All Outputs (9)

Introduction: Setting the scene (2023)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J., Futhazar, G., & Maljean-Dubois, S. (2023). Introduction: Setting the scene. In Biodiversity Litigation (1-32). Oxford University Press

In 2020, the cognitive dissonance of environmental governance was made painfully clear. At the same time that the pandemic shed light on the disastrous and direct consequences of environmental degradation for the well-being of humans worldwide, envir... Read More about Introduction: Setting the scene.

The criminalization of solidarity in today's European Union (2023)
Book Chapter
Quenivet, N., Dadomo, C., & Tava, F. (2023). The criminalization of solidarity in today's European Union. In European Solidarity - Interdisciplinary Perspectives (313-345). Colchester: ECPR Press

European solidarity is a contested concept. Social groups and political parties with different ideological orientations across the European Union often try to impose their own conception of solidarity to the detriment of alternative interpretations.... Read More about The criminalization of solidarity in today's European Union.

Paying for colonial atrocities. The paradoxical outcome and the unexpected adverse consequences of the German-Namibian settlement concerning the genocide against the Herero and Nama (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2023). Paying for colonial atrocities. The paradoxical outcome and the unexpected adverse consequences of the German-Namibian settlement concerning the genocide against the Herero and Nama. In K. Bachmann (Ed.), German Colonialism in Africa (111-135). Berlin: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.3726/b20859

This chapter critically assesses the Namibian-German settlement regarding the genocide against the Herero and Nama in historical, legal, and political perspectives.

South Africa (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2023). South Africa. In Public Health Crisis Management and Criminal Liability of Governments (215-237). United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing

Potential criminal liability of senior government officials for responses (or lack thereof) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Structure of South African criminal law; general principles and sentencing.

COVID-19 and crimes against humanity (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2023). COVID-19 and crimes against humanity. In Public Health Crisis Management and Criminal Liability of Governments (331-342). United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing

Death and serious harm to physical and mental health caused by COVID-19 affect not only the protected interests underlying various crimes under domestic law (notably murder, other homicide offences and assault), but can also be analysed in the contex... Read More about COVID-19 and crimes against humanity.

La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé (2023)
Book Chapter
Dadomo, C. (2023). La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé. In J. Fougerouse (Ed.), La gestion de la pandémie de Covid par les États: Les institutions publiques à l'épreuve (267-278). Brussels: Bruyland/Larcier

Au sortir de trois longues années de dures et astreignantes négociations sur le Brexit, le gouvernement « au service de Sa Majesté » pour qui « le monde n’est pas suffisant » (« Global Britain »), n’a pas su en effet, dans les premiers mois de 2020,... Read More about La gestion de la pandémie de Covid-19 par le Royaume-Uni: Confinement et déconfinement d’un territoire morcelé.

Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Kemp, G. (2023). Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective. In S. Ugwu, A. Adeboyejo, H. Morrison, & T. B. K. Sendze (Eds.), Contemporary International Criminal Law Issues: Contributions in Pursuit of Accountability for Africa and the World (177-211). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6265-555-3

This chapter deals with the topic of mutual legal assistance as a means to combat international crime (including the core atrocity crimes) in Africa. It can be argued that effective mutual legal assistance modalities are imperatives of true Pan- Afri... Read More about Horizontal and vertical international co-operation in criminal matters: An African regional and sub-regional perspective.

‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (2023). ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice. In E. Johnston, & A. Pivaty (Eds.), Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice Global Trends. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003207818

This chapter charts the evolution of managerialism in England and Wales through the lens of defence lawyers. Drawn from two PhD studies, the chapter advances empirical evidence of the implicit rise of managerialism in England and Wales. The chapter a... Read More about ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice.

Corporate criminal liability and the identification doctrine - A critical reflection (2023)
Book Chapter
Bourton, S., Hall, D., Johnson, D., & Ryder, N. (in press). Corporate criminal liability and the identification doctrine - A critical reflection. In Criminal Liability of Collective Entities: Dogmatic and Political-Criminal Profiles over Twenty Years after Legislative Decree 231/2001 (405-432). Italy: University of Bergamo

The identification doctrine frustrates the prosecution of companies for economic crimes in the United Kingdom (UK). This is because, while the identification and attribution of criminal intent may be straightforward in cases concerning small companie... Read More about Corporate criminal liability and the identification doctrine - A critical reflection.