News from the School of Law
Queen Mary Professor investigates ways to make cross-border trade paperless
30 November 2020
Professor Miriam Goldby was seconded to the Law Commission on a part-time basis starting November 2020 to work on their Digital Assets project.
De-listing LTTE will create a precedent with other terror groups like Al-Qaeda also following suit
23 November 2020
Dr Prakash Shah speaks to The Island
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas shares his views on TV on the second Covid-19 lockdown in the EU
Internet access deal allows Chinese government censorship in our UK university (virtual) classrooms
16 November 2020
Dr Matthieu Burnay has co-authored an Op-Ed outlining the risks of the access deal for USSbriefs
Myanmar Elections
16 November 2020
Professor Penny Green talks to Monacle 24
Queen Mary’s qLegal programme celebrates unprecedented growth in 2020
10 November 2020
qLegal, Queen Mary’s pro bono commercial law clinic, has published its annual report which shows that it has almost doubled student numbers and welcomed several new external partners in 2020.
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New book discusses the effects of the pandemic on international arbitration
9 November 2020
The book is co-edited and co-authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London and is the first to describe and analyse how the COVID-19 crisis has redefined arbitral practice.
Queen Mary launches Black Justice Project to tackle discrimination
9 November 2020
The Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary University of London has launched a new clinic offering free legal advice to members of the Black community to help tackle discrimination.
Queen Mary and Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group Released 2020 Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Survey
29 October 2020
This is the first study on the subject of Investors’ Perception and views of Proposed Reforms to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).
Professor Shazia Choudhry ratified as an Academic Bencher at the Inner Temple
28 October 2020
The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, commonly known as the Inner Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court (professional associations for barristers and judges) in London.
Global Antitrust Review 2019 published
28 October 2020
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Competition Law and Policy (ICC) published the latest review with Dr. Eda Sahin, and Queen Mary LLM graduates Necla Sumer Ozdemir and Ritika Sood, as editors.
Unbiased Social Media platforms of conspiracies and hate
26 October 2020
Professor Eric Heinze speaks to the Media Diversity Institute
Legal Advice Centre Co-Director wins Human Rights Lawyer of the Year
22 October 2020
The Law Society presented Matthew Evans the award at a virtual ceremony on 14 October, in recognition of his achievements in the field of human rights law in 2019-20
Latest book by Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas covers EU Trade Law
20 October 2020
New report examines cross-border data sharing in criminal proceedings
16 October 2020
The Report is the result of collaborative effort between the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute and the Centre for European Policy Studies.
EU failing to comply with obligations on migration, according to new report
14 October 2020
Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax from Queen Mary’s School of Law has written a report for the European Parliament on the EU’s External Migration Policy and the Protection of Human Rights.
Professor Mitsilegas gives oral evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Celebrating success in the School of Law
7 October 2020
This year a number of students received Department and College Awards which recognised the outstanding talent in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London.
MEPs raise concerns on EU plans for police facial recognition database
1 October 2020
Dr Niovi Vavoula speaks to Euractiv on facial recognition software
Laura Cestaro named a finalist in the prestigious TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards
29 September 2020
The LGBT+ Undergraduate of the Year Award 2020 with Clifford Chance recognises the range of endeavors and achievements made by LGBT+ students
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his research in the Yale Journal of International Affairs
Queen Mary University of London Professor is the lead author of policy-brief on Reforming Investor-State Dispute Settlement and Promotion of Trade and Investment Cooperation
The Policy Brief was published by T20, the Think Tank attached to the G20, as part of their Trade, Investment and Growth Task Force
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s appeal to the intelligence of a future day
23 September 2020
Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott has written a tribute for Prospect
Redefining anti-Semitism on Facebook
22 September 2020
This opinion piece, written by Professor Neve Gordon, was published by Aljazeera
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new book, The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law
21 September 2020
This book explores the contribution that international economic law generally defined make to the rule of law at national and international levels
Rudi Fortson QC acts as consultant for project on confiscation orders
17 September 2020
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas awarded for the most innovative idea on how to tackle the digital divide
17 September 2020
He was awarded at the UN Summer Academy 2020