Whether it is the anti-immigration riots in the UK, with hundreds of arrests and prosecutions, Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI for breach of contract, or the UN’s International Court of Justice cases about the Israel-Palestine and Ukraine-Russia conflicts, the law is all around us. Teaching children about this invisible but powerful force can improve their understanding of life and society. Of course, this could be done in the formal setting of a classroom or a visit to the local law court, but there are plenty of opportunities in everyday life to impart legal knowledge.
I explained that it was probably unlawful to sell lemonade on the street without a trading licence
For children, the law is most visible in the form of police officers patrolling the streets. They think of crimes and locking people up in prisons. Among siblings, particularly those of similar age, the offences of battery (infliction of unlawful force or personal violence) and theft are probably most relevant.
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