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Embodied artificial intelligence and jus ad bellum necessity: Influence and imminence in the digital age (2022)
Journal Article
Pollard, M., & Grimal, F. (2022). Embodied artificial intelligence and jus ad bellum necessity: Influence and imminence in the digital age. Georgetown Journal of International Law, 53(2), 209-275

In “re-opening” the classic debate surrounding a state’s wider right of self- defense (in light of emerging technologies, and via the “lens” of influence communications), the authors controversially “close” the following discussion in favor of allowi... Read More about Embodied artificial intelligence and jus ad bellum necessity: Influence and imminence in the digital age.

Biodiversity litigation: Review of trends and challenges (2022)
Book Chapter
Razzaque, J., Futhazar, G., & Maljean-Dubois, S. (2022). Biodiversity litigation: Review of trends and challenges. In Biodiversity Litigation (359-400). Oxford University Press

In the chapters of this book, we have learned a great deal about biodiversity litigation in all its forms. We have seen cases arising in all continents except Antarctica. We have seen jurisdictions where International Biodiversity Law (IBL) significa... Read More about Biodiversity litigation: Review of trends and challenges.

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

Challenges in policing financial crime (2022)
Book Chapter
Young, M. A., & Phillips, A. (2022). Challenges in policing financial crime. In B. Rider (Ed.), A Research Agenda for Financial Crime (89-104). Edward Elgar Publishing

Law enforcement efforts to disrupt financial crime rest on a myriad of crime control policies which are designed outside of the interests of enforcement bodies. Neglecting to recognize the lived experiences of frontline officers threatens the effecti... Read More about Challenges in policing financial crime.

The ‘real man’ in the global war on drugs: Narco versus militarised masculinities (2022)
Journal Article
García-Reyes, K. (2022). The ‘real man’ in the global war on drugs: Narco versus militarised masculinities. Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, 4(2), 191-203. https://doi.org/10.31389/jied.121

Drawing on a discursive analysis of the life stories of thirty-three men who worked in drug trade organisations in Mexico, this article examines how masculinities are constructed in their narratives, and how these constructions mirror militarised mas... Read More about The ‘real man’ in the global war on drugs: Narco versus militarised masculinities.

Research in international law (2022)
Book Chapter
Babu, P., & Garimella, S. R. (2022). Research in international law. In M. Kumar Sinha, & D. Kharb (Eds.), Legal Research and Writing: New Perspectives (47-68). (I). LexisNexis

International law offers a broad spectrum of research scope at various levels. Irrespective of from what level the researcher starts from, the delicate nature of the subject always offers a research premise. The unique characteristic of international... Read More about Research in international law.

Sleep-facilitated sexual assault: An analysis of case data featuring female and male victims of rape (2022)
Journal Article
Rumney, P. N. S., & Mcphee, D. (2022). Sleep-facilitated sexual assault: An analysis of case data featuring female and male victims of rape. Amicus Curiae, 4(1),

This note addresses a form of rape that is neglected in the scholarly literature. This form of offending occurs when a male uses his penis to vaginally, orally or anally penetrate a female or male who is sleeping at the time of the penetration. The d... Read More about Sleep-facilitated sexual assault: An analysis of case data featuring female and male victims of rape.

Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1) (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2022). Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1). Counsel Magazine,

The first of a two-part series of articles examining the experience of neurodivergent individuals (for example, those who are autistic or have ADHD) in the criminal justice system, and how criminal defence barristers can mitigate or aggravate challen... Read More about Neurodivergence in the CJS and the role of the Bar (Part 1).

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)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom (2022)
Report
Bourton, S., Ryder, N., & Brimblecombe, F. (2022). Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom. Synalogik

Can I share data with my colleagues? Can I share data with other agencies or organisations? The ability to legally share personal data with and between government departments, law enforcement bodies and third parties in England and Wales is a com... Read More about Exchange of information and financial crime in the United Kingdom.

The Rohingya crisis: A critical analysis of the United Nations security council and international human rights law (2022)
Journal Article
Nartey, E. K. (2022). The Rohingya crisis: A critical analysis of the United Nations security council and international human rights law. Athens Journal of Law, 8(4), 449-474. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajl.8-4-6

This essay reviews the human rights violations against the Rohingya people in 2017 and assesses the effectiveness of accountability under the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It is concluded that under the principles of ethics and integrity... Read More about The Rohingya crisis: A critical analysis of the United Nations security council and international human rights law.

A critical assessment of foreign direct investment and inclusive development in the context of Sino-African relations (2022)
Thesis
Man, A. A critical assessment of foreign direct investment and inclusive development in the context of Sino-African relations. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7864588

All States want to achieve a higher state of ‘being’ and this is particularly true of developing States. Development is often seen as the end-goal for States, which is considered to be synonymous with progress and positive change. In pursuit of this... Read More about A critical assessment of foreign direct investment and inclusive development in the context of Sino-African relations.

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)
Presentation / Conference
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.

Cosmopolitan legal education: From Irnerius and the Westphalian paradigm to the modern law school (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Platsas, A. E. (2022). Cosmopolitan legal education: From Irnerius and the Westphalian paradigm to the modern law school. In The European Conference on Education 2022: Official Conference Proceedings (295–304). https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1162.2022.26

The law school has not always been one that would be predominantly engaged with national legal matter. The subject of law, as a field of learning, has for a number of centuries been the toy of national educational systems, because law has been the to... Read More about Cosmopolitan legal education: From Irnerius and the Westphalian paradigm to the modern law school.

Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice (2022)
Book
Blázquez, R. B., Burić, Z., Carr, T., Chowdhury, M., Doughty, F., Hester, R., …Pivaty, A. (2022). E. Johnston, & S. Marsh (Eds.). Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice. Lexington Books

Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice provides a holistic analysis of modern criminal justice issues, encompassing the pre-trial, investigative, and post-conviction stages of criminal justice in legal settings across the world. The contribut... Read More about Contemporary Issues in Global Criminal Justice.