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Databases "sui generis" right: should we adopt the spin-off theory? (2004)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2004). Databases "sui generis" right: should we adopt the spin-off theory?. European Intellectual Property Review, 26(9),

Eight years have passed since the Database Directive was enacted. A relatively abundant body of case law has now emerged but courts remain divided or uncertain over a number of issues. One of them is the most important question of the protection re... Read More about Databases "sui generis" right: should we adopt the spin-off theory?.

Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden? (2003)
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Jackson, J. (2003). Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden?

This article reviews the state of evidence scholarship in the early 21st century and argues that it has been enriched by drawing upon a range of different disciplines including social psychology,cognitive science, forensic psychology, mathematics, li... Read More about Modern trends in evidence scholarship: is all rosy in the garden?.

Legal madness in the nineteenth century (2001)
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Bartlett, P. (2001). Legal madness in the nineteenth century. Social History of Medicine, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/shm/14.1.107

Legal sources remain under-exploited in the history of madness, and the legal character of some documents is sometimes unrecognized. This article examines the interrelations between legal and medical histories of madness, and discusses use and availa... Read More about Legal madness in the nineteenth century.

Structures of confinement in nineteenth-century asylums, using England and Ontario as a comparative study (2000)
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Bartlett, P. (2000). Structures of confinement in nineteenth-century asylums, using England and Ontario as a comparative study. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1016/S0160-2527%2898%2900041-7

Traditionally, historians of the care of the insane have understood their work as a branch of medical history. This paper focuses instead on the administrative structures of nineteenth century asylums. These are geographically specific and historica... Read More about Structures of confinement in nineteenth-century asylums, using England and Ontario as a comparative study.

Crowning glory: public law, power and the monarchy (2000)
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Murphy, T., & Whitty, N. (2000). Crowning glory: public law, power and the monarchy. Social and Legal Studies, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1177/096466390000900102

‘New public law’ has a keen interest in the deployment of power and the shifting nature of the public and private. In this article, we argue that the historical legacy of the Crown has hindered the ability of public lawyers to respond to changes in m... Read More about Crowning glory: public law, power and the monarchy.

The asylum, the workhouse, and the voice of the insane poor in nineteenth century England (1998)
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Bartlett, P. (1998). The asylum, the workhouse, and the voice of the insane poor in nineteenth century England. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 21(4), https://doi.org/10.1016/S0160-2527%2898%2900023-5

The history of psychiatry is not merely the history of psychiatrists; it is also the history of patients. In this paper, admission records and case notes of a county asylum are used to consider the attitudes of those confined within it, and how the... Read More about The asylum, the workhouse, and the voice of the insane poor in nineteenth century England.

Sodomites in the pillory in eighteenth-century London (1997)
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Bartlett, P. (1997). Sodomites in the pillory in eighteenth-century London. Social and Legal Studies, 6(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/096466399700600406

The arrival of the eighteenth century brought with it new legal attention to sodomitical behaviour. Nowhere was this more notorious and public than in the punishment of those offences in the pillory. This paper argues that the pillory was a product... Read More about Sodomites in the pillory in eighteenth-century London.

Contractual networks in European private international law
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Grušic, U. Contractual networks in European private international law. International and Comparative Law Quarterly,

This article examines private international law issues raised by transnational contractual networks. The focus is on choice-of-law questions that arise in the context of 1) relations between network members who are contractually bound to one another,... Read More about Contractual networks in European private international law.

Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility
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Arrowsmith, S. Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility. Public Procurement Law Review, 21,

On 20 December 2011 the European Commission published its proposals for two new procedural directives on public procurement, one to replace Public Sector Directive 2004/18 and one to replace Utilities Directive 2004/17, with the stated aims of “simpl... Read More about Modernising the EU’s public procurement regime: a blueprint for real simplicity and flexibility.

INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal
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Mevorach, I. (2012). INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal. International Insolvency Review, 21(3),

International bodies have started to address the problem of cross-border insolvency of corporate groups rather recently. UNCITRAL has adopted a set of recommendations and the EU Commission may address the matter in the near future, in the process of... Read More about INSOL Europe’s proposals on groups of companies (in cross-border insolvency): a critical appraisal.