Law changes due to time Flashcards
changes over time for homosexuality
1533- Death penalty
1967- Legalised sexual offences acts for over 21
1994- Age of consent was 18
2000- Age of consent was 20
2013- Legislation passed for gay marriage
2014- Came into action
Reasons for change in homosexuality
Wolfenden report and campaigns
What is the wolfenden report
After WW2 more gay people was prosecuted, the government set up a committee to consider the reform.
How did drug laws change over time
In Portugal 2001 cannabis was decriminalised
Reasons for drug laws changing
Portugal-
High levels of HIV among people who used drugs
Was seen as a health issue instead of a crime
How did gun laws change over time
1997- Conservative government banned most fund
Then the labour party (Tony Blair) banned all hand guns
Reasons for changes in gun laws
1987- Michael Ryan shot and killed 16 people in Berkshire
1996 Dunblane primary school- 16 children and one teacher were shot dead (Snowdrop)
What’s the gun control network
Set up by lawyers, academics and parents of victims who campaigned for tighter gun control laws
What’s the snowdrop campaign
Dunblame parents and friends organised a petition and collected signatures for a change in laws.
Changes over time for laws relating to children
19th century- Children were used in cotton mills, coal mines
1880- Compulsory schooling
2004- Children’s act which focused on Children’s welfare
Why did laws relating to children change?
-Today’s society values childhood
-Protects children from the adult world
How did laws relating to punishment change over time
1965- Capital punishment was abolished
Corporal punishment gradually stopped being used
Reasons for change in laws relating to punishment
-Breach of human rights
-Isn’t a deterrent
-Nothing can be done to correct a miscarriage of justice (Derek Bentley)
