All Outputs (436)

Law as an enabling device (2017)
Journal Article

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)
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© 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)
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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.

Law as if the Earth Really Mattered. The Wild Law Judgements Project. Edited by Nicole Rogers and Michelle Maloney. (Glasshouse, Routledge, 2017) ISBN: 978138669086 [Book review] (2017)
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Book Review MJIEL Vol 14 Issue 2 2017 - Book Review

“Going down the glocal”: Wildlife crime in Vietnam (2017)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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© 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?.

Pension protection for scheme members in times of financial crisis: Looking beyond national competencies (2017)
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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)
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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)
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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

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

© 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)
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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 prison system is in crisis: Let's not look to Hollywood for the answer (2017)
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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)
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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)
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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?.

Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management in Bangladesh (2017)
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© 2017 Cambridge University Press. In the context of sustainable development, both developed and developing countries are implementing policies that encourage economic growth, environmental protection and social well-being in resource decisions. Acco... Read More about Payments for Ecosystem Services in Sustainable Mangrove Forest Management in Bangladesh.

Alienated advocates: Applying Marx's labour theories to criminal legal aid (2017)
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Western hypocrisy and the never changing face of financial secrecy jurisdictions: Burying the 1975 UN agenda (2017)
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In 1975, the characteristics of new and emerging forms of organized crime aptly described those ingredients which in the present day, are directly attributable as enabling criminal money management, in Britain’s Overseas Territories and Crown Depend... Read More about Western hypocrisy and the never changing face of financial secrecy jurisdictions: Burying the 1975 UN agenda.