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Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice (2012)
Journal Article
Jones, J. (2012). Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice. Liverpool Law Review, 33(3), 281-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-012-9121-9

This article argues that the EU Charter's dignity provisions must be given a specific, expansive European meaning that underpins the importance the EU places on fundamental rights protection as a principle EU value. To this end, the article examines... Read More about Human Dignity in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its Interpretation Before the European Court of Justice.

Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights (2012)
Journal Article
Grant, E., & Grant, E. (2012). Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights. Liverpool Law Review, 33(3), 235-261. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10991-012-9122-8

The South African Constitution numbers among a very few constitutions around the world which include justiciable socio-economic rights. One of the controversies surrounding judicial enforcement of such rights is the extent to which it is appropriate... Read More about Human Dignity and Socio-Economic Rights.

Nuisance Law and the Industrial Revolution: A Reinterpretation of Doctrine and Institutional Competence (2012)
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Pontin, B. (2012). Nuisance Law and the Industrial Revolution: A Reinterpretation of Doctrine and Institutional Competence. Modern Law Review, 75(6), 1010-1036. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2230.2012.00935.x

Contrary to the leading studies of Brenner and McLaren, it is argued that nuisance law was consistently a robust constraint on polluting industrial enterprise during the industrial revolution. The defining nuisances of industrialisation were 'inter-n... Read More about Nuisance Law and the Industrial Revolution: A Reinterpretation of Doctrine and Institutional Competence.

Hero worship? (2012)
Journal Article
Green, J. A. (2012). Hero worship?. New Law Journal, 162(7533), 1284-1285

Treaties/conventions (2012)
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Man, A. (2012). Treaties/conventions

Treaties are one of the main sources of public international law as outlined by art.38 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. Treaties are essentially agreements between States (generally in written form), which cover a myriad of iss... Read More about Treaties/conventions.

The revolutionary effect of equality and human rights law on the UK armed forces (2012)
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Ball, R. The revolutionary effect of equality and human rights law on the UK armed forces. Manuscript submitted for publication

The UK armed forces have undergone an incremental transformation through the impact of civilian law since the 1960s. Gerry Rubin in a 2002 article for this journal analysed the impact of this civilian law on Military Law and described a course of civ... Read More about The revolutionary effect of equality and human rights law on the UK armed forces.

Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children (2012)
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Jones, J. (2012). Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 24(1), 77-94

Human trafficking is on the rise. Whether for sexual exploitation or forced labour, women, men and children are being trafficked to and inside the UK. In July 2011 the new UK strategy on human trafficking was published by the Home Office. It promise... Read More about Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children.

Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status (2012)
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Hing, N., Razzaque, J., & Höing, N. (2012). Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status. Journal of Global Ethics, 8(1), 19-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2011.635691

Environmental displacement is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people. Due to climate change and the corresponding sea-level rise, it is estimated that about eight million of indigenous people of Pacific Islands will be forced to settle else... Read More about Unacknowledged and unwanted? Environmental refugees in search of legal status.

The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity? (2012)
Journal Article
Turksen, U. (2012). The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity?. International Energy Law Review, 1,

This paper critically examines the evolution of the energy trade and relations between the EU and Russia. In doing so, the authors evaluate whether the existing legal framework of the EU-Russia energy relations provides a reliable energy supply from... Read More about The EU and Russia energy trade – thickening of legality and solidarity?.

Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences? (2012)
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Claydon, L. (2012). Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences?. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 35(2), 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2011.12.002

The timing of the English Law Commission's consideration of reform to the law of insanity coincides with increasing scientific and in particular neuroscientific understanding of the brain. The work of researchers is leading to a greater comprehension... Read More about Are there lessons to be learned from a more scientific approach to mental condition defences?.

Half the bank, half the risk part 2: The United Kingdom (2012)
Journal Article
Hillman, H. (2012). Half the bank, half the risk part 2: The United Kingdom. Business Law Review, 33(1), 2-11

This two-part article assesses the 2007/08 financial crisis: explaining how a speculative bubble began, grew and eventually burst; comparing it to the Great Crash of 1929; and assessing the possibility and practicality of a split between commercial a... Read More about Half the bank, half the risk part 2: The United Kingdom.

Human versus inalienable rights: Is there still a future for online protest in the anonymous world? (2012)
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Gillen, M. (2012). Human versus inalienable rights: Is there still a future for online protest in the anonymous world?. European Journal of Law and Technology, 3(1),

The protection of legitimate political protest is one of the hallmarks of a functional liberal democracy. Certainly, there is increasing legal debate about the parameters of what constitutes legitimate protest and the appropriate scope of police po... Read More about Human versus inalienable rights: Is there still a future for online protest in the anonymous world?.

Zealous Advocates: The historical foundations of the adversarial criminal defence lawyer (2012)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2012). Zealous Advocates: The historical foundations of the adversarial criminal defence lawyer. Law, Crime and History, 2(1), 1-20

The place of the criminal defence lawyer in the modern criminal justice system is a given; everysuspect and defendant expects full representation as a right. However, the defence lawyer appeared surprisingly late in the long and venerable history of... Read More about Zealous Advocates: The historical foundations of the adversarial criminal defence lawyer.