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Autonomous Vessels

Transportation methods are increasingly autonomous with vessels becoming technology-dependent. By Fraser Matcham

IP Rights in Kazakhstan

By Ermek Altynbekov

Kazakhstan adopted a set of amendments to several IP laws introducing significant changes in the IP field.

Austria’s Neutrality and Ukraine

By Mohamed Elghusein

Austria and the EU should adopt a diplomatic approach to defuse the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Will AI Shaft the Lawyer?

By Baldev Singh Kohli

Early adoption of Artificial Intelligence is likely be tentative and transitioning will be understandably harder.

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Human Rights

Detaining Terrorists

By Devin C. McMahon

On the intricacies of deporting and detaining terrorists in Europe.

Kazakhstan

The Bailiff System

By Darkhan Igembayev

Private sector bailiffs have become the main players in Kazakhstan’s court apparatus.

Islamic Finance

Islamic Finance & Sharia

By James Garner

A critical perspective on the principles of Islamic finance and Sharia.

Constitutional Law

Constitutionalism

By Ruairidh Morrison

The “new model” has resulted in a judiciary that makes political decisions.

Are all the Gaps Filled?

By Paulina E. Sikorska

Safety standards in aviation will focus on developing countries, where air transportation could still be described as an extreme sport.

Features

BDSM Sex and the Law

Laila Mickelwait

BDSM torture sex is harmful for those who are victims of this kind of aggressive sexual torture [...]

Trial by Jury

William A. Daniels

The cost of bias goes beyond undermining the rights of those whom justice system is intended to serve [...]

Covert Action

Michael Richter

Despite the failures and the successes, covert action plays a role in national security [...]

International Law

The Right of Self-Determination

Yoav J. Tenembaum

The principle of self-determination is deemed to be a right under international law [...]

The International Crime of Aggression

Kurt R. Willems

The adoption of this international crime is a historic movement toward peace and stability in the world [...]

The Harmon Doctrine’s Demise

Paul Kibel & Gabriel Eckstein

International law principles may not always be in America’s broader interests, though quite often it is. [...]

Sanitizing the ICC: The African Continent

Michael Kabai

African states want justice not only to be done but also want it to be done that it does not destabilize and compromise peace [...]

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242

Yoav J. Tenembaum

Every peace agreement between Israel and its Arab neighbors makes direct and explicit reference to Resolution 242 [...]

Comedy and Terror in Guantanamo

Michael P. Richter

The law creating the terror trials is a mess, and the travel has slowed proceedings. [...]

The Environment

Is the Modern Regulatory Regime a Taking?

Braden Johnson

Stringent regulatory standards and dramatic taxes have led to a steep decline in coal-fired power [...]

Equitable Apportionment and Groundwater

James Ronald Parks

The sources providing water in Israel and the West Bank are varied and reflect the relative scarcity of water in the region [...]

Sink or Swim: North American Waters

Nico A. Pingaro

Why NAFTA, the NAAEC, and the CEC have failed to protect North American Waters [...]

Criminal Justice

Joint Enterprise – Regina v Jogee

Leonie Campbell-King

Joint enterprise (also known as secondary or accessory liability) is a common law principle relating to the law of complicity [...]

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

David Osborne

Our treatment of those convicted of crime has been too dependent on punishment and very little or nothing on rehabilitation [...]

Falling Prion Population in Kazakhstan

Kairat Kozhamzharov

The fall in prison population shows Kazakhstan’s success and committment in modernizing its criminal justice system [...]

Beyond the Law

Analytical/Intuitive Thinking

Charles B. Parselle

A discussion of the different strengths and weaknesses of analytical and intuitive thinking, which combined may be called holistic thinking [...]

Characterization of the Human Spirit

Chuck S. Weinblatt

Repugnance, despair and darkness exist within human nature. We learn nothing if we fail to examine this part of our psyche [...]

Liberty, Education and the State

Sushant Chandr

The desire to seek a quality education is central to most families. Indian households are no exception particularly those marginalised by society [...]

Analysis

The Christchurch Terrorist Attack

David Lowe

The attack in Christchurch is not the first time we have witnessed the use of small arms weapon systems on those attending a place of worship [...]

The Medical Liability of the Mouth

Steven Jaksha DMD

There is a behemoth in the room that everyone is trying to ignore but if we are not careful, we’ll be crushed one day by this ignorance. [...]

JASTA not as Bad as it Seems

Lee Whitesell

On September 28, 2016, the United States Congress passed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) over the veto of President Barack Obama [...]

Legal Profession

Mediation Cut Price Justice- On the Cheap

Holly Newton-Steele

Mediation can be an effective form of ADR; however pushing couples to undertake mediation by restricting their access to legal fora seems illogical [...]

A Backdoor to Legal Professional Privilege?

Rosalee Dorfman

In 2013 the Edward Snowden leaks confirmed what many had long suspected – governmental mass surveillance is ubiquitous in the UK [...]

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Charles B. Parselle

Mediation is just one of the forms of dispute resolution that are “alternative” to litigation through the courts. It helps to have some understanding of the others [...]

Economics

Slavery and the Making of American Captialism

Charles B. Larson

Edward E. Baptist's book, The Half Has Never Been Told, soars due to the author's decision to root his analysis in the human dimension [...]

Making Human Dignity Central to International Law

Matthew McManus

Making human dignity the unifying ideal of law would be most easily done through international and human rights law. [...]

South Sudan Gains Global Oil Firms’ Backing

James Chester

South Sudan, East Africa's only nation with an established upstream petroleum industry, produces 130,000 barrels of oil per day [...]

Speeches

Ethics and advocacy in the 21st century

Lord Neuberger

Many of the conflicts faced by advocates are rendered particularly difficult because it is very often not possible to play safe.

The Magna Carta: Did she die in vain?

Baroness Hale

The liberties of the individual, the consent of the people to burdens, and the rule of law, are the pillars of constitutionalism.

Article 6 of the Human Rights Convention

Lord Sumption

Article 6 has had a significant influence on criminal procedure and on new legislation, notably in the fields of criminal sentencing.

Specials
Kenneth Yin

First year students are told that they come to law school to learn to think like lawyers.

Julia Nickerson

The three legal secrets that all parents need to know to protect their children.

Andrew Amos

The European Commission’s leniency policy in relation to cartels.

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