Edition 4074: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.
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Focus of the Day Law News/Article: US ranking on abuse of power index hurt by inequality and violence. Country came near median of 163 countries on Index of Impunity, higher than Hungary and Singapore. Full
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Today's Highlighted Video Story: Shaina Feinberg feels horrible about how she looks. This anguish has consumed an incalculable amount of her life. She classifies her self-loathing as body dysmorphic disorder, a condition in which people fixate on perceived flaws in their appearance, causing significant emotional distress. It’s an odd admission, she confesses, because she’s a filmmaker who, for two decades, has been making films featuring herself. In the Opinion video above, Ms. Feinberg makes her condition public and examines it with remarkable honesty and a wry touch. “Having B.D.D. has really defined my time on this planet, but I don’t like talking about it,” she says in the film. “So when I do, I keep it light. I tell people, ‘Basically, I think I look like Robert De Niro.’” Ms. Feinberg, of course, is not alone. Some studies estimate that the disorder affects 2 to 3 percent of people in the United States. Among them is Ms. Feinberg’s friend Nafé, who is also featured in the film. It can be a complicated condition, and in the case of these two women, it involves cultural and ethnic identity, gender, family and the pressure of social expectations. “But just knowing Nafé and I share this condition,” Ms. Feinberg says, “gave me the confidence to make this film.”
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| Saturday Conversations on Law |
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- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has criticised changes to Roald Dahl books, after the removal of some references to things like characters' appearance and weight sparked a fierce debate https://t.co/xxPUzaQCQN
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roses on Valentine’s Day; especially for aspiring lawyers - Legal Cheek
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- Five
people shot by a gunman in Plymouth were unlawfully killed, an inquest
jury has concluded. Jake Davison killed his mother and four other
people, including a three-year-old girl, with a pump-action shotgun in
Keyham in August 2021
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of Nicola Sturgeon's allies has said she would not have supported
gender law reforms passed by Holyrood. Former health secretary Jeane
Freeman said "legitimate concerns" about the controversial legislation
had not been addressed by MSPs https://t.co/aezPbyHbgG
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- Self-driving vehicles from overseas face ban in England and Wales - Delivery of rental cars using remote driving could be outlawed after Law Commission recommendations https://t.co/wFgg2U6QyS
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people seven times more likely to die after police restraint in
Britain, figures show - Racial disparity compared with white people
unearthed by Inquest is bigger than previously made public https://t.co/oFITR8zWZ5
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- Rishi
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PM’s efforts at breaking Brexit deadlock could be scuppered by
hardliners in his party as Boris Johnson urges tougher stance https://t.co/KixxfDDTB5
- 'I spent over 30 years as a Magic Circle lawyer. Here's my advice to law students...' - Legal Cheek https://t.co/yxvETJpaMU
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