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Decolonisation pedagogy as method (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kemp, G. (2023, July). Decolonisation pedagogy as method. Presented at International Criminal Law and the Legacy of Colonialism in Africa, Berlin, Germany

Decolonisation pedagogy can serve as a method to address the legacy of colonialism in Africa in an organic way. This is also the case for interrogating the methods, content and approaches in international criminal law as a discipline.

Apartheid as a crime against humanity (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Kemp, G. (2023, June). Apartheid as a crime against humanity. Paper presented at The crime of apartheid in South Africa and beyond, Nottingham

Apartheid is a crime against humanity, yet no person has ever been prosecuted for this crime. In 2021 two individuals were indicted in South Africa for the crime of apartheid. This is an historic first in the country which gave the policy of aparthei... Read More about Apartheid as a crime against humanity.

Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention (2023)
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Quenivet, N. (2023, June). Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention. Presented at Economic Crime, Cybercrime and Economic Security in Ukraine, University of Portsmouth

After presenting the concept of war crimes, this presentation explores whether economic crimes (in a wide understanding of the concept) committed in the occupied territories of Ukraine can be prosecuted as war crimes. The second part of the presentat... Read More about Understanding the link between contested territories, war crimes and economic crimes - prosecution and prevention.

Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Ukraine: The damning reports of the UN and the OSCE (2023)
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Quenivet, N. (2023, June). Violations of international humanitarian law and human rights in Ukraine: The damning reports of the UN and the OSCE. Presented at Russia’s War in Ukraine and International Law, Online

The paper presents the findings of the OSCE and UN reports on the conflict in Ukraine. It focuses on two issues: the treatment of prisoners of war and the protection of children (notably against forcible transfer).

Knowing, being and becoming, exploring the lived experience of learning law (2023)
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Wood, R. (2023, April). Knowing, being and becoming, exploring the lived experience of learning law. Presented at Association of Law Teachers Annual Conference, University of Westminster, London

This presentation will explore the experience of conducting and findings arising from a a narrative inquiry into LLB students’ experience of learning law conducted as a doctoral study for a Doctorate in Education. The inquiry explored related aspe... Read More about Knowing, being and becoming, exploring the lived experience of learning law.

‘Twiplomacy’ and the making of customary international law on social media (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Green, J. (2023, April). ‘Twiplomacy’ and the making of customary international law on social media

In recent years, there has been a huge rise in ‘twiplomacy’: that is, the use of social media as a means of direct diplomatic communication by states. This paper examines whether social media posts by states can contribute, directly and in themselves... Read More about ‘Twiplomacy’ and the making of customary international law on social media.

Becoming 'poemish' (2023)
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Wood, R. (2023, April). Becoming 'poemish'. Presented at Socio Legal Scholars Association Annual Conference, Ulster University, Derry, Northern Ireland

Rachel …where do you stop and law starts? Bea I don’t think you stop at all, I think it’s interwoven. I know that there are rules in law, it’s a strict way to think and stuff. But it’s all around you, you’re kind of just in it, F... Read More about Becoming 'poemish'.

The nature of the request requirement for collective self-defence (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Green, J. (2023, March). The nature of the request requirement for collective self-defence

The right of collective self-defence has been invoked more by states over the last 10 years than at any other point in the UN era – including it forming one of the (spurious) justifications advanced by Russia for its 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Most of... Read More about The nature of the request requirement for collective self-defence.

Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020 (2023)
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Quenivet, N. (2023, February). Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020. Presented at The Nuremberg Principles: The Contemporary Challenges, Washington DC

The premise of my presentation today is that the definition of war crimes in the Nuremberg Principles is a ‘mother’ definition, one that can lead to the criminalisation of further violations of international humanitarian law. After all, Principle VI(... Read More about Imagine you were a judge of the Nuremberg trials and you were sent to the ICC in 2020.

Fireside chat: How effective is the failure to prevent model in tackling financial crimes in the UK? With Dr Alison Lui (Liverpool John Moores University) and Dr Bastian Hertstein (Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey) (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bourton, S., Lui, A., & Hertstein, B. (2022, December). Fireside chat: How effective is the failure to prevent model in tackling financial crimes in the UK? With Dr Alison Lui (Liverpool John Moores University) and Dr Bastian Hertstein (Financial Crime Strategy, Government of Jersey). Presented at Anti-Financial Crime Summit, London

ISBE 2022 - Heritage Entrepreneurship (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Rana, H., & Prabhakar, G. (2022, October). ISBE 2022 - Heritage Entrepreneurship

Poster presented at the44th Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) Conference in York, October 2022. The poster outlines Helen Rana's PhD research and won the award of 'Best Poster for the ISBE Doctoral Day 2022'

Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court (2022)
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Quenivet, N., & Nortje, W. (2022, October). Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court. Presented at Lights and Shadows in the Ongwen Case at the International Criminal Court: Inter- and Multi-disciplinary Approaches, University of Iyvaskyla (Finland) - Online

Throughout history, children have been involved in armed conflict both as victims and perpetrators. The international community, at the end of the last century, finally signalled its intention to hold to account those responsible for conscripting and... Read More about Casting the net wider: A critical analysis of the sentencing criteria in the Ongwen case at the international criminal court.

Higher education institutions and money laundering: Preliminary findings (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Bourton, S., & Ryder, N. (2022, September). Higher education institutions and money laundering: Preliminary findings. Presented at Wales Fraud Forum, 2022, Principality Stadium, Cardiff

To tackle money laundering and terrorism financing, the United Kingdom has implemented global mechanisms introduced by the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force. These mechanisms viewed financial institutions as the gatekeepers to the fi... Read More about Higher education institutions and money laundering: Preliminary findings.

Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties (2022)
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Quenivet, N. (2022, September). Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties. Presented at Jahrestagung der Görres-Gesellschaft 2022, Aachen, Germany

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, eight non-State entities have appeared on its territory, each claiming independence, if not statehood: Abkhazia (Republic of Abkhazia), Chechnya (Republic of Ichkheria), Crimea (Republic of Crimea), Donetsk People’... Read More about Territorial conflicts on the territory of the former Soviet Union. Stabilised de facto regimes between territorial integrity, the right of self-determination, and the interests of third parties.

Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Quenivet, N. (2022, August). Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon. Presented at Situating Justice in Armed Conflict: Can there Be Just Wars?, Indian Law Institute, New Delhi, India

It is estimated that worldwide tens of thousands of children are associated with armed forces and groups. Whether they have been forcefully integrated into these groups or have voluntarily joined their ranks, the reality is that such children are exp... Read More about Disrupting classic paradigms of justice after an armed conflict: The child soldier phenomenon.

Do archaic tax evasion offences create unintended outcomes for tax enforcement and compliance? (2022)
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Bourton, S. (2022, June). Do archaic tax evasion offences create unintended outcomes for tax enforcement and compliance?. Presented at VIRTEU - Final International Conference, 2022, Online

In the UK, more than twenty statutory offences can be used to prosecute tax evasion. However, the prosecution of natural and legal persons for tax crimes is often undertaken using archaic common law offences and legal doctrines. In fact, very few ind... Read More about Do archaic tax evasion offences create unintended outcomes for tax enforcement and compliance?.

Military assistance on request and collective self-defence (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Green, J. (2022, June). Military assistance on request and collective self-defence. Presented at International Law Association Biennial Conference, Lisbon, Portugal

The concepts of military assistance on request (or ‘intervention by invitation’) and collective self-defence are, in some respects, strikingly similar. They both involve a prima facie unlawful use of force by one state, undertaken at the request of... Read More about Military assistance on request and collective self-defence.

Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs? (2022)
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Smith, T. (2022, June). Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?

Poor lawyering is arguably, at its core, a failure to be a good lawyer. One method of measuring ‘good’ lawyering is to assess how effectively lawyers discharge their professional duties (for example, acting in the best interests of a client). Whilst... Read More about Neurodivergent defendants & the poor lawyer: How might defence lawyers adapt to their clients’ needs?.

Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice (2022)
Presentation / Conference
Hassler, S. (2022, June). Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice. Presented at Academic Integrity in the Law School: Past Experiences, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives, Leeds

Assessment Offences, it would seem, are on the rise. Access to better supporting software, such as text-matching resources like SafeAssign and TurnitIn or a simple search engine access with key phrases, have made plagiarism or collusion easier to de... Read More about Academic integrity and assessment offences: Anecdotal observations by an AOA from practice.