London School of Economics (LSE)

Hobbes - government is justified because without it we will destroy each other. What reason do you have to agree to be subject to government and its laws? Isn’t it much better to be free and do your own thing? Hobbes made a name for himself by arguing that if you were free of government, chances are that you would not be able to do your own thing at all. Without government, there’s nothing stopping others from killing you, or taking what you possess, or bursting your balloon. You and everyon...

Kant - government is justified because it is required by our nature as free and rational beings You think of yourself as a free and autonomous person. You also think that it should be up to you to choose how to live your life, and that it should be up to others to live theirs. Kant took these simple foundations and built an entire philosophical system on them, setting out the limits of government power and the justification of coercion on the way. He said that, in thinking yourself free, you are...

Dworkin argues that Hart’s descriptive theory fails because it can’t explain the way we really talk about law. Hart’s theory, he says, implies that we share core criteria for determining what law is, and the disagreements that remain are over borderline issues.

Hart puts forward the view that law (a legal system) is the union of two kinds of rules: primary and secondary rules. Primary rules are those rules that directly govern our conduct: rules that tell us what to do, like the law against committing murder, or requiring us to pay our taxes. Secondary rules, on the other hand, are rules about the primary rules, telling us how those primary rules can be changed, applied and identified.

Complete set of notes on Christopher Stoakes' All You Need To Know About The City, with additional notes on the steps of an M&A transaction. Invaluable information for any interviews/assessment centres/ general goal of improving one's commercial awareness. Notes helped me secure a Vacation Scheme + Training Contract at an international firm!

20 pages worth of notes containing lecture notes, summary of academic literature and relevant case law and legislation. Considers resource allocation in the NHS, with a particular focus on scarcity and rationing strategies [and the legal and ethical implications of them].

18 pages worth of notes containing lecture notes, summary of academic literature and relevant case law and legislation. EXCEPTION to the principle of autonomy. Relevant legislation: Mental Health Act. Considers the policy trends, impacts and solutions to problems associated with mental health law.

18 pages worth of notes containing lecture notes, summary of academic literature and relevant case law and legislation. Considers a duty of care, breach of duty and what is needed to. satisfy a claim [causation etc]. Considers topic such as remoteness, liability for the birth of a child and wrongful life/birth/pregnancy cases.

16 pages worth of notes containing lecture notes, summary of academic literature and relevant case law and legislation. Considers arguments in favour and against informed consent. Considers the legal protections to informed consent in reference to patient autonomy. Covers Montgomery case and all other relevant case law in great detail.

12 pages worth of notes containing lecture notes, summary of academic literature and relevant case law and legislation. Considers the relevant parties who would be interested in one's genetic results and the dangerous implications of doing so [e.g. employers etc]. Considers whether doctors have a duty of care to the rest of the family to inform them of any genetic information. Considers at-home testing kits like 23andme.