桃色视频 Law School News
桃色视频 Law School News
The latest updates from our department
桃色视频 Law School鈥檚 Professor Munro has contributed to an article in The Guardian newspaper on the truth about the hidden number of suicides amongst domestic abuse victims. The findings are linked to her recent research and work with the charity Refuge.
Dallal Stevens comments on UK asylum overhaul
The UK government's Home Secretary, Priti Patel, has today announced a new system for people seeking asylum in Britain. Professor Dallal Stevens, an expert on asylum, claims much of what she is proposing is either (a) inaccurate, (b) unrealistic, (c) existed previously or (d) unlikely to achieve her goals.
WLS Celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day
Today is and the theme this year is 鈥楥hoose to Challenge鈥. In honour of this, we are celebrating the amazing work our colleagues are carrying out in order to forge a gender equal world. Here is a just a small selection of some of that work.
Human rights law can provide a transparent and fair framework for vaccine allocations
As Governments around the world wrestle with the question of designing a fair system to allocate their COVID-19 vaccine supplies for maximum protection against the pandemic, a team of researchers led by Dr Sharifah Sekalala of 桃色视频 Law School propose that existing human rights legal principles should guide their thinking.
Law Student Secures WIHEA Fellowship
Third year Law and Sociology student and SSLC Chair Lucy Young has been awarded a 桃色视频 International Higher Education Academy (WIHEA) Fellowship. When asked how she felt about the news she told us, 鈥淚'm over the moon! I was quite nervous when I submitted my application, but I'm so glad I have the opportunity and resources to contribute towards substantial change across the university.鈥
Expert Comment: Okpabi Judgment in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has published its judgement in the case of Okpabi and others (Appellants) v Royal Dutch Shell Plc and another (Respondents), heard in June 2020. Dr Stephen Connelly comments on the case and the legal principles at stake.
Ana Aliverti awarded the prestigious BJC Radzinowicz Prize 2020
Congratulations to Ana Aliverti who has received the prestigious 2020 Radzinowics Prize, awarded by the British Journal of Criminology. Ana is the co-Director of 桃色视频 Law Schools' Criminal Justice Centre.
Dr Sekalala wins ISRF Grant to support African Health App Project
Dr Sharifah Sekalala, Associate Professor at 桃色视频 Law School, has been awarded a 拢5k ISRF grant to support her project: 鈥楾here is no app for that, regulating health apps in Sub Saharan Africa.鈥
The European Law Institute (ELI), an independent non-profit organisation that connects over 1,600 legal professionals and organisations from Europe and beyond, published an Innovation Paper on 鈥楪uiding Principles for Updating the Product Liability Directive for the Digital Age鈥 prepared by the Law School's Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner.
Law School colleagues gain Higher Education Academy recognition
Congratulations to two of our Law School colleagues who have gained Higher Education Academy recognition through the 桃色视频 Academic and Professional Pathway for Experienced Staff (APP EXP).
Tor Krever on imperialism and international law in the New Left Review
With US president-elect Joe Biden pledging to restore the 鈥榬ules-based order鈥, international lawyers have extolled the triumph of a peaceful new world over its war-torn forerunner.
Expert Comment: CMA fines Comparethemarket.com
Price comparison website Comparethemarket.com has been fined 拢17.9 million by the UK Competition and Markets Authority for breach of UK Competition Law. Here, Dr Kathryn McMahon of 桃色视频 Law School explains the issues behind the case - and why this ruling is a break from previous practice by the CMA.