Outputs (629)

Security detention - United Kingdom practice (2009)
Journal Article

This article assesses the role of security detention within the context of a number of the United Kingdom’s anti-terrorism policies. It considers the U.K. provisions on indefinite detention and the judicial response to those policies. Close attention... Read More about Security detention - United Kingdom practice.

An examination of the European Court of Human Rights’ approach to overruling its previous case-law (2009)
Journal Article

Crisis measures of institutional reform for the European Court of Human Rights (2009)
Journal Article

Is human rights prepared? Risk, rights and public health emergencies (2009)
Journal Article

"Defending humanity: when force is justified and why", by George P Fletcher and Jens Ohlin (2009)
Journal Article

A critical review of the work of Fletcher and Ohlin in which they argue for a reconceptualization of self-defence in international law.

Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century (2009)
Journal Article

The question this article addresses is whether patent law is the appropriate forum to ban polluting inventions, especially those that emit greenhouse gases. To answer this question, the paper scrutinises the functions and justifications for patent la... Read More about Patent law's role in the protection of the environment: re-assessing patent law and its justifications in the 21st century.

Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2 (2009)
Journal Article

It has now almost become trite to say that global warming is one of the most pressing problems we are facing. Very few would also now deny that the cause of this greenhouse effect and the correlated climate change is man. What has not been much note... Read More about Should patent law help cool the planet? An inquiry from the point of view of environmental law: Parts 1 and 2.

The Protection of Age and Disability Rights in the Regulation of Digital Television in the European Union (2008)
Journal Article

This article questions the extent to which the regulatory framework for electronic communications in the European Union safeguards the rights of elderly people and disabled people in the digital television (DTV) sector and seeks to determine whether... Read More about The Protection of Age and Disability Rights in the Regulation of Digital Television in the European Union.

Disability Rights in the Communications Sector: An Examination of Digital Television Regulation in the United Kingdom (2008)
Journal Article

Effective access to information is crucial in facilitating the participation of citizens in civic society. While digital technology has brought significant benefits (e.g. an increased number of channels, superior quality of image and sound), techno... Read More about Disability Rights in the Communications Sector: An Examination of Digital Television Regulation in the United Kingdom.

Youth Court Research Project: a scoping study adopting a ‘whole-systems’ approach to the processing of cases in the Youth Courts (2008)
Book

This study examined the processing of youth court cases prior to changes brought about by the Crime and Disorder Act 1998. The study adopted a ‘whole-systems’ review of the operation and efficiency of youth court cases in one county area. The key fin... Read More about Youth Court Research Project: a scoping study adopting a ‘whole-systems’ approach to the processing of cases in the Youth Courts.