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Institutional and substantive responses to economic and transnational organised crime: An African regional perspective (2024)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2024). Institutional and substantive responses to economic and transnational organised crime: An African regional perspective. In Corporate Criminal Liability and Sanctions. United Kingdom: Routledge

Corporate conduct can have devastating effects on the social, governance, and economic systems of states and regions. The drafters of the Malabo Protocol of the African Union opted to include corporate criminal liability as a mode of liability, thus... Read More about Institutional and substantive responses to economic and transnational organised crime: An African regional perspective.

Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions (2024)
Report
Kieran, M., Solle, J., McPhee, D., Gavin, P., Porter, C., Rees, E., & Eason, A. (2024). Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions. 2PS

The first 2PS (Prevent & protect through support) Knowledge Transfer Workshop (KTW) was held with stakeholders on 22nd January 2024 at UWE in Bristol bringing together professionals, practitioners, academics, and policy makers from acro... Read More about Understanding, defining, engaging and evaluating secondary child sexual abuse prevention interventions.

Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam (2024)
Thesis
Nguyen, G. Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11470630

Purpose The rise of Industry 4.0, also known as the 4th Industrial Revolution, has transformed traditional supply chains into Supply Chain 4.0 (SC4.0), often referred interchangeably as Digital Supply Chains (DSC). This shift is crucial for firms, e... Read More about Empirical investigation of supply chain 4.0 adoption in Vietnam.

Regulating armed swarms under international law (2024)
Book Chapter
Pollard, M. (in press). Regulating armed swarms under international law. In New Technologies in International Law (16-23). On-line / Czech Republic: RW&W Science and New Media

Of the known military systems under development today perhaps none are more controversial than autonomous weapons systems (AWS). Indeed, for several years, opponents have been urging the United Nations (UN) to prohibit this emerging weapons technolog... Read More about Regulating armed swarms under international law.

Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, D. (2024, May). Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability. Paper presented at ORIS Forum Risk Summit, Old Thorns Hotel and Resort, Liphook, Hampshire

This talk addresses the recent changes to the law made by the Government to tackle the issue of corporate fraud. The scope of the new ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence introduced in the Economic Crime (Corporate Transparency) Act 2023 will be assess... Read More about Fraud and the new corporate failure to prevent fraud offence - How to avoid corporate criminal liability.

A critical and comparative analysis of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Part 1) and the application of law and enforcement in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia in particular in relation to unexplained wealth orders (2024)
Thesis
Baronak-Atkins, M. A critical and comparative analysis of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Part 1) and the application of law and enforcement in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia in particular in relation to unexplained wealth orders. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11055023

The Criminal Finances Act (CFA) 2017 has not only introduced important changes to the anti-money laundering regime, but also introduced Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWO) which represent a significant statutory overhaul. Prior to the CFA 2017, this juri... Read More about A critical and comparative analysis of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 (Part 1) and the application of law and enforcement in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia in particular in relation to unexplained wealth orders.

Teaching EU Law using workbooks (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N., & Dadomo, C. (2024, April). Teaching EU Law using workbooks. Presented at Teaching EU Law and Policy, Sussex European Institute and Oles Honchar Dnipro National University (online)

In this presentation we explain how the experience of teaching EU Law using workbooks during COVID could be useful for Ukrainian universities that are mostly delivering courses remotely.

Economic crime in war (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N., & Hock, B. (2024, April). Economic crime in war. Presented at Crime and Counteraction to it in the Conditions of War and in the Postwar Perspective: An Interdisciplinary Panorama, Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs (Ukraine)

This presentation focuses on a largely unexplored area – economic crime in war. By highlighting key examples of how economic crime links to war, we aim to open the discussion on how to disrupt economic crime in war effectively. We invite scholars wit... Read More about Economic crime in war.

Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union (2024)
Journal Article
Quenivet, N., Dadomo, C., & Tava, F. (in press). Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union. Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 56,

Over the past decades, a logic of border control and securitization, a combination of legal, political and social elements and factors, has developed in European States. The 2015 migration crisis has only exacerbated this negative approach towards mi... Read More about Using fraternity and human dignity to counter the criminalization of solidarity in the European Union.

To what extent, comparatively, might changes in international law constrain the use of the military instrument of power by Russia, China, and UK in the 2020s and 2030s? (2024)
Report
Green, J. A. (2024). To what extent, comparatively, might changes in international law constrain the use of the military instrument of power by Russia, China, and UK in the 2020s and 2030s?. Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC), Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

This report was commissioned and funded by the Secretary of State’s Office for Net Assessment and Challenge (SONAC), Ministry of Defence, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. As was requested by SONAC, it seeks to predict possibl... Read More about To what extent, comparatively, might changes in international law constrain the use of the military instrument of power by Russia, China, and UK in the 2020s and 2030s?.

Unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2024, March). Unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children. Presented at Ukraine Practicum, Chapman University (online)

This guest lecture starts by exploring the various violations committed against children by the parties to the conflict in Ukraine. It then moves on to focus on the removal of Ukrainian children from Ukraine to occupied territories and Russia. Using... Read More about Unlawful transfer and deportation of Ukrainian children.

Tax Evasion and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA (2024)
Book
Bourton, S. (in press). Tax Evasion and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA. Routledge

Following the global financial crisis, and a number of tax evasion scandals, there has been an increased public demand for countries to tackle tax evasion. In response, the past two decades have seen the diffusion of international cooperation in tax... Read More about Tax Evasion and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the UK and USA.

How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, D. (2024, March). How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem. Paper presented at South West Fraud Forum Annual Conference, UWE, Bristol

Dr Diana Johnson moderated the panel event at the South West Fraud Forum annual conference. The panel was an extremely engaging and informative one, with panellists discussing how to identify and stop professional enablers/insider fraud, how to prote... Read More about How to create a fraud prevention ecosystem.

How has a risk-based regulatory environment altered your relationships with regulatory bodies? (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Johnson, D. (2024, March). How has a risk-based regulatory environment altered your relationships with regulatory bodies?. Presented at Anti-Financial Crime Exchange UK, London Heathrow Marriott Hotel

Financial crime regulation has moved from an environment where regulators expect specific activities, to one which is outcome based, with a degree of flexibility on how these outcomes are reached. This shift has dramatically changed anti-financial cr... Read More about How has a risk-based regulatory environment altered your relationships with regulatory bodies?.

Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models (2024)
Book Chapter
Legg, P., Ryder, N., Bourton, S., Johnson, D., & Walker, R. (in press). Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models. In Advancements in Cyber Crime Investigations and Modern Data Analytics. CRC Press / Taylor and Francis

Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) form a vital part of incident response and case management for the investigation of known or suspected money laundering. However, those submitting SARs, and those tasked with analysing SARs, often find the task overw... Read More about Privacy based triage of suspicious activity reports using offline large language models.

What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime? (2024)
Book Chapter
Johnson, D. (in press). What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?. In Crime and Punishment – Corporate Criminal Liability and Sanctions. Routledge

This chapter focusses on the United States of America (US)’s approach to the enforcement of financial crime. In particular, the use by regulators in the US of competition law to enforce financial crimes such as market manipulation will be examined an... Read More about What lessons can be learnt from America’s use of competition law in the enforcement of financial crime?.

Submission to the special rapporteur on violence against women and girls to inform her visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (2024)
Report
Querton, C., & Dustin, M. (2024). Submission to the special rapporteur on violence against women and girls to inform her visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. University of the West of England

Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) is a global network of asylum seeking and refugee women, academics, practitioners, policymakers and activists. Our submission draws together recent evidence and knowledge from our UK members with lived experience of claimi... Read More about Submission to the special rapporteur on violence against women and girls to inform her visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

‘Eat, sleep and repeat?’ Corporate criminal liability and extension of the failure to prevent model (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, D., Ryder, N., bourton, S., & Hall, D. (in press). ‘Eat, sleep and repeat?’ Corporate criminal liability and extension of the failure to prevent model. Journal of Business Law,

This paper examines the law relating to corporate criminal liability in England and Wales. A doctrinal analysis of case law and legislation is undertaken in order to examine how the law has worked since the seminal case of Tesco v Nattrass. The probl... Read More about ‘Eat, sleep and repeat?’ Corporate criminal liability and extension of the failure to prevent model.

Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2024, February). Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions. Presented at Dharmashastra National Law University Talk 2024 (India), Online

The talk has two objectives. It first explains the process of criminalization of solidarity in the European Union and especially how the law is used as an instrument of securitization and sanction against solidaristic acts. It also provides examples... Read More about Criminalisation of solidarity towards migrants in the European Union - Issues, challenges and solutions.

The concept of legal convergence (2024)
Book Chapter
Platsas, A. E. (2024). The concept of legal convergence. In . E. Ghio, & R. Perlingeiro (Eds.), Are Legal Systems Converging or Diverging?: Lessons from Contemporary Crises (27-44). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38180-5_3

The concept of convergence of legal systems stands for a leading idea in the modern discipline of law. Whereas one could neo-romantically still perceive law as a Landesjurisprudenz, a sort of provincial and domestic study, it would be fair to maintai... Read More about The concept of legal convergence.