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Complementing UN Human Rights Efforts Through Universal Periodic Review (2024)
Journal Article
Shah, S., & Sivakumaran, S. (2024). Complementing UN Human Rights Efforts Through Universal Periodic Review. Journal of Human Rights Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huae008

The UN undertakes numerous human rights activities. Various UN entities have been established solely to promote and protect human rights, such as the Human Rights Council and the human rights treaty bodies. Others, such as the Security Council, have... Read More about Complementing UN Human Rights Efforts Through Universal Periodic Review.

The legal treatment of nationality in the international intellectual property legal framework (2024)
Book Chapter
Torremans, P. (2024). The legal treatment of nationality in the international intellectual property legal framework. In Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity (34-47). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803927268.00009

Inclusivity or inclusiveness is a concept that lies at the heart of intellectual property. IP is all about sharing innovation, brands and providing society with literary and artistic works. But what does that tell us about the legal treatment of nati... Read More about The legal treatment of nationality in the international intellectual property legal framework.

Resisting the State Crimes of the Global North (2024)
Journal Article
Hodgson, N. (in press). Resisting the State Crimes of the Global North. Journal of International Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1093/jicj/mqae010

Civil society actors are increasingly turning to international criminal law in response to harmful conduct by the states of the Global North. Legal and strategic concerns have been raised about this practice. It is unclear whether the International C... Read More about Resisting the State Crimes of the Global North.

Investor Obligations: Transformative and Regressive Impacts of the Business and Human Rights Framework (2024)
Journal Article
Van der Ploeg, K. P. (2024). Investor Obligations: Transformative and Regressive Impacts of the Business and Human Rights Framework. Business and Human Rights Journal, https://doi.org/10.1017/bhj.2024.8

The business and human rights (BHR) framework has regularly been considered the superior legal regime of corporate accountability for business-related human rights abuses, which must be both protected from and incorporated into investment treaties. H... Read More about Investor Obligations: Transformative and Regressive Impacts of the Business and Human Rights Framework.

Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care (2024)
Journal Article
Bosatta, L., Crespi de Valldaura, M., Bales, K., Spiby, H., & Ni Bhriain, L. (2024). Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care. Societies, 14(5), Article 69. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14050069

This article aims to illuminate the little-studied phenomenon of asylum-seeking child-bearing women in the UK, survivors of violence and human trafficking. This is a significant issue in terms of the proportion of women affected and the paucity of ca... Read More about Motherhood, Human Trafficking, and Asylum Seeking: The Experiences and Needs of Survivor Mothers in Birthing and Postnatal Care.

Countermeasures and sanctions (2024)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2024). Countermeasures and sanctions. In M. Evans (Ed.), International Law (521-547). Oxford University Press (OUP)

The issue of enforcement by means of non-forcible measures is one of the least developed areas of international law. Two legal regimes are relatively clear—non- forcible countermeasures taken by States (countermeasures) and non-forcible measures take... Read More about Countermeasures and sanctions.

Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England (2024)
Journal Article
McGoldrick, D. (2024). Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England. Human Rights Quarterly, 46(2), 287-329. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2024.a926223

This article considers the context, development, and significance of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. The Act was relatively unusual in aiming to increase the normative strength of freedom of speech. The central justification given... Read More about Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England.

Bargaining the Rules of Evidence (2024)
Book Chapter
Thomason, M. (2024). Bargaining the Rules of Evidence. In M. Langer, M. McConville, & L. Marsh (Eds.), Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining & Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar Publishing

Plea bargains depend in large part on the available evidence against the defendant. Strictly speaking, these negotiations should be based only on evidence that is likely to be admissible at trial. Bargains therefore implicitly depend on the structure... Read More about Bargaining the Rules of Evidence.

Implications for legal education and training in a guilty plea environment (2024)
Book Chapter
Kemp, V., & Gibson, C. (2024). Implications for legal education and training in a guilty plea environment. In M. Langer, M. McConville, & L. Marsh (Eds.), Research Handbook on Plea Bargaining and Criminal Justice. Edward Elgar Publishing

This Chapter examines implications for legal education and training of lawyers when working within an environment where clients are under pressure to plead guilty. After first considering the background to plea bargaining, and the increasing pressure... Read More about Implications for legal education and training in a guilty plea environment.