Sixth Form Conference - 4 July 2012

The inaugural Lancaster University Law School Sixth Form Conference will be held on Wednesday 4th July 2012. The Conference is primarily intended for students who are at the end of their first year of sixth form and who are contemplating studying law at University – but all students with an interest in law are welcome. The Conference will provide useful insights into the challenges and excitement of studying law at degree level.

Conference Brochure

The Conference Brochure explains details of the Conference and the Essay Competition. It sets out how to register for the Conference and instructions for submitting an essay for the Essay Competition.

Sixth Form Conference Essay Prize

Students who wish to submit an essay for the Conference are advised to read the general guidance on submitting an essay, and the specific instructions for the appropriate Conference Theme.

General Essay Advice

Instructions and Materials for Sixth Form Conference Essays Themes

Theme One: Human Rights
Torture and the Ticking Time Bomb: is Torture Ever Justified?

Theme Two: Media Regulation
Can the UK print media be allowed to continue to self-regulate, or is statutory regulation inevitable following the Leveson Inquiry?

Theme Three: Environmental Law
‘At first sight the environmental benefits of generating energy from wind farms would seem to be overwhelming, and the gut reaction of anyone who is concerned with global warming would be to welcome unreservedly any announcement of a policy to support the rapid expansion of wind farms in the United Kingdom. ....
Faced with the potential development of multiple wind farms, those who live in the vicinity of those developments are beginning to see the issue from a different perspective, and realising that there are environmental and economic costs of wind farm development that have to be weighed against the benefits’
S. Jackson, ‘Wind Power: The legal and Environmental issues’ (2005) ELFline, p. 4.
Discuss this statement.

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