Wikipedia as Illustration of the Truth-Seeking Rationale for Freedom of Expression

By Mark Cenite Empirical evidence for the truth-seeking rationale for freedom of expression – the assertion that truth prevails in a free marketplace of ideas...
humanitarian aid

The Legal Implications of Humanitarian Aid Blockades

By Eugène Bakama Bope It’s been over three months since the start of the conflict between the Tigrayan regional government and the Ethiopian government, yet...
Labour Law

LA Employment Lawyer Safeguards: Protecting Employees in California

Sadly, workplace harassment is more common than many people are aware of or would like to admit in many parts of the country. So,...
The metaverse

The Metaverse: Three Legal Issues We Need to Address

By Pin Lean Lau The “metaverse” seems to be the latest buzzword in tech. In general terms, the metaverse can be viewed as a form...
russian federation

The Russian Federation, President Putin and the Russian Military are Financially Liable to Ukraine...

By Charles H. Camp, Kiran Nasir Gore and Lilia Chu The ongoing crisis prevents the Ukrainian public from accessing judicial remedies in Ukraine or Russia...

The Power of Big Tech Platforms Has Gone Too Far

By Andreas Kornelakis The shift in the regulatory context globally compels tech giants to become more responsible There is a global shift in policies to curb...
Why do so many men get away with rape

Why Do So Many Men Get Away With Rape? Police Officers, Survivors, Lawyers and...

By John Fox Today in England and Wales, an estimated 300 women will be raped. About 170 of those cases will be reported to the...
Indonesia

Expert Panel: Indonesia’s new Criminal Code Crosses Private Boundaries, is Anti-Democratic, and Can Easily...

By Nurul Fitri Ramadhani and Robby Irfany Maqoma Indonesian people may still remember the massive protest waves across the country in 2019. Thousands of students and activists took...
natural disaster

International Law Doesn’t Protect People Fleeing Environmental Disaster – Here’s How it Could

By Morgiane Noel Researchers have tried for decades to find a relevant legal status for people forced to flee their homes as a result of...
gender equality

When Employers Reward ‘Ideal’ Workers, Gender Equality Suffers

By Shireen Kanji  UK deputy prime minister Dominic Raab recently resigned following the publication of a report into workplace complaints about his conduct, including bullying...
UK court

Illegal Migration Bill Can the Government Ignore the European Court of Human Rights

By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou The illegal migration bill has been approved by MPs and now moves to the House of Lords. The controversial bill would make it so...
UK immigration law

How the UK’s New Immigration Law will Put More People at Risk of Modern...

By Dr. Alex Balch The UK’s illegal migration bill is set to become law after going back and forth between the two houses of parliament....
Quran

Understanding Why Burning the Qur’an Isn’t Illegal in Sweden Means Looking at the Country’s...

By Mårten Schultz To people outside Sweden it may seem surprising that police have, on several recent occasions, granted people express permission to burn copies...
Why Imprisoning Repeat Shoplifters Rarely Breaks the Cycle of Offending – And What May Work Better

Why Imprisoning Repeat Shoplifters Rarely Breaks the Cycle of Offending – And What May...

By Frederick Cram The UK government is taking a harsher approach to tackle criminal activity which is blighting local neighbourhoods. And recently, government ministers have been talking...
Is There a Way to Pay Content Creators Whose Work Is Used to Train AI Yes, but It’s Not Foolproof

Is There a Way to Pay Content Creators Whose Work Is Used to Train...

By Brendan Paul Murphy Is imitation the sincerest form of flattery, or theft? Perhaps it comes down to the imitator. Text-to-image artificial intelligence systems such as...
Palestine and Israel conflict. Hand holding gun over barbed wire. Terrorist organizations hezbollah and hamas

How the ‘Laws of War’ Apply to the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas

By Robert Goldman The killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas and retaliatory airstrikes on the densely populated Gaza Strip by Israel raises numerous issues under international...
Flood

Environmental Disasters are Fuelling Migration — Here’s Why International Law Must Recognize Climate Refugees

By Daniel L. Huizenga When hurricanes Eta and Iota barrelled into Central America in November 2020, they flooded towns and cities, caused catastrophic losses in...

Turning Back Migrant Boats: What Does the International Law of the Sea Say?

By Hayley Roberts The Home Office has unveiled plans to use “turnback” tactics in the English Channel, with the border force compelling small boats carrying migrants to...
Supreme Court

Sovereigns in the Courtroom: Is the U.S. Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act the Golden Key?

By Kiran Nasir Gore and Charles H. Camp How can a foreign sovereign be brought into an American courtroom to answer for its bad acts? This...

Understanding Wrongful Death and Accidents

By Patrick Halliday Death is the most challenging part of life. Losing someone close to you, that you care deeply about, is one of...
UK employment law after Brexit

The Government has cancelled its review of workers’ rights – what does this mean...

By Pia Sanchez On 14 January 2021, barely 2 weeks after the UK and the EU signed the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) that covers...

Fantastic truths and where to find them: how do judges decide which witnesses to...

By Sarah Murray and Laura Beagrie It cannot have escaped anyone’s notice that Johnny Depp recently lost his libel claim against the publishers of The...

The Challenges and Importance of Institutions Building in the Developing Countries

By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui There has been on-going debate about the utility of the ‘free market’ system versus ‘government intervention’ in promoting development policies and...

The Coronavirus: Business Risks, Liabilities, and Force Majeure in the Face of a Global...

By Kiran Nasir Gore and Charles H. Camp On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the new coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a Public Health...

The Politics of Russian Extraditions

By Jasvinder Nakhwal and Rachel Cook Russian assurances on prison conditions are highly topical and have been crucial to the UK courts’ decisions in recent...

Rebuilding Infected Economies: Without Deficits, Debt or Taxes

By Dr Shann Turnbull European national and local governments possess the power to rebuild their infected economies with self-liquidating “Stamp Scrip” money. This could be achieved...

2019 Scorecard: The Trump Effect on Future International Business Disputes

By Charles H. Camp and Kiran Nasir Gore President Trump is now three-fourths through his initial term as U.S. President. Between the U.S. House of...

United Nations – Celebrating 70 Years of Human Rights – And Condoning 70 Years...

By Peter Koenig On 14 of May 1948 – Israel declared unilaterally her independence in a foreign land, called Palestine, supported by a UN Resolution sponsored...

The Crisis of Trust in Democracy and Globalisation

By Graham Vanbergen Crimes of the rich and powerful elite have led to a global crisis of trust. In this article, the author elaborates on...

A Change Must Come: Race and Reform in Workplace Law

By Phillis H. Rambsy  Racial minorities seeking legal recourse for racial discrimination in the workplace often find that, if the law offers any remedies at all,...

International Law in a Multipolar World

By Charles Camp And Theresa Bowman From a bipolar world marked by the Cold War between the two major powers, the United States and the...