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Friends of the Earth Netherlands v Royal Dutch Shell PLC: a trendsetter for corporate liability?

Feb 10
5 min

Friends of the Earth Netherlands v Royal Dutch Shell PLC: a trendsetter for corporate liability?

International legal scholarship has long dealt with an important legal blackhole; whether corporations possess international legal...

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Ioane Teitiota v New Zealand and the evolving concept of the climate change refugee

Romy Peschl

Nov 25, 2021
6 min

Ioane Teitiota v New Zealand and the evolving concept of the climate change refugee

The issue of climate change has been recognised as one of the most serious issues faced by the international community. The United...

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Green energy patents: an ally against climate change?

Niovi Plemmenou

Oct 8, 2021
5 min

Green energy patents: an ally against climate change?

The issue of climate change is a burning one, and solutions are needed imminently to tackle it effectively. Through the years, global...

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Food for thought: Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and international humanitarian law

Sara Snakenbroek

Jun 17
8 min

Food for thought: Lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) and international humanitarian law

Humans have constantly invented new technologies to make the waging of war more efficient. [1] Through technological progress, more...

Halsey: the judicial anomaly threatening the UK mediation system

Romy Peschl

May 24
9 min

Halsey: the judicial anomaly threatening the UK mediation system

The promotion of dispute resolution through the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods is relatively recent in the United...

International cooperation for the protection of cultural property. Part II

Panayiotis Vassilas

Apr 18
8 min

International cooperation for the protection of cultural property. Part II

How far have we come, just as yet? While the 1954 and the 1970 Conventions (you can read Part I addressing the two instruments here)...

Panayiotis Vassilas

Mar 31
5 min

International cooperation for the protection of cultural property. Part I

A legal innovation or an effort lacking enforcement? Since the ancient times, cultural property (moveable and immoveable) has been...

Cohabitants and the law: should we regulate informal family relationships?

Stephanie Stephenson

Mar 11
5 min

Cohabitants and the law: should we regulate informal family relationships?

The ending of marriages and civil partnerships is highly regulated, with provisions in place to protect the interests of each party....

Art 7 CISG: an interpretation challenge or a pretext for non-adoption? The CISG through UK lenses

Konstantina Kalaitsoglou

Feb 25
15 min

Art 7 CISG: an interpretation challenge or a pretext for non-adoption? The CISG through UK lenses

Now that Brexit is official, the cut-off date has passed, and the UK is on its own, it is time to think about the future. What trade...

Romy Peschl

Feb 10
5 min

Friends of the Earth Netherlands v Royal Dutch Shell PLC: a trendsetter for corporate liability?

International legal scholarship has long dealt with an important legal blackhole; whether corporations possess international legal...

Protecting algorithms as trade secrets. Time for change?

Niovi Plemmenou

Feb 2
4 min

Protecting algorithms as trade secrets. Time for change?

Google is one of the most popular and innovative companies in the world. But the question remains. How does Google work, and how does its...

Divorce, dissolution and the end of the 'blame game'

Stephanie Stephenson

Jan 25
6 min

Divorce, dissolution and the end of the 'blame game'

The introduction of no-fault divorce is a long-anticipated reform in UK law. Currently, applicants in the UK must play the ’blame game’...

Regulating the business model of social media companies; is it possible?

Sara Snakenbroek

Jan 15
4 min

Regulating the business model of social media companies; is it possible?

As with everything new, during the early days of the internet, there was no regulation of the digital sphere. Some twenty years later, a...

Human Rights and FTAs; when crossroads collide

Maedeh Bahari

Dec 29, 2021
6 min

Human Rights and FTAs; when crossroads collide

The inclusion of human rights (HR) policies in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) has always been a controversial point of disagreement between...

What if Santa Claus is breaking the law during Christmas?

Legal Compass

Dec 23, 2021
4 min

What if Santa Claus is breaking the law during Christmas?

Have you ever thought about it? Santa Claus or Father Christmas, a figure that is linked with Christmas and the act of giving a...

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