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Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill 2017 (2017)
Report
Jooste, C., & Karjiker, S. (2017). Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill 2017. Stellenbosch, South Africa: Anton Mostert Chair of Intellectual Property Law

Another draft of the Copyright Amendment Bill, version B13-2017 (the “2017 Bill”), was published by the Department of Trade and Industry (“DTI”) on 16 May 2017, pursuant to a notice published approximately a year ago in the Government Gazette (Notice... Read More about Commentary on the Copyright Amendment Bill 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 (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.

The troubled nexus of ICT and IP law reform - The regulation of content aggregation, freedom of expression and intellectual property rights (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Jooste, C. (2017, June). The troubled nexus of ICT and IP law reform - The regulation of content aggregation, freedom of expression and intellectual property rights. Paper presented at Congress of the Association of IP and IT Law Teachers & Researchers, Stellenbosch University

The impact of social media as a tool for the protection of civil and political rights, particularly during periods of civil unrest, political turmoil or democratic dispute, is well established. In the African context, the role of technologically-aide... Read More about The troubled nexus of ICT and IP law reform - The regulation of content aggregation, freedom of expression and intellectual property rights.

Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hillman, H. (2017, May). Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error. Presented at Sussex CRC Annual Graduate Conference, Sussex University

The development of virtual currencies in the past decade, and particularly the popularity of Bitcoin, has raised concerns that such technologies may be utilised by criminals for the purposes of money laundering. Recent guidance from the Financial Act... Read More about Applying money laundering reporting requirements to virtual currencies: Syntax error.

New players and old rules: A critique of the China-Ethiopian and China-Tanzanian bilateral investment treaties (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Man, A. (2017, May). New players and old rules: A critique of the China-Ethiopian and China-Tanzanian bilateral investment treaties. Paper presented at Sustainable Market Actors in Trade and Investment Conference, Oslo, Norway

The relationship between China and its African partners is garnering much academic attention. The objective of this paper is to scrutinise this relationship in the context of international investment law (IIL). Within the literature, there is a neo-l... Read More about New players and old rules: A critique of the China-Ethiopian and China-Tanzanian bilateral investment treaties.

Exploring accountability in bribery and corruption disclosures by UK listed defence companies (2017)
Book Chapter
Chambers-Jones, C., & Day, R. (2017). Exploring accountability in bribery and corruption disclosures by UK listed defence companies. In J. Baldauf, & S. Graschitz (Eds.), Theorie und Praxis aus Rechnungswesen und Wirtschaftsprüfung - Nationale und Internationale Entwicklungen - Festschrift für Univ.-Prof Dr Rudolf Steckel (123-138). Germany: LexisNexis

The aim of this chapter is to examine the bribery and corruption disclosure statements of all companies in the Defence Industry classification of the main market of the London Stock Exchange. The particular motivation for the research arises from fou... Read More about Exploring accountability in bribery and corruption disclosures by UK listed defence companies.

Law as an enabling device (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Platsas, A. E. (2017). Law as an enabling device. In International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Science Studies ICISSS 2017 (Boston) Conference Poceedings 24th-26th April 2017 (35-43)

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.

An exploration of the use of reflection in teaching and assessing law (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Wood, R., & Keppel-Palmer, M. (2017, April). An exploration of the use of reflection in teaching and assessing law. Paper presented at Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference 2017, Portsmouth University

Conference paper reflecting on the the challenges of assessing reflection at undergraduate level across a range of Law modules, with suggestions as to how to avoid reflection being used as a recipe and how it can be inculcated for lifelong learning

So how do we talk about social class? Language, identity and the expression of class judgements in British culture (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Hill, B. (2017, April). So how do we talk about social class? Language, identity and the expression of class judgements in British culture. Paper presented at iMean Conference 2017, Bristol

Although measures of social class have changed in recent years, the UK remains a class-bound society where social class influences one’s life chances by shaping opportunities in education and employment. Class, along with gender and ethnicity, is an... Read More about So how do we talk about social class? Language, identity and the expression of class judgements in British culture.

A comparative analysis of a specialist rape investigation unit (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Rumney, P., McPhee, D., & Fenton, R. A. (2017, April). A comparative analysis of a specialist rape investigation unit. Paper presented at Socio-Legal Studies Association Annual Conference, Newcastle University

Most police forces in England and Wales make use of specialist rape or sexual assault investigation units. Yet, there is little robust research concerning the impact of such units or their efficacy compared to a non-specialist policing response. This... Read More about A comparative analysis of a specialist rape investigation unit.

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.

Stadia safety (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Keppel-Palmer, M. (2017, March). Stadia safety. Paper presented at International Sports Law Conference, Gibraltar, Spain

Spectator safety, licensing and stadia safety in UK and European Football. In light of the jury verdicts in the Hillsborough Inquest (2016), this paper looks back to see whether the stated aims of the Taylor Report have been met, or whether Governmen... Read More about Stadia safety.

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 financial war on terrorism and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2017, March). The financial war on terrorism and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Paper presented at Sussex Crime Research Centre: Research Seminar, Sussex, England

The aim of this paper is to critically consider the effectiveness of the “Financial War on Terrorism” on the funding streams of the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). The paper identifies the “Financial War on Terrorism” and it then moves on to... Read More about The financial war on terrorism and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant.

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.