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Law as an enabling device (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). Law as an enabling device. International Journal of Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, 3(2), 25-33

To many, law may be perceived as nothing more than a restrictive device. To the legal scholar, however, law may be perceived as an enabling device, even where it restricts. Nonetheless, it would not be appropriate to maintain that every restrictive n... Read More about Law as an enabling device.

The Pharmakon of Democracy: General Will and the People in the Context of the Greek Referendum (2017)
Journal Article
Kivotidis, D. (2018). The Pharmakon of Democracy: General Will and the People in the Context of the Greek Referendum. Social and Legal Studies, 27(6), 755-775. https://doi.org/10.1177/0964663917731615

© The Author(s) 2017. This article examines the role of the Greek referendum of 2015 in the context of the Greek socio-economic and political crisis. The analysis of the mediating role of referendum in the process of class struggle leads to a more ge... Read More about The Pharmakon of Democracy: General Will and the People in the Context of the Greek Referendum.

Risk factors for project success in the Chinese construction industry (2017)
Journal Article
Wu, Z., Nisar, T., Kapletia, D., & Prabhakar, G. (2017). Risk factors for project success in the Chinese construction industry. Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 28(7), 850-866. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMTM-02-2017-0027

Purpose – To achieve project success, an effective project risk management procedure is inevitable. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of risk factors on project success in the Chinese construction industry context. Design/meth... Read More about Risk factors for project success in the Chinese construction industry.

“Going down the glocal”: Wildlife crime in Vietnam (2017)
Journal Article
Young, M. A. (2017). “Going down the glocal”: Wildlife crime in Vietnam. European Review of Organised Crime, 4(1), 54-83

The prevailing attitude of global law enforcement authorities combined with media hyperbole perpetuates the assumption that the illegal wildlife trade has a synchronic relationship with organised crime and additionally generates huge profits for the... Read More about “Going down the glocal”: Wildlife crime in Vietnam.

The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme (2017)
Journal Article
Herlin-Karnell, E., & Ryder, N. (2017). The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme. European Business Law Review, 27(4), 427-446

In this paper we set out to chart the European Union’s (EU) genesis of fighting crime as partly one of establishing the EU as an “Area of Freedom, Security and Justice” (AFSJ) and partly one of facilitating the EU internal market creation and the est... Read More about The robustness of EU financial crimes legislation: A critical review of the EU and UK anti-fraud and money laundering scheme.

(The lack of) disclosure and the constant drive for efficiency (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, E. (2017). (The lack of) disclosure and the constant drive for efficiency. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181, 524-526

With the recent HMIC report on the disclosure of unused material and the Mouncher Report (both published July 2017) calling for both: 1. Better training of disclosure officers and 2. Better communication between the police and CPS; this paper calls... Read More about (The lack of) disclosure and the constant drive for efficiency.

Does and should international law prohibit the prosecution of children for war crimes? (2017)
Journal Article
Quenivet, N. (2017). Does and should international law prohibit the prosecution of children for war crimes?. European Journal of International Law, 28(2), 433-455. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejil/chx023

© The Author, 2017. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of EJIL Ltd. This article investigates whether international law prohibits the prosecution of children for war crimes and, if it does not, whether it should do so. In particular, the... Read More about Does and should international law prohibit the prosecution of children for war crimes?.

South Africa's (possible) withdrawal from the ICC and the future of the criminalization and prosecution of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide under domestic law: A submission informed by historical, normative and policy considerations (2017)
Journal Article
Kemp, G. (2017). South Africa's (possible) withdrawal from the ICC and the future of the criminalization and prosecution of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide under domestic law: A submission informed by historical, normative and policy considerations. Global Studies Law Reivew, 16(3), 411-438

The ANC-led Government’s decision in October 2016 to withdraw South Africa from the International Criminal Court (“ICC”) came as a shock to those who regard South Africa as a champion of international criminal justice on the African continent. The de... Read More about South Africa's (possible) withdrawal from the ICC and the future of the criminalization and prosecution of crimes against humanity, war crimes and genocide under domestic law: A submission informed by historical, normative and policy considerations.

Commentary on the European Council’s Draft Guidelines Following the UK’s Notification under Article 50 TEU (2017)
Journal Article
Dadomo, C., & Quenivet, N. (2017). Commentary on the European Council’s Draft Guidelines Following the UK’s Notification under Article 50 TEU

Under Article 50(2) TEU ‘A Member State which decides to withdraw [from the EU] shall notify the European Council of its intention.’ As the Heads of States or Government of the 27 Member States and the Presidents of the European Council and the Europ... Read More about Commentary on the European Council’s Draft Guidelines Following the UK’s Notification under Article 50 TEU.

The early guilty plea scheme and the rising wave of managerialism (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, E., & Smith, T. (2017). The early guilty plea scheme and the rising wave of managerialism. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181(13), 210-212

This article examines the ramifications of the early guilty plea scheme. The article highlights a number of issues for both adversarialism and ever increasing desire for a more efficient criminal justice process.

The bystander approach to violence prevention: Considerations for implementation in Europe (2017)
Journal Article
Mott, H. L., & Fenton, R. A. (2017). The bystander approach to violence prevention: Considerations for implementation in Europe. Psychology of Violence, 7(3), 450-458. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000104

© 2017 American Psychological Association. Objective: In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the prevalence of sexual violence in U.K. university student populations, yet prevention efforts are in their infancy. Evidence from the Unite... Read More about The bystander approach to violence prevention: Considerations for implementation in Europe.

Practice-theoretical possibilities for social marketing: Two fields learning from each other (2017)
Journal Article
Spotswood, F., Chatterton, T., Morey, Y., & Spear, S. (2017). Practice-theoretical possibilities for social marketing: Two fields learning from each other. Journal of Social Marketing, 7(2), 156-171

This paper introduces key concepts from practice theory to the social change agenda, and draws on the unique contributions of the social marketing field. Practice theory has underpinned a growing stream of research in pro-environmental studies seekin... Read More about Practice-theoretical possibilities for social marketing: Two fields learning from each other.

The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives. International Journal of Human Rights, 21(5), 650-651. https://doi.org/10.1080/13642987.2017.1298090

The academic examination of the concept of dignity in the theoretical disciplines is certainly one which has not been as thorough as one may have anticipated. Considering the concept’s centrality for human existence, it would seem that the exploratio... Read More about The Cambridge handbook of human dignity: Interdisciplinary perspectives.

The prison system is in crisis: Let's not look to Hollywood for the answer (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, E. (2017). The prison system is in crisis: Let's not look to Hollywood for the answer. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181(9), 144-145

Recently, the Justice Secretary, Liz Truss, suggested the prison system in England and Wales should mirror the Shawshank Redemption. Truss intimates that the system should be a place of hope and reform. This article points out the option to focus on... Read More about The prison system is in crisis: Let's not look to Hollywood for the answer.

The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management (2017)
Journal Article
Spotswood, F., & Warren, S. (2017). The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management. Social Business, 7(1), 7-26. https://doi.org/10.1362/204440817X14970183097821

Purpose: Interdisciplinary interventions for behaviour change are increasingly being considered a standard to aim for to maximise the potential for effective change of behaviours which have complex, multi-layered and interrelated causes. Despite cons... Read More about The development of a framework for effective interdisciplinary behaviour change project management.

Enforcement of EU law post-Brexit: What are the possible scenarios? (2017)
Journal Article
Dadomo, C. (2017). Enforcement of EU law post-Brexit: What are the possible scenarios?

On 27 January 2017 Philip Hammond admitted that the UK was not allowed to negotiate trade agreements with the US until it had formally left the European Union (this is different from the situation of the UK having declared that it hoped to be able to... Read More about Enforcement of EU law post-Brexit: What are the possible scenarios?.