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Lost in the fog: The bewildering language of assessment (2023)
Digital Artefact
Minett-Smith, C., Bennett, L., Hassler, S., & Eve, J. (in press). Lost in the fog: The bewildering language of assessment. [Blog post]

A SEDA blog written jointly by the contributors to a QAA Project on the Language of Assessment which resulted in the creation of a toolkit to support both creators of assessments and students in the common points of the assessment journey. The toolk... Read More about Lost in the fog: The bewildering language of assessment.

Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies? (2022)
Book Chapter
Hassler, S. (2022). Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?. In S. Sayapin, R. Atadjanov, U. Kadam, G. Kemp, N. Zambrana Tévar, & N. Quénivet (Eds.), International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook (201-227). (1). International Conflict and Security Law: A Research Handbook: Springer/T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-515-7_9

Peacekeeping as an operative tool has existed almost for as long as the United Nations (UN) and while its value is recognised, indeed it has become an all-encompassing means to building, securing and maintaining peace, it was never meant to exist. Th... Read More about Peace(keeping) operations: Soldiers without enemies?.

Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hassler, S. (2022, June). Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice. Presented at Academic Integrity in the Law School: Past Experiences, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives, Leeds

Assessment Offences, it would seem, are on the rise. Access to better supporting software, such as text-matching resources like SafeAssign and TurnitIn or a simple search engine access with key phrases, have made plagiarism or collusion easier to de... Read More about Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice.

Assessment and feedback in law: Case studies from the sector (2021)
Report
Hassler, S., & Shah-Davis, S. (2021). Assessment and feedback in law: Case studies from the sector. Advance HE: Advance HE

Assessment and feedback play a central role in the programmatic planning and design of any degree and student learning journey. As experienced educators we assume we know what assessment and feedback are and what they are for. However, a closer look... Read More about Assessment and feedback in law: Case studies from the sector.

Conferral of nationality of the kin state - mission creep? (2018)
Book Chapter
Hassler, S., & Quénivet, N. (2018). Conferral of nationality of the kin state - mission creep?. In S. Sayapin, & E. Tsybulenko (Eds.), The Use of Force against Ukraine and International Law – Jus Ad Bellum, Jus In Bello, Jus Post Bellum (73-110). The Hague: T.M.C. Asser Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-222-4_4

Nationality is a surprisingly complex and emotive issue. At a time when global events appear increasingly threatening, the individual desire to align with a solid State is stronger than ever. While the acquisition of nationality is commonly not subje... Read More about Conferral of nationality of the kin state - mission creep?.

Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N., & Hassler, S. (2017, November). Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security. Paper presented at Hybrid Threats and Asymmetric Warfare: What to do?, Swedish Defence University, Sweden

By exploring Russia’s activities from the fall of the Soviet Union to nowadays, this paper examines how Russia uses nationality (understood in a wide sense of the term) as a political, economic, and cultural tool to justify expansionism. Russia, so i... Read More about Beyond passportisation: When legal grey areas leave the door open to interventionism and rewriting post-1945 principles on international peace and security.

Accessing the world’s most exclusive club – influencing decision-making on the UN Security Council (2015)
Journal Article
Hassler, S. (2015). Accessing the world’s most exclusive club – influencing decision-making on the UN Security Council. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, 16(2), 19-27

The UN Security Council’s (the ‘Council’) primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security. With its remit having expanded well beyond anything originally imaged to include matters such as terrorist threats, climate change and t... Read More about Accessing the world’s most exclusive club – influencing decision-making on the UN Security Council.

Implications of anti-money laundering law for accountancy in the European Union - A comparative study (2014)
Book Chapter
Turksen, U. (2014). Implications of anti-money laundering law for accountancy in the European Union - A comparative study. In S. Hassler, N. Ryder, & U. Turksen (Eds.), Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis (75-109). Routledge

This chapter examines the role of accountants in relation to anti-money laundering (AML) legislation the European Union and provides a comparative study and literature review of AML legislative preventative measures. National legislation in these jur... Read More about Implications of anti-money laundering law for accountancy in the European Union - A comparative study.

Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis: Policy, Trends and Sanctions (2014)
Book
Ryder, N., Turksen, U., & Hassler, S. (2014). Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis: Policy, Trends and Sanctions. Routledge Cavendish

In September 2007, the collapse of the United States (US) sub-prime mortgage market resulted in the global meltdown of the financial markets. This resulted in the collapse of many international financial institutions including Northern Rock, Bradfor... Read More about Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis: Policy, Trends and Sanctions.

Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches (2014)
Book Chapter
Hillman, H. (2014). Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches. In N. Ryder, U. Turksen, & S. Hassler (Eds.), Fighting Financial Crime in the Global Economic Crisis. Routledge Cavendish

The recent banking crisis has highlighted deficiencies in the regulation of banks and in 2011 this gave rise to a full scale review of the banking sector and how it is regulated. New regulation came in the form of the Financial Services Act which rec... Read More about Are the current laws and potential enforcement measures effective in achieving the accountability of bank directors for their actions, or the actions of the banks they manage? A comparison of UK and US approaches.

Reforming the UN security council membership: The illusion of representativeness (2012)
Book
Hassler, S. (2012). Reforming the UN security council membership: The illusion of representativeness. Routledge

This book comprehensively examines the different proposals put forward for reforming the UN Security Council by analysing their objectives and exploring whether the implementation of these proposals would actually create a representative and more eff... Read More about Reforming the UN security council membership: The illusion of representativeness.

Peacekeeping and the responsibility to protect (2010)
Journal Article
Hassler, S. (2010). Peacekeeping and the responsibility to protect. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 14(1-2), 134-183. https://doi.org/10.1163/187541110x12592205205739

This article examines the debate surrounding the responsibility to protect [R2P] with particular reference to the use of peacekeeping forces in that regard. Post-Cold War, human protection had expanded into a matter of international concern. Yet, whe... Read More about Peacekeeping and the responsibility to protect.

Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations (2009)
Journal Article
Hassler, S. (2009). Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations. Journal of International Peacekeeping, 13(1-2), 220-229. https://doi.org/10.1163/187541109X403052

A quick “googling” of the terms “unintended consequences” and “peacekeeping operations” reveals that, with more than 14,000 references, the topic has already found both interest and an audience. Moreover, with news breaking in late May 2008 that chil... Read More about Unintended consequences of peacekeeping operations.