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Regulation 542/2014 on jurisdiction (2023)
Book Chapter
TORREMANS, P. (2023). Regulation 542/2014 on jurisdiction. In European patent Law: The Unified Patent Court and The European Patent Convention (185-196). De Gruyter

Legal consequences of the common law marriage myth (2023)
Journal Article
Bannister, S. (2023). Legal consequences of the common law marriage myth. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 2023(September 2023),

The 'common law marriage myth' is a well-established phenomenon. About half of the British public believe that simply cohabiting together as a couple entitles them to rights equal to spouses. Belief in the myth may lead to significant harm if it mean... Read More about Legal consequences of the common law marriage myth.

Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, Response to the UK International Development White Paper: Call for Evidence (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) (2023)
Report
Jackson, B., Bosatta, L., & Schwarz, K. (2023). Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, Response to the UK International Development White Paper: Call for Evidence (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office). Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (UK)

Submission to the UK Government call for evidence (led by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) International Development White Paper, September 2023. Response to questions submitted by the Rights Lab, University of Nottingham. Responses... Read More about Rights Lab, University of Nottingham, Response to the UK International Development White Paper: Call for Evidence (Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office).

Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England (2023)
Journal Article
McGoldrick, D. (in press). Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England. Human Rights Quarterly,

This article considers the context, development, and significance of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. The Act was relatively unusual in aiming to increase the normative strength of freedom of speech. The central justification given... Read More about Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Higher Education in England.

Private international law issues of moral rights (2023)
Book Chapter
Torremans, P. (2023). Private international law issues of moral rights. In Y. Gendreau (Ed.), Research handbook on Intellectual Property and Moral Rights (355-368). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789904871.00031

In this chapter I will look at moral rights from a private international law perspective. Rather than look at the scope and exact content of moral rights I will look at issues of jurisdiction and choice of law. It is important to note that from a pri... Read More about Private international law issues of moral rights.

Making Endless War: The Vietnam and Arab-Israeli Conflicts in the History of International Law (2023)
Book
Cuddy, B., & Kattan, V. (Eds.). (2023). Making Endless War: The Vietnam and Arab-Israeli Conflicts in the History of International Law. University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.12584508

Making Endless War is built on the premise that any attempt to understand how the content and function of the laws of war changed in the second half of the twentieth century should consider two major armed conflicts, fought on opposite edges of Asia,... Read More about Making Endless War: The Vietnam and Arab-Israeli Conflicts in the History of International Law.

The breakup of India and Palestine: The causes and legacies of partition (2023)
Book
Kattan, V., & Ranjan, A. (Eds.). (2023). The breakup of India and Palestine: The causes and legacies of partition. Manchester University Press

This book is the first study of political and legal thinking about the partitions of India and Palestine in 1947. The chapters in the volume, authored by leading scholars of partition, draw attention to the pathways of peoples, geographic spaces, col... Read More about The breakup of India and Palestine: The causes and legacies of partition.

“They’re not going to do all the tasks we do”: Understanding Trust and Reassurance towards a UV-C Disinfection Robot (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Trigo, M. J. G., Reyes-Cruz, G., Maior, H. A., Pepper, C., Price, D., Leonard, P., …Fischer, J. E. (2023). “They’re not going to do all the tasks we do”: Understanding Trust and Reassurance towards a UV-C Disinfection Robot. In 2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN). https://doi.org/10.1109/RO-MAN57019.2023.10309364

Increasingly, robots are adopted for routine tasks such as cleaning and disinfection of public spaces, raising questions about attitudes and trust of professional cleaners who might in future have robots as teammates, and whether the general public f... Read More about “They’re not going to do all the tasks we do”: Understanding Trust and Reassurance towards a UV-C Disinfection Robot.

The partitions of India and Palestine and the dawn of majority rule in Africa and Asia (2023)
Book Chapter
Kattan, V. (2023). The partitions of India and Palestine and the dawn of majority rule in Africa and Asia. In V. Kattan, & A. Ranjan (Eds.), The breakup of India and Palestine: The causes and legacies of partition. Manchester University Press

This chapter explains why majority rule remained the basis for the partition of the Indian subcontinent, but was not put into effect in Palestine as the Jewish population only formed a majority in one of Palestine’s subdistricts – the Jaffa subdistri... Read More about The partitions of India and Palestine and the dawn of majority rule in Africa and Asia.

Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq (2023)
Book Chapter
White, N. D. (in press). Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq. In R. Mulgrew, & M. J. Christensen (Eds.), Research Handbook on the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing

The adjective ‘atrocity’ reflects the uniqueness of atrocity crimes and their separateness from normal criminal conduct. This chapter examines the distinction between ‘ordinary’ crimes and ‘atrocity crimes’ to provide a critical framework for the e... Read More about Military Justice and the Punishment of Atrocity Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Case C-460/20, TU, RE v. Google LLC (C.J.E.U.) (2023)
Journal Article
Ulgen, O. (2023). Case C-460/20, TU, RE v. Google LLC (C.J.E.U.). International Legal Materials, 62(6), 1062-1083. https://doi.org/10.1017/ilm.2023.31

On December 8, 2022, in a case relating to a de-referencing request to an internet search engine operator on the basis of inaccurate information, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered its judgment (the Judgm... Read More about Case C-460/20, TU, RE v. Google LLC (C.J.E.U.).

Devolution Issues Under the Scotland Act 1998, Reference by the Lord Advocate (U.K. Sup. Ct.) (2023)
Journal Article
Ulgen, O. (2023). Devolution Issues Under the Scotland Act 1998, Reference by the Lord Advocate (U.K. Sup. Ct.). International Legal Materials, 62(6), 1089-1112. https://doi.org/10.1017/ilm.2023.30

On November 23, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom delivered its judgment on whether the Scottish Parliament has legislative competence to introduce a Scottish Independence Referendum Bill (the Bill) to hold a referendum in Scotland asking... Read More about Devolution Issues Under the Scotland Act 1998, Reference by the Lord Advocate (U.K. Sup. Ct.).

Exploring Consumer Detriment in Immersive Gaming Technologies (2023)
Journal Article
Hyde, R., & Cartwright, P. (2023). Exploring Consumer Detriment in Immersive Gaming Technologies. Journal of Consumer Policy, 46(3), 335-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-023-09544-9

Recent technological advances have led to immersive consumer experiences becoming increasingly common. However, there has been relatively little discussion of the consumer detriment that results from the exploitation of immersion. In this article, we... Read More about Exploring Consumer Detriment in Immersive Gaming Technologies.

A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, V., & Carr, N. (2023). A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights. In E. Johnston (Ed.), Covid-19 and Criminal Justice: Impact and Legacy in England and Wales (62-89). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003281481-5

In this chapter we explore a child’s journey through police custody and while the intention was to explore the impact of Covid-19 on children’s experiences, we found little differences in practice at the time the fieldwork was conducted. However, thi... Read More about A Child's Journey Through Police Custody And Their Legal Rights.

Common Law (2023)
Other
Eves, W. (2023). Common Law. [Online Resource]

The Common Law is a body of law, developed over time from the decisions and practices of courts, upon which the English legal system has developed. Through the impact of British colonial expansion, the English Common Law has also formed the basis of... Read More about Common Law.

Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023 (2023)
Report
KEMP, V., Carr, N., Kent, H., & Farrall, S. (2023). Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023. London: University of Nottingham

This is the Executive Summary of the final report arising out of a study funded by the Nuffield Foundation which involved examining the efficacy of legal safeguards for children held in police custody. A mixed methods approach was adopted drawing on... Read More about Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects: Executive summary, May 2023.

Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects (2023)
Report
Kemp, V., Carr, N., Kent, H., & Farrall, S. (2023). Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects. London: University of Nottingham

The Nuffield Foundation funded this three year project which involved examining the efficacy of legal safeguards for children held in police custody. A mixed methods approach was adopted drawing on over 50,000 electronic custody records drawn from e... Read More about Examining the impact of PACE on the detention and questioning of child suspects.