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Decompilation and copyright in ideas - The protection of non-literal elements of computer software and the idea/expression dichotomy (2020)
Thesis
Jooste, C. (2020). Decompilation and copyright in ideas - The protection of non-literal elements of computer software and the idea/expression dichotomy. (Thesis). Stellenbosch University. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10594277

The maxim, that copyright law does not protect ideas, is frequently challenged when the established principles are tested against new forms of expression or exploitation of a work. The evolution of computer programs, its unique characteristics and th... Read More about Decompilation and copyright in ideas - The protection of non-literal elements of computer software and the idea/expression dichotomy.

Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
Journal Article
Ryder, N. (2020). Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown. Journal of Business Law, 8, 668-693

This paper is divided into three parts. Firstly, the paper presents evidence how terrorism financiers are able to operate via the Internet and social media platforms. Secondly, it enhances the understanding of the use of Defence against Terrorism Fin... Read More about Cryptoassets, social media platforms and defence against terrorism financing suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.

Why protect ancient woodland in the UK? Rethinking the ecosystem approach (2020)
Journal Article
Razzaque, J., & Lester, C. (2021). Why protect ancient woodland in the UK? Rethinking the ecosystem approach. Transnational Environmental Law, 10(1), 135-158. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2047102520000333

Sites of ancient woodland in the United Kingdom (UK) are diminishing rapidly and the multi-functional forest management system with its fragmented approach fails effectively to protect such woodland. In the face of reports on the destruction of ancie... Read More about Why protect ancient woodland in the UK? Rethinking the ecosystem approach.

Regulating the consumer credit market – protecting vulnerable consumers (2020)
Book Chapter
Ryder, N., & Jasinski, D. (2020). Regulating the consumer credit market – protecting vulnerable consumers. In C. Riefa, & S. Saintier (Eds.), Vulnerable Consumers and the Law: Consumer Protection and Access to Justice (85-101). London: Routledge

This chapter highlights that product regulation restricts access to credit in a manner which increases the vulnerability of those who find themselves newly priced out of the market, because of the absence of viable alternatives.

A looming threat? - A survey of anti-shechita agitation in contemporary Britain (2020)
Journal Article
Mendelsohn, J. (2020). A looming threat? - A survey of anti-shechita agitation in contemporary Britain. Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, 3(2), https://doi.org/10.26613/JCA/3.2.58

Following the comprehensive defeat of Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour Party in the 2019 General Election, many British Jews felt relieved that an “existential threat” had been vanquished. Subsequently, however, a different cloud has come on to the horizon: n... Read More about A looming threat? - A survey of anti-shechita agitation in contemporary Britain.

‘Rushing remand’? Pre-trial detention and bail decision-making in England and Wales (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2021). ‘Rushing remand’? Pre-trial detention and bail decision-making in England and Wales. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 60(1), 46-74. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12392

Deprivation of liberty as part of the criminal process is always a significant step, and arguably even more so when the person so deprived has not yet been convicted of an offence. Remand decision making – that is, granting bail or requiring detentio... Read More about ‘Rushing remand’? Pre-trial detention and bail decision-making in England and Wales.

Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2020, September). Countering the financing of terrorism: Sources of terrorism financing

The aim of the paper is to provide an overview of the sources of terrorism financing. The paper focuses on the evolution of the new social networking and fraud typologies.

Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Ryder, N. (2020, September). Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown. Paper presented at Blockchain Technology: Current Challenges of Cryptocurrency’, Aston University

This paper is divided into three parts. The first part of the paper identifies a new and emerging terrorism funding model via cryptoassets and social media platforms – the Social Networking Funding Model. The paper enhances the understanding of the... Read More about Counter-terrorist financing, cryptoassets, social media platforms, and suspicious activity reports: A step into the regulatory unknown.

AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa (2020)
Journal Article
Onyejekwe, C., & Ekhator, E. (2021). AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa. Commonwealth Law Bulletin, 47(1), 93-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/03050718.2020.1812097

This paper focuses on the Agreement for the Establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). It argues that commercial activities in precolonial Africa was akin to the phenomenon of lex mercatoria in medieval Europe. It discusses tw... Read More about AfCFTA and lex mercatoria: reconceptualising international trade law in Africa.

Covid-19: “Honey, we forgot the kids”; Why many children in England have lost out in the current crisis and how educational provision needs to change (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Dadomo, C., & Whewell, E. (2020, August). Covid-19: “Honey, we forgot the kids”; Why many children in England have lost out in the current crisis and how educational provision needs to change. Paper presented at International Society of Family Law (ISFL) 17th World Conference (‘Family and Crisis: Going through the Pandemics’), Universidad de Buenos Aires and Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires (Argentina)

In 1918, influenza swept across the world and is estimated to have killed between 50-100 million people in one year. Prior to the outbreak of Covid-19, historians and public health specialists alike warned of our vulnerability to a new and devastati... Read More about Covid-19: “Honey, we forgot the kids”; Why many children in England have lost out in the current crisis and how educational provision needs to change.

The social role of occupational pension schemes (2020)
Book Chapter
Kolaczkowski, J. (2020). The social role of occupational pension schemes. In C. Mitchell, S. Agnew, & P. S. Davies (Eds.), Pensions: Law, Policy and Practice. Hart Publishing

Research informed practice; Practice informed research (2020)
Journal Article
Vicary, S., Stone, K., Hemmington, J., & Leah, C. (2020). Research informed practice; Practice informed research. Practice, 32(4), 247-251. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2020.1800622

An inaugural conference was held in May 2019 which had as its theme research informed practice; practice informed research. The aim of this conference was to encourage practitioner researchers to engage with and share research from their own practice... Read More about Research informed practice; Practice informed research.

Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada (2020)
Thesis
Duong, H. T. Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/3218771

This thesis examines how the models of Debtor-in-Possession (DIP), the Professional-in-Possession (PIP) and the hybrid models are adopted in the administration of corporate rescue under insolvency laws of the United Kingdom, Canada and Vietnam. The t... Read More about Rethinking corporate rescue law in Vietnam under the perspectives of the United Kingdom and Canada.

Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice (2020)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (2020). Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice. In K. Albertson, M. Corcoran, & . J. Phillips (Eds.), Marketisation and Privatisation in Criminal Justice. Bristol: Policy Press

Legal aid, particularly in criminal justice, is a divisive subject. For its most devoted proponents, state funding of legal representation and advice for those accused of crime is a vital public good which helps to uphold values of fairness, justice... Read More about Marketisation and competition in criminal legal aid: implications for access to justice.

“It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom (2020)
Journal Article
Vicary, S., Stone, K., McCusker, P., Davidson, G., & Spencer-Lane, T. (2020). “It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 72, Article 101601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101601

The coronavirus pandemic, referred to here as Covid-19, has brought into sharp focus the increasing divergence of devolved legislation and its implementation in the United Kingdom. One such instance is the emergency health and social care legislation... Read More about “It's about how much we can do, and not how little we can get away with”: Coronavirus-related legislative changes for social care in the United Kingdom.

Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law (2020)
Journal Article
Quénivet, N. (2020). Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law. International Organizations Law Review, 17(2), 379-417. https://doi.org/10.1163/15723747-20181138

Whilst most legal scholarship focuses on the responsibility of the United Nations for human rights violations few studies have ascertained the legal basis of the primary rules leading to such responsibility. This article fills this gap by reviewing t... Read More about Binding the United Nations to customary (human rights) law.