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Grounded? Air Passenger Rights in the European Union (2007)
Book Chapter
Varney, E., & Varney, M. (2007). Grounded? Air Passenger Rights in the European Union. In C. Twigg-Flesner, D. Parry, G. Howells, & A. Nordhausen (Eds.), The Yearbook of Consumer Law 2008 (171-199). Ashgate Publishing

Social Regulation in the Air Transport Industry – An Examination of Regulation 1107/2006 concerning the Rights of Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility when travelling by Air (2007)
Journal Article
Varney, E. (2007). Social Regulation in the Air Transport Industry – An Examination of Regulation 1107/2006 concerning the Rights of Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility when travelling by Air. Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie, 28(2), 191-201. https://doi.org/10.1515/zfrs-2007-0208

The regulation of the air transport industry has implications for individuals not just in their capacity as consumers, but also as citizens. Transport goes beyond the mere provision of an economic service and enables us to be actively involved in eco... Read More about Social Regulation in the Air Transport Industry – An Examination of Regulation 1107/2006 concerning the Rights of Disabled Persons and Persons with Reduced Mobility when travelling by Air.

A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961 (2007)
Journal Article
Bartlett, P. (2007). A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961. Medical Law Review, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1093/medlaw/fwl027

This case concerned the substantive prerequisites for involuntary treatment under the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA). The parties agreed that following the European Court of Human Rights ruling in Herczegfalvy v. Austria, treatment for mental disorder... Read More about A matter of necessity? Enforced treatment under the Mental Health Act: R. (JB) v. responsible medical officer Dr A. Haddock, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed doctor, Dr. Rigby, Mental Health Act Commission second opinion appointed Doctor Wood, [2006] E.W.C.A. Civ. 961.

Fortuity in the law of marine insurance (2007)
Journal Article
Bennett, H. (2007). Fortuity in the law of marine insurance. Lloyd's Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly,

This article addresses the meaning and significance of the concept of fortuity within the law of marine insurance. Voluntary conduct, naturally occurring losses and inherent vice, and inevitable losses are analysed, highlighting both the variable rol... Read More about Fortuity in the law of marine insurance.

Risk and human rights in UK prison governance (2007)
Journal Article
Murphy, T., & Whitty, N. (2007). Risk and human rights in UK prison governance. British Journal of Criminology, 47(5), https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azm012

Risk and human rights discourses dominate the landscape of prison governance in the United Kingdom. For the most part, however, criminologists have focused only on concepts of risk and lawyers on human rights; there has been little overlap in the sch... Read More about Risk and human rights in UK prison governance.

Risk, human rights and the management of a serious sex offender (2007)
Journal Article
Whitty, N. (2007). Risk, human rights and the management of a serious sex offender. Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie, 28(2),

Risk and human rights discourses have become dominant features of the UK criminal justice arena. However, there has been little critical scrutiny of the ways in which these discourses relate to each other. In this article, I focus on different accoun... Read More about Risk, human rights and the management of a serious sex offender.

Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données (2007)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2007). Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données. Reflets et Perspectives de la Vie Economique, 4(65),

Dans de nombreux secteurs de l’économie et dans notre vie de tous les jours, les bases de données ont une importance capitale. Tant les entreprises privées dans les domaines scientifiques, financiers, juridiques, du voyage et du divertissement pour n... Read More about Une analyse économique de la protection contractuelle des bases de données.

Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases (2007)
Journal Article
Derclaye, E. (2007). Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases. International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, 38(3),

When the database sui generis right (“database right”) was enacted in 1996, many voices rose to criticise it vehemently. According to some, it would create an unprecedented intellectual property right on information, the latter being traditionally o... Read More about Intellectual property rights on information and market power: comparing the European and American protection of databases.