Planetary defense: Near-Earth objects, nuclear weapons, and international law
(2019)
Journal Article
Outputs (59)
Protecting the environment during multinational military operations (2019)
Book Chapter
The chapter examines issues concerning the protection of the environment during multinational military operations. Taking into consideration the International Law Commission’s (ILC) recent work regarding the protection of the environment in relation... Read More about Protecting the environment during multinational military operations.
Vedanta, a long awaited landmark in extra-territorial tort litigation against parent companies: Reflections on jurisdiction (2019)
Journal Article
On 10 April 2019 the much awaited decision of the British Supreme Court on whether the case of 1826 Zambian villagers against Vedanta Resources Plc (“Vedanta”), a British mining company and Konkola Copper Mines (“KCM”), its subsidiary could proceed i... Read More about Vedanta, a long awaited landmark in extra-territorial tort litigation against parent companies: Reflections on jurisdiction.
Criminal legal aid in England & Wales: A practical perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ethical approval and being a virtuous social work researcher. The experience of multi-site research in UK health and social care: An approved mental health professional case study (2019)
Journal Article
Seeking ethical approval and conducting research in an ethical manner are necessary components of research with human participants. Using the experiences of four individual studies undertaken separately into the same role, that of the Approved Mental... Read More about Ethical approval and being a virtuous social work researcher. The experience of multi-site research in UK health and social care: An approved mental health professional case study.
Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change (2019)
Journal Article
The human impact on life on Earth has increased sharply since the 1970s, driven by the demands of a growing population with rising average per capita income. Nature is currently supplying more materials than ever before, but this has come at the high... Read More about Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change.
Gender and the boundaries of international refugee law: Beyond the category of ‘gender-related asylum claims’ (2019)
Journal Article
The adoption of gender guidelines aiming to ensure consistency in gender-sensitive interpretation of the UN Refugee Convention definition demonstrates a general acceptance that gender is relevant to the question of who is a refugee. However, there is... Read More about Gender and the boundaries of international refugee law: Beyond the category of ‘gender-related asylum claims’.
Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: A case study of Rampal coal power plant project (2019)
Book Chapter
The mangroves of the Sundarbans, spanning between Bangladesh and India, are recognized as an internationally important World Heritage and Ramsar site. It supports a wide range of ecosystem services that sustain the livelihoods of local poor communiti... Read More about Environmental impact assessment in the context of mangrove forest ecosystem management in Bangladesh: A case study of Rampal coal power plant project.
Insights from the United Kingdom’s implementation of key anti-money laundering obligations (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The aim of the paper is to provide an update on the recent development in the sources of terrorism financing.