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A hilly landscape with a row of wind turbines against a cloudy sky
Prof. Rafael Leal-Arcas keynote speaker at international energy conference in Finland

, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, will be the keynote speaker at an annual international energy law and policy conference in Finland.

Date added: Friday, January 3, 2020


Professor Eduardo Stordeur (UTDT) and Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal (Queen Mary) at UTDT in Buenos Aires
Partnership between Queen Mary and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella continues into 2020

at the Centre for and Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT) in Argentina, continue to strengthen their partnership aimed at advancing research and promoting robust academic practices in postgraduate education.

Date added: Tuesday, January 7, 2020


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Prof. Maks Del Mar co-edits The Oxford Handbook of Law and Humanities

, Professor of Legal Theory at the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, has published The Oxford Handbook of Law and Humanities.

Date added: Wednesday, January 8, 2020


'Sociological Jurisprudence: Juristic Thought and Social Inquiry' book cover
Leading journal publishes symposium of papers on Roger Cotterrell’s 'Sociological Jurisprudence: Juristic Thought and Social Inquiry'

Following , Ratio Juris, a leading legal theory journal, has published a symposium of the papers on  'Sociological Jurisprudence: Juristic Thought and Social Inquiry' (Routledge, 2017).

Date added: Wednesday, January 8, 2020


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Dr Saskia Hufnagel co-edits new 'The Palgrave Handbook on Art Crime'

On Friday, 13 December 2019, (School of Law, Queen Mary University of London) and Prof Duncan Chappell (University of Sydney Law School) launched their co-edited Palgrave Handbook on Art Crime (Palgrave Macmillan, 2019) at the University of Sydney Law School.

Date added: Friday, January 10, 2020


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Professor Mitsilegas contributes to the special issue of the German Law Journal.

Valsamis Mitsilegas, Professor of European Criminal Law and Global Security at Queen Mary University of London, is one of the twenty scholars invited by the German Law Journal to address the Challenges facing the European Union in the new decade.

Date added: Thursday, January 30, 2020


Virtue, Emotion and Imagination in Law and Legal Reasoning
Professor Maks Del Mar publishes collection on Virtue, Emotion and Imagination in Law and Legal Reasoning

Professor of Legal Theory at Queen Mary University of London, has co-edited a collection with Professor Amalia Amaya (Edinburgh/UNAM), on the relations between Virtue, Emotion and Imagination in Law and Legal Reasoning (Hart).

Date added: Thursday, February 6, 2020


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Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies awarded scholarships from MYBA The Worldwide Yachting Association

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London is pleased to announce that MYBA the Worldwide Yachting Association has provided CCLS with two scholarships to support two students in their studies.

Date added: Wednesday, February 5, 2020


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Will ruling of world's highest court help Rohingya Muslims?

Dr Thomas MacManus, Director of the International State Crime Initiative at Queen Mary University of London appeared on Aljazeera: Inside Story to discuss the ruling on the Myanmar Rohingya case in the International Court of Justice. 

Date added: Friday, January 24, 2020


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Google’s Fitbit Deal Tests Merger Cops Eyeing Data Giants

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on Google’s plan to buy Fitbit Inc. in an article for Bloomberg.

Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2020


Google Heads to EU Court in Episode 1 of $9 Billion Trilogy

Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on Google’s decade-long antitrust fight with the European Union for Bloomberg

Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2020


qLegal is delighted to partner with the in-house compliance team at Bloomberg

Bloomberg joins the 3-way partnership with long-standing partner Ropes & Gray LLP

Date added: Wednesday, December 18, 2019


qLegal students put Legal Design skills to work, rebooting Terms & Conditions

qLegal students reboot T&Cs for online paralegal agency F-LEX

Date added: Wednesday, January 22, 2020


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New book: The Juridification of Individual Sanctions and the Politics of EU Law

Dr Eva Nanopoulos's new book, which offers a critical study of EU sanctions, is published by Hart.

Date added: Tuesday, February 11, 2020


qLegal looks to the future with its new Advisory Board

qLegal's new advisory board brings together leading figures from the worlds of law, tech, innovation and enterprise and will focus future development.

Date added: Wednesday, November 20, 2019


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CCLS 40th Anniversary Launch at the Postgraduate Law Professional Mentoring Event

Wednesday 22 January saw the official launch of the CCLS 40th Anniversary Celebrations with the Postgraduate Law Professional Mentoring Programme, organised by the Queen Mary PG Law Careers Team for postgraduate students.

Date added: Monday, February 10, 2020


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Interoperability as a Rule of Law Challenge

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas has written a new piece for the Blog Forum of the EUI on Interoperability in Europe’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Date added: Thursday, February 13, 2020


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qLegal as a case study in the newly published book, Modernising Legal Education

This new book brings together articles challenging traditional methods of teaching law.

Date added: Thursday, February 13, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes further findings from his EU research grant WiseGRID

His articles are due to be published in the Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, & Natural Resources Law

Date added: Monday, February 17, 2020


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Regulations for air transport may prove ineffective

The study by Cloud Legal at Queen Mary University of London was featured in CISOMAG and Tech Xplore

Date added: Thursday, February 20, 2020


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Aiming at sustainable trade in the context of the Rule of Law

, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, publishes his article titled “Aiming at sustainable trade in the context of the Rule of Law: What role for citizens and how international trade can help reduce fossil-fuel consumption.”

Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas presented his research on climate clubs and international trade at the University of Windsor (Canada)

, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, presented his current research titled “Exploring the links between international trade law and climate change.” His presentation took place at the University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, Windsor, Canada, on 24 February 2020.

Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2020


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Professor Stavros Brekoulakis nominated for a GAR (Global Arbitration Review) Award

He was nominated for his Roebuck Annual lecture, given in June 2019 at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Date added: Tuesday, February 25, 2020


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Professor Maksymilian Del Mar publishes monograph on imagination in legal reasoning

The book is an interdisciplinary study of the value of ‘artefactual language’ and practices of imagination in the common law tradition

Date added: Wednesday, February 26, 2020


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Queen Mary leads new project looking into domestic violence in India

The £300,000 grant will address the gap between law, policy, and access to both support services and justice for domestic abuse victims.

Date added: Wednesday, January 15, 2020


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Queen Mary Professor named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

A Professor of Law from Queen Mary University of London has been named as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The new Fellows comprise leading thinkers and experts from Scotland and around the world, whose work has had a significant impact on the country.

Date added: Tuesday, March 3, 2020


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The Great Legal Bake 2020

On Tuesday 11 February the took part in the Great Legal Bake 2020

Date added: Friday, February 28, 2020


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Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas gives evidence to the EU Justice Sub-Committee

His evidence was given at a joint EU Justice Sub-Committee and the EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee session on future cooperation with the EU, 3 March

Date added: Wednesday, March 4, 2020


Students in a law lecture at Queen Mary, one student is raising their hand to ask a question
Law at Queen Mary ranked top 30 in the world

Law at Queen Mary University of London was ranked 30th in the world and 7th in the UK.

Date added: Friday, March 6, 2020


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Overseas Applications to UK Law Schools Increase Despite Brexit

Queen Mary University of London is one of many top UK law schools enjoying an increase in LLM applications from non-EU students.

Date added: Tuesday, March 10, 2020


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Queen Mary School of Law Doctoral Researcher wins prize for best paper

The paper was authored by QMIPRI and Queen Mary University of London School of Law doctoral researcher Lucius Klobučník and Dr Li (Thomas) Lu, Assistant Professor at Shih Hsin University College of Law, Taiwan.

Date added: Monday, September 30, 2019


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Q&A with Professor Penelope Andrews, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the School of Law

Professor Penelope Andrews joined Queen Mary’s School of Law as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow (DVF) at the beginning of March and will return for a second period from 9 May to 21 May. She shares some insights into her career and experience as a DVF at the School of Law.

Date added: Tuesday, March 17, 2020


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CCLS partners with Argans Ltd to research IT infrastructure in Earth Observation

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary, in partnership with Argans Ltd (Satellite Remote Sensing and Earth Observation), has won a bid to carry out ground-breaking research for the European Space Agency

Date added: Wednesday, March 18, 2020


Students on the Future Leadership Programme visiting the Pathology Museum at Queen Mary
Queen Mary University of London supports Future Leaders Programme to inspire the young minds of tomorrow

The School of Law at Queen Mary has been working with The Future Leaders Programme to host a series of workshops designed to develop young people’s leadership skills and inspire them to make informed decisions about their future by giving them access to new opportunities. 

Date added: Thursday, March 19, 2020


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The coronavirus conundrum and human rights

Professor Neve Gordon co-authored an opinion discussing the human rights implications of coronavirus measures being put in place

Date added: Monday, March 23, 2020


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Myanmar’s lockdown on truth

Professor Penny Green talks to Byline Times about the impact of Myanmar’s denial of COVID-19 on its own citizens and the rest of the world

Date added: Tuesday, March 24, 2020


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The Gaza Strip has been under siege for years, COVID-19 could be catastrophic

Professor Neve Gordon wrote an opinion piece for The Nation discussing the Gaza Strip’s ill-preparedness to tackle an outbreak of Coronavirus

Date added: Monday, March 30, 2020


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Post Brexit challenges for criminal justice co-operation

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas has written a blog for UK in a Changing Europe about the partnership on security and criminal justice co-operation being a key priority for both the UK and the EU after Brexit.

Date added: Friday, April 3, 2020


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Cuba’s doctors are in high demand

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal talks to The Economist about Cuba exporting doctors to pay sovereign debt

Date added: Wednesday, April 8, 2020


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New book: International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law

Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas has just published his most recent book: International Trade, Investment and the Rule of Law

Date added: Thursday, April 9, 2020


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New book explores the role of imagination in legal reasoning

A new book authored by an academic from Queen Mary University of London is the first to offer an interdisciplinary approach on one of the most neglected dimensions of legal thought; imagination.

Date added: Thursday, April 9, 2020


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qLegal supports CoachBright campaign

The campaign supports schools and food poverty charities, who will then provide meals to the families who need them the most during Covid-19

Date added: Tuesday, April 7, 2020


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Dr Remy Gerbay promoted to partner in US law firm

Date added: Wednesday, February 12, 2020


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As the Corona pandemic worsens, EU borders shut down: “A new low point for the EU’s respect for refugee rights and international law”

Professor Elspeth Guild has co-written a blog for the Horizon 2020 project PROTECT! on refugees and external borders in Europe during Covid19  

Date added: Tuesday, April 21, 2020


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The acceleration of death precipitated by Covid-19 exposes state crime

Professor Neve Gordon and Professor Penny Green have published a blog on Open Democracy on how the Covid-19 crisis exposes state crime across the globe

Date added: Friday, April 24, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas presents his research on the use of international trade to mitigate climate change

The presentation by Professor Leal-Arcas is forthcoming as a scientific article titled “Climate Clubs and International Trade across the European and International Landscape"

Date added: Monday, April 27, 2020


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From the London to the Port of Spain

Hear from the first School of Law students to take part in the Clinical Legal Exchange Programme in Trinidad and Tobago

Date added: Wednesday, April 15, 2020


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Universities should be spaces for democratic innovation

Dr Jeffery Kennedy has co-written a piece for Times Higher Education exploring ways of involving students far more deeply in the decisions that affect them

Date added: Thursday, April 30, 2020


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Gamers fear for virtual assets as rate cut hits 'Animal Crossing' savings

Dr Michaela MacDonald comments on gamers' rights to their digital property for Thomas Rueters Foundation

Date added: Monday, May 4, 2020


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Desert or sea: Virus traps migrants in mid-route danger zone

Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax comments on the status of migrants and the dangers they face in the coronavirus crisis for AP News

Date added: Monday, May 4, 2020


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Creditors must unite to find economic solutions

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was interviewed by Bloomberg Radio’s Daybreak Europe programme about debt relief for developing countries during coronavirus

Date added: Wednesday, April 29, 2020


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UN human rights representative for Myanmar steps down

Dr Ronan Lee speaks to Al-Jazeera about Yanghee Lee stepping down after spending six years raising the alarm on atrocities committed against the Rohingya minority

Date added: Wednesday, April 29, 2020


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Disney and chill

Professor Johanna Gibson talks to Wired about Disney+, and how much control Disney now has on where and how it's shows can be watched

Date added: Tuesday, April 14, 2020


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Lenders and Investors need to be part of the solution

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal co-signs an open letter to to the IMF and the World Bank urging for sovereign debt relief to help countries during the Covid-19 crisis

Date added: Wednesday, April 29, 2020


Penny Green with members of the Rohingya in Myanmar
Research spotlight: International State Crime Initiative (ISCI)

Professor Penny Green tells us about the pioneering research carried out by The International State Crime Initiative at Queen Mary University of London

Date added: Wednesday, May 6, 2020


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Moratorium on debt for Africa? Be careful of unintended consequences

In a piece for The Conversation, Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal argues that a blanket moratorium on debt for Africa risks costing African countries much of the hard won gains many have achieved over the past 15 years

Date added: Monday, May 11, 2020


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Q&A with Professor Penny Green, Head of the School of Law

Professor Penny Green shares some insights into her work with ISCI, which is a cross-disciplinary research, centre comprising a community of scholars working to further our understanding of state crime.

Date added: Friday, May 15, 2020


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Alumni event in Toronto

Date added: Friday, May 15, 2020


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Professor Maksymilian Del Mar awarded British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

The project examines the scholarship and political life of one of the twentieth’s century’s most distinguished jurists: Professor Sir Neil MacCormick (1941-2009)

Date added: Monday, May 18, 2020


Should private sector debt relief be part of the Exit Strategy?

Professor Rosa Lastra and Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal took part in an online Private Debt Workshop

Date added: Tuesday, May 19, 2020


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Queen Mary launches Arts and Culture Support Centre

The Legal Advice Centre and qLegal will support the new initiative by creating online toolkits

Date added: Friday, May 22, 2020


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Why Britain should allow the UK and EU Parliaments to talk after Brexit

Dr Davor Jancic has written a piece for the LSE Brexit Blog arguing the UK Government's position breaks with a tradition of inter-parliamentary co-operation that long predates the EU

Date added: Wednesday, May 20, 2020


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We need the Sabbath's calm more than ever

Professor Geraldine Van Bueren QC explores the importance of the holy Sabbath in promoting rest and tranquility during the Covid-19 pandemic

Date added: Monday, May 18, 2020


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Coronavirus Pandemic: Lawsuits against China 'blame game'

Professor Malik Dahlan speaks to CGTN about US states bringing legal action against China

Date added: Monday, May 18, 2020


Students are doing it for themselves (and for others)

Teams of qLegal students recently reported their findings at the end of a new networking programme piloted by qLegal this year

Date added: Wednesday, March 18, 2020


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Lockdown is exposing the folly of reckless financial strategies

Research on pension funds by Professor Rosa Lastra featured in Financial Times

Date added: Thursday, May 7, 2020


The Contribution of Free Trade Agreements and Bilateral Investment Treaties to a Sustainable Future

Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his most recent research on free trade agreements, bilateral investment treaties, and sustainability

Date added: Wednesday, May 27, 2020


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Two Queen Mary PhD students win prestigious LAHP studentships

The London Arts and Humanities Partnership offers up to 90 studentships a year and are highly competitive  

Date added: Tuesday, June 2, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas just published new findings of his WiseGRID grant

The article looks at regulation, innovation, and technology for the 21st century energy goals

Date added: Wednesday, June 3, 2020


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New book provides comprehensive analysis of energy transition in the European Union

Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas has just published a two-volume book with the findings of his WiseGRID research grant, funded by the EU’s Horizon 2020 program

Date added: Tuesday, June 2, 2020


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Complete University Guide Ranks Queen Mary 4th in London for Law

The School of Law was ranked 27th overall, up two places from last year

Date added: Tuesday, June 9, 2020


How one leaky rubber boat could sink the EU's entire migration policy

Dr Violeta Moreno Lax comments on on Italy’s deal with Libya regarding migrant ‘pull-backs’ for The Correspondent

Date added: Wednesday, May 27, 2020


The transition to decentralized energy: Challenges, opportunities and progress

Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his work on the transition to decentralized energy in a new article

Date added: Monday, June 15, 2020


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Professor Rosa Lastra is Principle Investigator for Legal and Economic Conceptions of Money

This project will reconsider the intersection between law and economics with an emphasis on the contribution that law can make to economic conceptions of money

Date added: Tuesday, June 16, 2020


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COVID-19 Lays Bare Ireland’s Selective Approach to Care

Dr Ruth Fletcher has penned a blog post for the Bill of Health at Harvard Law School

Date added: Wednesday, June 17, 2020


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Holding gambling companies accountable across different countries

Professor Julia Hornle discussed international gambling regulation on the BBC World Service Radio

Date added: Friday, June 19, 2020


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Argentina: restructuring in the time of Covid-19

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal was featured in the Financial Times speaking on sovereign debt

Date added: Tuesday, June 16, 2020


Seeing State Secrets: The Significance of Abu Zubaydah’s Self-Portraits of Torture

In piece for the ezine Jadaliyya, Dr Hedi Viterbo, along with Lisa Hajjar, explain how the drawings offer alternative ways of thinking about torture.

Date added: Thursday, June 4, 2020


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Homophobia Disguised as Children’s Rights in Russia’s Constitutional Referendum

Dr Hedi Viterbo and Yulia Ioffe comment on how Russia, and many other countries, have used the child rights rhetoric to defend homophobia and oppression

Date added: Tuesday, June 30, 2020


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Letter: A partnership model is a way to restrain excessive risk-taking

Professor Rosa Lastra has co-written a letter in the Financial Times in response to an article suggesting that policymakers have not focused on how to restrain excessive leverage

Date added: Tuesday, June 30, 2020


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Queen Mary Postgraduate Law Student organises Global Advocacy Exercise

Lauren Holmes, a full-time postgraduate student enrolled on the Laws LLM programme and a Student Staff Liaison Committee (SSLC) Student Leader, shares her experience of organising a mock Plea in Mitigation advocacy exercise.

Date added: Tuesday, July 7, 2020


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Belgium plays Beijing in the map with extradition treaty

Dr Matthieu Burnay addresses some concerns on the Belgium-China extradition treaty for De Standaard

Date added: Wednesday, July 8, 2020


Black Protest Legal Support UK and Race Relations and Policing Project

Yvonne Kramo has penned a blog for the Bar Council about the important work that Black Protest Legal Support UK are doing

Date added: Thursday, July 2, 2020


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Professor Stavros Brekoulakis awarded best lecture at GAR 2020

The GAR Awards are the most high-profile annual events in the field of International Arbitration

Date added: Friday, July 10, 2020


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Woodrow Wilson's racist legacy and decolonising modern sanctions

Dr Eva Nanopoulos pens an opinion piece for Al Jazeera about Woodrow Wilson's racist legacy

Date added: Friday, July 17, 2020


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Police ability to detain EU suspects 'slower' without Brexit deal

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas' evidence to Parliament is featured in The Guardian

Date added: Wednesday, July 15, 2020


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Has the US Supreme Court taken a liberal turn? Don’t count on it

Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott writes for Prospect arguing that recent landmark cases are being too eagerly hailed as progressive victories

Date added: Friday, July 17, 2020


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The Conversation publishes article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and lack of transparency in supply chain deals

The Conversation has published an article by Professor Duncan Matthews, addressing Covid-19, vaccine nationalism and the lack of transparency in supply chain deals

Date added: Monday, July 27, 2020


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North East England: Rising Islamophobia

Professor Eric Heinze was interviewed by Indus News on the rising levels of Islamophobia faced by people across North East England

Date added: Monday, July 27, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes a new book on EU Energy Law and Policy: The External Dimension

Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas, Jean Monnet Chair holder in EU International Economic Law at Queen Mary University of London, has published a new book: EU Energy Law and Policy: The external dimension, Eliva Press, 2020 

Date added: Friday, July 31, 2020


St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv, Ukraine
Queen Mary launches international training programme for Ukrainian judges

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has started its intellectual property (IP) training programme for judges in Ukraine.

Date added: Friday, July 31, 2020


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Defining genocide

Profesor Penny Green discusses how the UN convention's definition of genocide in an article for the New Statesman

Date added: Wednesday, July 29, 2020


Portland’s voluntary human shields bring a new kind of solidarity to America

Professor Neve Gordon has written an opinion piece for Newsweek on the protests in Portland

Date added: Monday, August 3, 2020


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Queen Mary’s Legal Advice Centre wins Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence

The Legal Advice Centre based in the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London has won a Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence (CATE) in recognition of its outstanding contribution to higher education.

Date added: Thursday, August 6, 2020


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Queen Mary supports free legal advisory service in Kenya

The Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London is supporting a free legal advisory service in Nairobi, Kenya, in collaboration with Strathmore University.

Date added: Friday, July 24, 2020


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Envisioning Foundations for the Law of the Belt and Road Initiative: Rule of Law and Dispute Resolution Challenges

Professor Malik Dahlan has penned an essay for the Harvard International Law Journal examining the increasing challenges facing investors and states given the lack of an overriding Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) authority nor multilateral framework.

Date added: Friday, August 7, 2020


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Secretive European Union Body Is Facing Calls To Open Up

Professor Christiana HJI Panayi speaks to Law360 about the changes to the European Union's Code of Conduct Group for business taxation

Date added: Friday, August 7, 2020


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Would you be willing to take Russia's new coronavirus vaccine?

Professor Duncan Matthews speaks about the need for safety approvals for Russia's new Covid-19 vaccine

Date added: Wednesday, August 12, 2020


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Queen Mary’s Centre for Commercial Law Studies contributes towards legal innovation

Research from the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) at Queen Mary University of London has contributed to the development of arbitration intelligence reports. These reports provide lawyers with specialist data about arbitrators for the first time.

Date added: Thursday, August 13, 2020


Covid-19 vaccine nationalism and supply chain transparency

Professor Duncan Matthews speaks to This Morning radio show in Seoul about Covid-19 vaccine nationalism

Date added: Wednesday, August 12, 2020


UK under pressure to make drug companies put public interest before profits in race for Covid-19 vaccine.

Professor Duncan Matthews explains compulsory licensing and Crown Use in the i newspaper

Date added: Monday, August 10, 2020


The unequal scramble for coronavirus vaccines – by the numbers

Professor Duncan Matthews interviewed in Nature

Date added: Thursday, August 27, 2020


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Anger as Instagram refuses to remove ‘vile’ videos of animal cruelty published as ‘entertainment’

Professor Johanna Gibson speaks to The Independent

Date added: Wednesday, September 2, 2020


Response to the Joint Committee of Human Rights call for evidence on the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill

By Bethany Shiner (Middlesex University) and Dr Tanzil Chowdhury (Queen Mary University of London)

Date added: Tuesday, September 15, 2020


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Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas awarded for the most innovative idea on how to tackle the digital divide

He was awarded at the UN Summer Academy 2020

Date added: Thursday, September 17, 2020


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Covid-19 vaccine hesitancy: Professor Matthews writes in The Conversation

Professor Duncan Matthews has written an opinion piece for The Conversation in which he argues that the Covid-19 pandemic has been a game changer and biopharma companies need to face up to a new reality.

Date added: Wednesday, September 16, 2020


Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new book, The Future of International Economic Law and the Rule of Law

This book explores the contribution that international economic law generally defined make to the rule of law at national and international levels

Date added: Monday, September 21, 2020


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Redefining anti-Semitism on Facebook

This opinion piece, written by Professor Neve Gordon, was published by Aljazeera

Date added: Tuesday, September 22, 2020


Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s appeal to the intelligence of a future day

Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott has written a tribute for Prospect

Date added: Wednesday, September 23, 2020


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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

Date added: Thursday, September 24, 2020


Laura Cestaro, a Final Year LLB Law student at Queen Mary University of London
Laura Cestaro named a finalist in the prestigious TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards

The LGBT+ Undergraduate of the Year Award 2020 with Clifford Chance recognises the range of endeavors and achievements made by LGBT+ students

Date added: Tuesday, September 29, 2020


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MEPs raise concerns on EU plans for police facial recognition database

Dr Niovi Vavoula speaks to Euractiv on facial recognition software

Date added: Thursday, October 1, 2020


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Celebrating success in the School of Law

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.

Date added: Wednesday, October 7, 2020


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EU failing to comply with obligations on migration, according to new report

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.

Date added: Wednesday, October 14, 2020


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New report examines cross-border data sharing in criminal proceedings

The Report is the result of collaborative effort between the Queen Mary Global Policy Institute and the Centre for European Policy Studies.

Date added: Friday, October 16, 2020


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Legal Advice Centre Co-Director wins Human Rights Lawyer of the Year

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

Date added: Thursday, October 22, 2020


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Unbiased Social Media platforms of conspiracies and hate

Professor Eric Heinze speaks to the Media Diversity Institute 

Date added: Monday, October 26, 2020


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Global Antitrust Review 2019 published

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.

Date added: Wednesday, October 28, 2020


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Professor Shazia Choudhry ratified as an Academic Bencher at the Inner Temple

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.

Date added: Wednesday, October 28, 2020


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Queen Mary and Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group Released 2020 Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) Survey

This is the first study on the subject of Investors’ Perception and views of Proposed Reforms to the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS).

Date added: Thursday, October 29, 2020


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New book discusses the effects of the pandemic on international arbitration

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.

Date added: Monday, November 9, 2020


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Queen Mary’s qLegal programme celebrates unprecedented growth in 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.

Date added: Tuesday, November 10, 2020


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Queen Mary launches Black Justice Project to tackle discrimination

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.

Date added: Monday, November 9, 2020


Myanmar Elections

Professor Penny Green talks to Monacle 24

Date added: Monday, November 16, 2020


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De-listing LTTE will create a precedent with other terror groups like Al-Qaeda also following suit

Dr Prakash Shah speaks to The Island

Date added: Monday, November 23, 2020


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Internet access deal allows Chinese government censorship in our UK university (virtual) classrooms

Dr Matthieu Burnay has co-authored an Op-Ed outlining the risks of the access deal for USSbriefs

Date added: Monday, November 16, 2020


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Queen Mary Professor investigates ways to make cross-border trade paperless

Professor Miriam Goldby was seconded to the Law Commission on a part-time basis starting November 2020 to work on their Digital Assets project.

Date added: Monday, November 30, 2020


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Legal Aspects of Central Bank Digital Currency and Central Bank Money

IMF, CCLS, Rebuilding Macroeconomics, and the Economic and Social Research Council will present working papers at a joint seminar, 3-4 December

Date added: Wednesday, December 2, 2020


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Scotland is the victim of Westminster’s constitutional doublethink

Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott writes in Prospect magazine

Date added: Tuesday, December 1, 2020


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Parler is fertile ground for climate denialism, experts worry

Professor Eric Heinze discusses Parler in The Daily Telegraph

Date added: Thursday, December 3, 2020


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Queen Mary and PwC Release Study of Damages in ICC Arbitral Awards

The study provides valuable input into the debate over the assessment of loss and the use of expert witnesses in arbitration.

Date added: Thursday, December 10, 2020


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New Queen Mary project to produce guide for responsible Sovereign Debt Borrowing

Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal and the Global Policy Institute have been awarded £40,000 under the Research England Quality-related Research Strategic Priorities Fund.

Date added: Thursday, December 10, 2020


Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 116 barristers and solicitors as new Queen’s Counsel
Queen Mary Law Professors appointed as new Queen’s Counsel

Professor Rachael Mulheron and Professor Alan Dignam from Queen Mary’s School of Law have been appointed as new Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales.

Date added: Thursday, December 17, 2020


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Queen Mary academics take part in panel event on Why Religious Freedom Matters For Democracy

The seminar took place on 17 December 2020 and discussed Dr Myriam Hunter-Henin’s new book, Why Religious Freedom Matters For Democracy: Comparative Reflections from Britain and France for a Democratic “Vivre Ensemble”.

Date added: Friday, December 18, 2020


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Doth the lady protest too much? Sikhs, schools and the Indian farmers

Dr Prakash Shah writes an opinion piece for NewsBharati

Date added: Wednesday, December 16, 2020


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