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A pilot study of co-produced autism training for police custody staff: evaluating the impact on perceived knowledge change and behaviour intentions (2022)
Journal Article
Holloway, C., Munro, N., Cossburn, K., & Ropar, D. (2022). A pilot study of co-produced autism training for police custody staff: evaluating the impact on perceived knowledge change and behaviour intentions. Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, 45(3), 434-447. https://doi.org/10.1108/pijpsm-11-2021-0159

Purpose: Autistic people have reported particularly negative experiences in police custody, which can lead to significant long-term personal and legal consequences. Research has suggested providing autism training to police forces would help improve... Read More about A pilot study of co-produced autism training for police custody staff: evaluating the impact on perceived knowledge change and behaviour intentions.

Virtual coercion and the vulnerable consumer: ‘loot boxes’ as aggressive commercial practices (2022)
Journal Article
Cartwright, P., & Hyde, R. (2022). Virtual coercion and the vulnerable consumer: ‘loot boxes’ as aggressive commercial practices. Legal Studies, 42(4), 555-575. https://doi.org/10.1017/lst.2022.7

Loot boxes have recently become a game mechanism of concern to policy-makers and regulators. The similarity between loot boxes and gambling is clear, and loot boxes and their regulation are commonly viewed through the lens of gambling. By contrast, v... Read More about Virtual coercion and the vulnerable consumer: ‘loot boxes’ as aggressive commercial practices.

Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce (2022)
Journal Article
Leesakul, N., Oostveen, A., Eimontaite, I., Wilson, M. L., & Hyde, R. (2022). Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce. Sustainability, 14(6), Article 3311. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063311

As part of the Industry 4.0 movement, the introduction of digital manufacturing technologies (DMTs) poses various concerns, particularly the impact of technology adoption on the workforce. In consideration of adoption challenges and implications, var... Read More about Workplace 4.0: Exploring the Implications of Technology Adoption in Digital Manufacturing on a Sustainable Workforce.

Directors duties and human rights impacts: a comparative approach (2022)
Journal Article
McCorquodale, R., & Neely, S. (2022). Directors duties and human rights impacts: a comparative approach. Journal of Corporate Law Studies, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/14735970.2021.2016147

This article provides a comparative perspective on the issue of directors’ liability for actions by a company which causes or contributes to human rights impacts. International, European and national regulatory developments in business and human righ... Read More about Directors duties and human rights impacts: a comparative approach.

Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure (2022)
Book Chapter
Jackson, J., & Weigend, T. (2022). Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure. In K. Ambos, A. Duff, A. Heinze, J. Roberts, & T. Weigend (Eds.), Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice. Volume 2 (260-299). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Both in English and German criminal procedure, fewer cases than in the past are decided on the basis of live witness testimony at the trial, and the ‘orality’ principle has been eroded in both jurisdictions. An increased reliance on witness statement... Read More about Witness Evidence in Pre-Trial and Trial Procedure.

View Of Statutes Of Limitation In The United Kingdom (2022)
Journal Article
JACKSON, J., & Johnstone, J. (2022). View Of Statutes Of Limitation In The United Kingdom. Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo, 49(4), 3887-3906

Unlike most other European jurisdictions, the UK has no general statute of limitations for criminal offences except for minor offences tried in the lower courts. This article first considers how defendants have been protected without the need for suc... Read More about View Of Statutes Of Limitation In The United Kingdom.

The Multifaceted Notion of Time in International Law (2022)
Book Chapter
Van der Ploeg, K. P., & Pasquet, L. (2022). The Multifaceted Notion of Time in International Law. In International Law and Time: Narratives and Techniques (1-24). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09465-1_1

Although time forms a part of the very bedrock of international law as a legal order and fundamentally determines international law as a discipline, the relationship between time and international law has received only limited attention. To most inte... Read More about The Multifaceted Notion of Time in International Law.

Referral by the United Nations Security Council: International Criminal Court (ICC) (2021)
Other
Mistry, H. (2021). Referral by the United Nations Security Council: International Criminal Court (ICC). [Online]

The Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Procedural Law (EiPro) features detailed accounts of key events, concepts and institutions, original research, rich historical contextualization, in-depth legal analyses, and critical assessments of existi... Read More about Referral by the United Nations Security Council: International Criminal Court (ICC).

Intelligence Sharing in Multinational Military Operations and Complicity under International Law (2021)
Journal Article
Milanovic, M. (2021). Intelligence Sharing in Multinational Military Operations and Complicity under International Law. International Law Studies, 97, 1269-1403

This article examines the international legal framework applicable to intelligence sharing in multinational military operations, with a particular focus on complicity scenarios. It first provides a theoretical overview of the role of fault in complic... Read More about Intelligence Sharing in Multinational Military Operations and Complicity under International Law.

The First Global Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems [Standards] (2021)
Journal Article
Prestes, E., Houghtaling, M. A., Goncalves, P. J., Fabiano, N., Ulgen, O., Fiorini, S. R., …Haidegger, T. (2021). The First Global Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems [Standards]. IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine, 28(4), 120-124. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2021.3117414

In the complex and rapidly evolving fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, the elaboration of ethical concerns, considerations, and requirements helps elucidate the nature of technology’s reach and impact on society where there is a leg... Read More about The First Global Ontological Standard for Ethically Driven Robotics and Automation Systems [Standards].

The United Kingdom's views on elections to the International Court of Justice during the Cold War (2021)
Journal Article
Kattan, V. (2021). The United Kingdom's views on elections to the International Court of Justice during the Cold War. Melbourne Journal of International Law, 21(3), 789-811

This article considers the process of nominating and electing candidates to the International Court of Justice ('ICJ') during the Cold War by focusing on a specific national encounter: the views of the United Kingdom government during elections to th... Read More about The United Kingdom's views on elections to the International Court of Justice during the Cold War.

The Effectiveness of Human Rights Due Diligence for Preventing Business Human Rights Abuses (2021)
Journal Article
McCorquodale, R., & Nolan, J. (2021). The Effectiveness of Human Rights Due Diligence for Preventing Business Human Rights Abuses. Netherlands International Law Review, 68(3), 455-478. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40802-021-00201-x

Human rights due diligence is today a key aspect of the international, regional and national debates about corporate accountability for human rights abuse. It is a process by which businesses are expected to assess actual and potential human rights i... Read More about The Effectiveness of Human Rights Due Diligence for Preventing Business Human Rights Abuses.

Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation (2021)
Book Chapter
Jackson, J. (2021). Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation. In B. Dickson, & C. McCormick (Eds.), The Judicial Mind: A Festschrift for Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. Hart Publishing

This chapter considers the manner in which the UK’s highest courts have met the challenge of maintaining fair trial rights in an era of unprecedented change in criminal justice. Emphasis is placed on the framework of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the... Read More about Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation.

Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Book
Arrowsmith, S., RA Butler, L., La Chimia, A., & Yukins, C. (Eds.). (2021). Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hart Publishing

This timely book provides the first systematic analysis of global public procurement regulation and policy during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Through both thematic chapters and national case studies, this book: - explores the adequacy of tr... Read More about Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? Global Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.

International Non-State Humanitarian Actors outside of the International Legal System: Can there be any Legal Consequences for Humanitarian Actors? (2021)
Journal Article
McArdle, S., & Shucksmith-Wesley, C. (2021). International Non-State Humanitarian Actors outside of the International Legal System: Can there be any Legal Consequences for Humanitarian Actors?. Journal of Conflict and Security Law, 26(3), 525-550. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcsl/krab018

Humanitarians are saviours, people employed by organisations that were created to provide neutral and professional help in times of conflict, disaster or other emergencies. We assume that we can trust the humanitarians.1 This, at least, is the theory... Read More about International Non-State Humanitarian Actors outside of the International Legal System: Can there be any Legal Consequences for Humanitarian Actors?.

Admitting evidence by agreement: recalibrating managerialism and adversarialism in Crown Court criminal trials (2021)
Journal Article
THOMASON, M. (2021). Admitting evidence by agreement: recalibrating managerialism and adversarialism in Crown Court criminal trials. Criminal Law Review, 2021(9), 727-752

This paper challenges the orthodox academic view which assumes that the admissibility of evidence in Crown Court criminal trials is primarily regulated by rules of evidence. Instead, it offers an account, based on original empirical data (trial obser... Read More about Admitting evidence by agreement: recalibrating managerialism and adversarialism in Crown Court criminal trials.