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LNB NEWS: Lord Chief Justice launches free online course on the Rule of Law

27 February 2023
Categories: Legal News , Rule of law , Training & education
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The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Burnett of Maldon, has launched a new Massive Open Online Course with the aim to explain the concept of the rule of law and the role that judges and magistrates play in upholding it. 

Lexis®Library update: The course was launched on 21 February 2023 in partnership with the University of Law and hosted on FutureLearn.

The course is accessible here.

Source: New free online course launched to explain the Rule of Law

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 24 February 2023 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.co.uk.

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