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At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology? (2017)
Journal Article
Platsas, A. E. (2017). At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?. Wroclaw Review of Law, Administration and Economics, 7(2), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1515/wrlae-2018-0013

The paper examines the link between ideology in law and social ontology. Whereas academic enquiries have thus far mainly concentrated on the link between law per se and social reality, the question of the relationship of the ideology of law and socia... Read More about At the crossroads of law and ideology: The ideology of law as a reflection of social ontology?.

Law society breaches competition rules over financial regulation training for conveyancers (2017)
Journal Article
Johnson, D. (2017). Law society breaches competition rules over financial regulation training for conveyancers. Financial Regulation International,

The article considers the impact of a competition law ruling against the Law Society of England and Wales. The Law Society was found to have breached UK competition law rules in relation to its provision of anti-money laundering and mortgage frau... Read More about Law society breaches competition rules over financial regulation training for conveyancers.

Howzat?!: In limbo: Ben Stokes and the use of released under investigation (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, E. (2017). Howzat?!: In limbo: Ben Stokes and the use of released under investigation. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181, 828-829

This article examines the decrease in the use of police bail and the increase in Released Under Investigation. The article highlights a number of differing issues with the use of RUI and examines the Ben Stokes case a prime example; he is effectively... Read More about Howzat?!: In limbo: Ben Stokes and the use of released under investigation.

Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications (2017)
Journal Article
Rumney, P., & McCartan, K. (2017). Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications. Journal of Criminal Law, 81(6), 497-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022018317746789

The subject of false rape allegations is shrouded in anxiety, confusion and misunderstanding. Despite a growing body of quality research, there continue to be significant gaps in our knowledge about the topic, including the phenomenon of false allega... Read More about Purported false allegations of rape, child abuse and non-sexual violence: Nature, characteristics and implications.

Walking for coaching (2017)
Journal Article
Turner, A. F. (2017). Walking for coaching. Coaching Psychologist, 13(2),

This article is the second in an occasional series of papers that attempt to articulate different approaches to coaching practice and should be read in conjunction with the first article about working with finger puppets (Author, 2016). Both articles... Read More about Walking for coaching.

The digital revolution: Body worn cameras and ‘street’ interviews (2017)
Journal Article
Johnston, E., & Smith, T. (2017). The digital revolution: Body worn cameras and ‘street’ interviews. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181, 769-771

This article examines the idea that the police can interview suspects away from the police station. The article focuses on the due process concerns of such activity.

The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation (2017)
Journal Article
Kivotidis, D. (2018). The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation. Law and Critique, 29(1), 57-81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10978-017-9217-4

© 2017, The Author(s). This paper offers a dialectical analysis of the law relating to the Greek crisis. The form and content of the measures introduced in the Greek legal system to deal with the debt crisis is examined under the concept of ‘necessit... Read More about The Form and Content of the Greek Crisis Legislation.

The disappearing Ghosh test (2017)
Journal Article
Hall, M., & Smith, T. (2017). The disappearing Ghosh test. Criminal Law and Justice Weekly, 181, 752-754

Matt Hall and Dr Tom Smith write on the recent case of Ivey v. Genting Casinos (UK) Ltd t/a Crockfords [2017] UKSC 67

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.