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Between the will of the contracting parties and the needs of today: Extending the scope of convention rights and freedoms beyond what could have been foreseen by the drafters of the echr (2013)
Book Chapter
Mowbray, A. (2014). Between the will of the contracting parties and the needs of today: Extending the scope of convention rights and freedoms beyond what could have been foreseen by the drafters of the echr. In E. Brems, & J. Gerards (Eds.), Shaping Rights in the ECHR (17-37). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107337923.003

This chapter will ascertain the intentions of the drafters of the European Convention on Human Rights (hereafter the ECHR or Convention) and then examine a number of factors that have resulted in the judicial expansion of the rights and freedoms ensh... Read More about Between the will of the contracting parties and the needs of today: Extending the scope of convention rights and freedoms beyond what could have been foreseen by the drafters of the echr.

Forum shopping in times of crisis: a directors' duties perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2013). Forum shopping in times of crisis: a directors' duties perspective. European Company and Financial Law Review, 10(4), https://doi.org/10.1515/ecfr-2013-0523

Some systems have more efficient legal frameworks for insolvency than other regimes, thus directors of troubled companies may seek opportunities abroad. Yet, the legitimacy of forum shopping in close proximity to insolvency is debatable in the contex... Read More about Forum shopping in times of crisis: a directors' duties perspective.

The role of enterprise principles in shaping management duties at times of crisis (2013)
Journal Article
Mevorach, I. (2013). The role of enterprise principles in shaping management duties at times of crisis. European Business Organization Law Review, 14(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/s1566752912001279

The enterprise group form presents special risks of mismanagement when entities in the group are in financial trouble. At the same time, pursing a group interest might assist in resolving the financial difficulties. In any event, delineating rules fo... Read More about The role of enterprise principles in shaping management duties at times of crisis.

Second-hand emotion?: exploring the contagion and impact of trauma and distress in the asylum law context (2013)
Journal Article
Baillot, H., Cowen, S., & Munro, V. (2013). Second-hand emotion?: exploring the contagion and impact of trauma and distress in the asylum law context. Journal of Law and Society, 40(4), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2013.00639.x

Applicants' accounts of experiences of fear, trauma, violence, and persecution are central to the process of claiming asylum. These narratives are, at a human level, primed to provoke emotional responses, not only in the narrator but also in those to... Read More about Second-hand emotion?: exploring the contagion and impact of trauma and distress in the asylum law context.