaps/loopholes and laws are reformed Preventative, as the aim is to ensure such tragedies never happen again
    Cons Knee-jerk reaction- not thought through Reactionary- only works after something bad happens Excessive responses to the disaster can be justified by public outrage

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    Pressure Groups
    Pressure groups are a collection of people who work together to persuade the government to change the law in certain areas and they can campaign against a change in law Some pressure groups are set up to deal with one issue, others are permanent and are campaigning on several issues at any given time. Examples: Green Peace, Father for Justice. Insider pressure groups- are groups that are considered 'legitimate' are directly consulted by the Government regarding proposed changes in the law. Outsider pressure groups- are not consulted on policy decisions and have to work outside the governmental decision making process and therefore, have fewer opportunities to determine the direction of policy. The aim of a pressure group is to convince those in authority that a considerable amount of people share their opinion and that they should listen to them if they want to be elected. Examples: Protests, Petitions, Lobbying MPs, Celebrity/media endorsement, shocking images. However the message is lost when groups go too far.

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