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A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups (2019)
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2019). A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups. Michigan Journal of International Law, 40(3), 505-530

It is the orthodox belief that treaties and—within the EU—directly applicable regulations represent hard, binding international law, while other international instruments-including model laws-are forms of soft law. In a previous publication 2 I discu... Read More about A fresh view on the hard/soft law divide: implications for international insolvency of enterprise groups.

Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: mapping the field for IPACS and beyond (2019)
Journal Article
Arrowsmith, S., Bayley, R., Gorczynska, A., Idoku, J., Kay, S., Faria Lopes, J., Sebastian Barreto Cifuentes, C., Quinot, G., Nobel, A.-U.-B., Ren, K., Solomanyan, A., Sobieraj, I., Solomanyan, A., Soós, G., & Thurston, A. (2019). Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: mapping the field for IPACS and beyond. Public Procurement Law Review, 28(6), 257-318

This article presents the results of a study of infrastructure procurement for international sporting events. The objective was to map both the institutional frameworks and the procedures and governance mechanisms. We were concerned only with the acq... Read More about Procuring infrastructure for international sporting events: mapping the field for IPACS and beyond.

The Construction of Gender and Sexuality in the Approach of Key International Law Actors to the Circumcision of Children (2019)
Journal Article
Sandland, R. (2019). The Construction of Gender and Sexuality in the Approach of Key International Law Actors to the Circumcision of Children. Human Rights Law Review, 19(4), 617-647. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngz030

This article analyses the approach of key international actors to the circumcision of children, seeking, first, to understand why the policy towards the circumcision or genital cutting of girls is so different from that towards boys. As part of this... Read More about The Construction of Gender and Sexuality in the Approach of Key International Law Actors to the Circumcision of Children.

The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go? (2019)
Journal Article
Pereira, E., & Pappa, M. (2019). The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go?. International Energy Law Review, 2019(2), 39-47

Default, transfer of interest or rights, and withdrawal are prima facie three distinct clauses in a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA). They serve different purposes and are subject to different conditions. But at the same time, they may all lead to a p... Read More about The effects of default, transfer, and withdrawal provisions on JOA exits: should I stay or should I go?.

A Credible Solution? Non-Defendant's Bad Character and Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (2019)
Journal Article
Birch, D. (2019). A Credible Solution? Non-Defendant's Bad Character and Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003. Criminal Law Review, 2019(10), 841-849

Considers whether exceptions to provisions of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 s.100 limiting the admissibility of bad character evidence in relation to non-defendants may be used by the defence to make misconduct allegations against a prosecution witne... Read More about A Credible Solution? Non-Defendant's Bad Character and Section 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003.

Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture (2019)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (2019). Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture. In J. Black-Branch, & D. Fleck (Eds.), Nuclear Non-Proliferation in International Law - Volume V - Legal Challenges for Nuclear Security and Deterrence. T.M.C. Asser Press

Once they were created, and scientific knowledge spread, it has proved very difficult to remove nuclear weapons from the international security landscape. However, if the broader international constitutional architecture, which includes the UN Charte... Read More about Understanding nuclear deterrence within the international constitutional architecture.