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News from the United Kingdom (2022)
Journal Article
Torremans, P. L. C. (2022). News from the United Kingdom. Revue internationale du droit d'auteur, 55-104

This article critically examines the evolution of UK copyright over the last decade.

Non-defendant bad character and s. 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: A socio-legal analysis of admissibility gateways and trial tactics (2022)
Journal Article
Thomason, M. (2023). Non-defendant bad character and s. 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: A socio-legal analysis of admissibility gateways and trial tactics. International Journal of Evidence and Proof, 27(1), 26-50. https://doi.org/10.1177/13657127221140459

This article presents a socio-legal analysis of the use of non-defendant bad character evidence in Crown Court criminal trials in England. Combining an in-depth doctrinal analysis of s.100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 with original qualitative em... Read More about Non-defendant bad character and s. 100 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003: A socio-legal analysis of admissibility gateways and trial tactics.

The TuneIn case or communication to the public in the UK after Brexit: the status quo with targeting as a governance tool (2022)
Journal Article
Torremans, P. (2022). The TuneIn case or communication to the public in the UK after Brexit: the status quo with targeting as a governance tool. International Journal of Legal Discourse, https://doi.org/10.1515/ijld-2022-2071

TuneIn is a case dealing with a portal service on the Internet that allows users to listen to Internet radio stations from around the world and even to select stations that play their favourite music at any given moment in time. The UK courts had to... Read More about The TuneIn case or communication to the public in the UK after Brexit: the status quo with targeting as a governance tool.

Re-thinking the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Towards the Next Generation of Law (2022)
Journal Article
Bartlett, P. (2023). Re-thinking the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Towards the Next Generation of Law. Modern Law Review, 86(3), 659-700. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2230.12774

It is now more than a quarter of a century since the Law Commission completed its ground-breaking report on mental capacity, a report that became the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Since that time, there have been fundamental changes in the legal, social,... Read More about Re-thinking the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Towards the Next Generation of Law.

‘Turning the Rights Lens Inwards’: The Case for Child Rights-Consistent Strategic Litigation Practice (2022)
Journal Article
Nolan, A., & Skelton, A. (2022). ‘Turning the Rights Lens Inwards’: The Case for Child Rights-Consistent Strategic Litigation Practice. Human Rights Law Review, 22(4), Article ngac026. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngac026

The last three decades have seen an explosion of academic, advocacy and policy-maker interest in both the theory and the practice of children's rights. There is a growing global body of strategic litigation focused on the advancement of those rights... Read More about ‘Turning the Rights Lens Inwards’: The Case for Child Rights-Consistent Strategic Litigation Practice.

The requirement of 'power to dispose' in the Cape Town Convention and its protocols (2022)
Journal Article
Saidova, S. (2022). The requirement of 'power to dispose' in the Cape Town Convention and its protocols. Uniform Law Review, 27(2), 282–302. https://doi.org/10.1093/ulr/unac021

The concept of an 'international interest' is central to the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment. Once an international interest is created, it can be registered in the International Registry, established under the Con... Read More about The requirement of 'power to dispose' in the Cape Town Convention and its protocols.

Sui generis database protection 2.0: judicial and legislative reforms (2022)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E., & Husovec, M. (2022). Sui generis database protection 2.0: judicial and legislative reforms. European Intellectual Property Review, 44(6), 323-331

The Database Directive confers investment protection (so-called sui generis database protection) on makers of some types of databases. It represents a unique top-down policy experiment of the EU legislature with little national precedent prior to its... Read More about Sui generis database protection 2.0: judicial and legislative reforms.

Robojournalism – A Copyright Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the European News Industry (2022)
Journal Article
Trapova, A., & Mezei, P. (2022). Robojournalism – A Copyright Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the European News Industry. GRUR International, 71(7), 589-602. https://doi.org/10.1093/grurint/ikac038

The copyright protectability of outputs generated by, or with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hotly debated question in academia and by many institutions. In practice, sophisticated AI algorithms have become a meaningful assistant in th... Read More about Robojournalism – A Copyright Study on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the European News Industry.

The Cosmopolitan “No-Harm” Duty in Warfare: Exposing the Utilitarian Pretence of Universalism (2022)
Journal Article
Ulgen, O. (2022). The Cosmopolitan “No-Harm” Duty in Warfare: Exposing the Utilitarian Pretence of Universalism. Athena : Critical Inquiries in Law, Philosophy and Globalization, 2(1), 116-151. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2724-6299/14648

This article demonstrates a priori cosmopolitan values of restraint and harm limitation exist to establish a cosmopolitan “no-harm” duty in warfare, predating utilitarianism and permeating modern international humanitarian law. In doing so, the autho... Read More about The Cosmopolitan “No-Harm” Duty in Warfare: Exposing the Utilitarian Pretence of Universalism.

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.

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.