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Cyber Attacks and Cyber (Mis)information Operations During a Pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Milanovic, M., & Schmitt, M. (2020). Cyber Attacks and Cyber (Mis)information Operations During a Pandemic. Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 11(1), 247-284

The COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by reprehensible cyber operations directed against medical facilities and capabilities, as well as by a flood of misinformation. Our goal in this article is to map out the various obligations of states under... Read More about Cyber Attacks and Cyber (Mis)information Operations During a Pandemic.

Human rights and economic policy reforms (2020)
Journal Article
Nolan, A., & Bohoslavsky, J. P. (2020). Human rights and economic policy reforms. International Journal of Human Rights, 24(9), 1247-1267. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2020.1823638

This article focuses on the vexed relationship between human rights and economic policy reform. It opens with an exploration of the reasons for the historic and contemporary nonalignment and disconnect between these areas. It then turns to an overvie... Read More about Human rights and economic policy reforms.

Special Rules of Attribution of Conduct in International Law (2020)
Journal Article
Milanovic, M. (2020). Special Rules of Attribution of Conduct in International Law. International Law Studies, 96, 295-393

Are there are any special rules of attribution in international law? Are there, in other words, imputational rules that are not recognized as such in general international law, but are specific to particular branches of international law? This is the... Read More about Special Rules of Attribution of Conduct in International Law.

Collusive Litigation in the Early Years of the English Common Law: The Use of Mort D’Ancestor for Conveyancing Purposes c. 1198–1230 (2020)
Journal Article
Eves, W. (2020). Collusive Litigation in the Early Years of the English Common Law: The Use of Mort D’Ancestor for Conveyancing Purposes c. 1198–1230. Journal of Legal History, 41(3), 227-256. https://doi.org/10.1080/01440365.2020.1839692

The extent to which real actions such as mort d’ancestor were used collusively for conveyancing purposes in the early years of the English common law is subject to debate. This article first discusses why parties to a transfer of land might engage in... Read More about Collusive Litigation in the Early Years of the English Common Law: The Use of Mort D’Ancestor for Conveyancing Purposes c. 1198–1230.

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and English Contract Law: A Tale of Unfinished Bridges? (2020)
Journal Article
Varney, E., & Varney, E. (2020). The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and English Contract Law: A Tale of Unfinished Bridges?. Kings Law Journal, 31(3), 444-466. https://doi.org/10.1080/09615768.2020.1815941

Contract law has a multidimensional role permeating the economic and social spheres of life, connecting people in mutual relations. Despite its potential, contract law is largely overlooked by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilit... Read More about The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and English Contract Law: A Tale of Unfinished Bridges?.

From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered? (2020)
Journal Article
White, N. (2020). From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered?. International Community Law Review, 22(3-4), 310-330. https://doi.org/10.1163/18719732-12341432

The “Covenant” embodied the idea of a contract for peace in 1919. The “Charter” of 1945 appeared more boldly to embody a world constitution for peace. This article analyses the United Nations and its predecessor organisation, the League of Nations, t... Read More about From Covenant to Charter: A Legacy Squandered?.

Agency contracts and the scope of the incapacity defence in English contract law: a topic too hot to handle? (2020)
Journal Article
Varney, E. (2020). Agency contracts and the scope of the incapacity defence in English contract law: a topic too hot to handle?. Journal of Business Law, 2020(5), 382-401

This article assesses the impact of a principal's mental incapacity on agency agreements in English contract law and calls for an approach compatible with the values pursued by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The Special Role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Muslim Holy Shrines in Jerusalem (2020)
Journal Article
Kattan, V. (2021). The Special Role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Muslim Holy Shrines in Jerusalem. Arab Law Quarterly, 35(5), 503-548. https://doi.org/10.1163/15730255-bja10031

This article explores the meaning of the Jerusalem clause in Article 9(2) of the Israel- Jordan Peace Treaty. It begins by considering the drafting of the clause, before analysing subsequent agreements between Israel, Palestine, and Jordan. The artic... Read More about The Special Role of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Muslim Holy Shrines in Jerusalem.

User Rights and Adaptive A/IS – From Passive Interaction to Real Empowerment (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ulgen, O. (2020). User Rights and Adaptive A/IS – From Passive Interaction to Real Empowerment. In R. A. Sottilare, & J. Schwarz (Eds.), Adaptive Instructional Systems: Second International Conference, AIS 2020, Held as Part of the 22nd HCI International Conference, HCII 2020 (205-217). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-50788-6_15

Adaptive autonomous intelligent systems (A/IS) may satisfy design functionality and user experiential requirements but prior to deployment an assessment must be made of their impact on user rights. A/IS systems may assist rather than replace humans b... Read More about User Rights and Adaptive A/IS – From Passive Interaction to Real Empowerment.