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Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants (2023)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2023). Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants. Criminal Law Review -London-, 43-64

Examines the challenges facing autistic people suspected, accused or convicted of crime from a socio-legal perspective. Discusses problematic legal procedures from initial contact with the police, pre-trial custodial interaction to trials and sentenc... Read More about Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants.

Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations (2023)
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Ryder, N., Bourton, S., Hall, D., & Hillman, H. (2023). Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations. Criminal Law Review -London-, 9, 560-580

To tackle money laundering and terrorism financing, the United Kingdom has implemented global mechanisms introduced by the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force. These mechanisms viewed financial institutions as gatekeepers to the financ... Read More about Higher education institutions and the anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing regulations.

To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom (2023)
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Ryder, N., & Bourton, S. (in press). To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom. Journal of Business Law,

This article examines the international standards relating to information exchange, identifying its importance in relation to combatting financial crime. The paper critiques the results of the Financial Action Task Force’s Fourth United Kingdom Mutu... Read More about To exchange or not to exchange – that is the question. A critical analysis of the use of financial intelligence and the exchange of information in the United Kingdom.

Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms (2023)
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Bourton, S., & Ryder, N. (in press). Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms. Law and Contemporary Problems, 101-134

Financial crime is synonymous with the seminal work of Edwin H. Sutherland, which used the term “white-collar crime” in 1940. Sutherland defined the term as “a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his... Read More about Corrupt corporations and the facilitation of tax crimes: A review of the United Kingdom's enforcement mechanisms.

Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1) (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2022). Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1). Counsel Magazine,

The first of a two-part series of articles examining the experience of neurodivergent individuals (for example, those who are autistic or have ADHD) in the criminal justice system, and how criminal defence barristers can mitigate or aggravate challen... Read More about Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1).

Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women (2022)
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Querton, C. (2022). Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 41(3), 444-471. https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdac020

The article argues that although the gradual recognition of non-State actors as agents of persecution was hailed as a success in ensuring better protection for refugee women at risk of harm from their community or family, the associated development o... Read More about Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women.

The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime (2022)
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Young, M., & Adkins, D. (2022). The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime. Journal of Financial Crime, 29(3), 789-791. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-07-2022-277

This editorial highlights a fundamental gap in the existing literature base whereby the climate crisis is largely missing from journals covering all aspects of finance - including those that cover financial crime (for a wider discussion, see Stern, 2... Read More about The ascent of green crime: Exploring the nexus between the net zero transition and organized crime.

The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture (2022)
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Smith, T. (2022). The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28, 435–449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-022-09504-y

Pre-trial detention empowers criminal courts to imprison defendants before they have been convicted of an offence. This is a significant power which should be subject to a rigourous decision-making process. A 2016 study of pre-trial detention practic... Read More about The practice of pre-trial detention in England & Wales - Changing law and changing culture.

How transnationally effective are the UK migration policies in relation to missing migrants? A transnational law perspective (2021)
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Eda, L. (2021). How transnationally effective are the UK migration policies in relation to missing migrants? A transnational law perspective. Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 54(2), 343-412

All over the world, several thousands of migrants go missing when they attempt to flee from war, violence, persecution, repressive regimes, systematic human rights violations etc. Thousands die each year in deadly shipwrecks in a desperate attempt to... Read More about How transnationally effective are the UK migration policies in relation to missing migrants? A transnational law perspective.

Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
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Ryder, N. (2020). Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown. Journal of Business Law, 8, 668-693

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism Fin... Read More about Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.

Pull and Push'- Implementing the complementarity principle of the Rome statute of the ICC within the AU: Opportunities and challenges (2018)
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Eda, L., & Bachmann, S. (2018). Pull and Push'- Implementing the complementarity principle of the Rome statute of the ICC within the AU: Opportunities and challenges. Brooklyn Journal of International Law, 43(2), 457-543

The complementarity principle of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an international legal principle that governs the relationship between two; sometimes; contrasting international principles of law; namely sovereign equali... Read More about Pull and Push'- Implementing the complementarity principle of the Rome statute of the ICC within the AU: Opportunities and challenges.