2021
William & Mary Draper’s Company Scholarship recipient success
11 June 2021
Dana Drožina recently graduated with an LLM from the College of William & Mary in the USA, with one of the highest overall grade point averages in class.
Professor Seán McConville appears on the Mile End Institute Podcast
9 June 2021
This feature-length episode launches the final part of his trilogy, 'Irish Political Prisoners from 1848 to 2000'.
Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows
3 June 2021
Professor Ian Walden was featured in The Guardian
The trade system is key to tackling climate change, not environmental agreements, according to new book
2 June 2021
A new book authored by Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas provides a radical new insight into how climate change can be tackled by using the trade system.
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes new research on sustainability
1 June 2021
His research was published in Emory International Law Review and Compliance and Environmental Law.
Double-Appointment: Professor Maxi Scherer elected as Vice President of the London Court of International Arbitration and appointed on ICSID Panel of Arbitrators
The 2nd edition of Cloud Computing Law has just been published
20 May 2021
This expanded and fully updated new edition covers in detail the legal and regulatory implications of what many people simply call ‘the cloud’.
Democratic Legacies in the Post-Pandemic University: Reflections on a Students’ Jury
19 May 2021
Dr Jeffrey Kennedy and Queen Mary LLB Student Karoline Leitgeb penned an article for The Post-Pandemic University on their new approach to decision-making.
Schools of History and Law receive gender equality awards
13 May 2021
Queen Mary University of London's School of History and School of Law have both been awarded the prestigious Athena Swan Bronze Award by Advance HE.
Professor Duncan Matthews interviewed on South Korean radio about an IP waiver for vaccine procurement
Scholarly Blog on Imagination hosts a Symposium on Professor Del Mar’s book
10 May 2021
The Junkyard of the Mind – a scholarly blog devoted to the study of imagination – has hosted a multi-disciplinary symposium on Professor Maks Del Mar’s Artefacts of Legal Inquiry: The Value of Imagination in Adjudication (2020).
Deaths at sea highlight failings in Europe migration policy
10 May 2021
Dr Violeta Moreno-Lax has been featured in AP News, Aljazeera and Euronews.
Dirty protests: why Irish republican prisoners smeared their cells with faeces to make a political statement during the Troubles
Professor Seán McConville has written an opinion piece for The Conversation on how Northern Ireland protests were taken to the extreme in the 1970s and 1980s during the Troubles.
Arbitration still seen as the best process for resolving international disputes, even in times of pandemic
The School of International Arbitration (Queen Mary University of London) is delighted to launch the results of its twelfth major empirical International Arbitration Survey. This is the fifth one in partnership with international law firm White and Case LLP.
Queen Mary School of Law Academic accredited as an official Electoral Observer by the UK Electoral Commission
Dr Caroline Morris was accredited ahead of local elections and the London Mayoral elections taking place in the UK on 6 May.
Professor Mitsilegas cited in Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Report
5 May 2021
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas's oral evidence has been cited extensively in a recent Report published by the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris discusses the EU Apple Antitrust Case
5 May 2021
Professor Kokkoris was interviewed for CGTN Europe
'It's a Crazy Issue' – The Bizarre World of Scam Audiobooks
22 April 2021
Professor Johanna Gibson was featured in Vice
Tale of how imprisonment shaped Irish political events begins with a paradox
13 April 2021
Professor Séan McConville was featured in The Irish News
Double Degree Student Wins Mooting Competition in English and French Law
6 April 2021
Nikoleta Konstantellou shares her experience of taking part in the first ever ORAS English and French Law Mooting Competition.
Was Einstein an Anti-Semite?
1 April 2021
Professor Never Gordon was featured in in Inside Higher Education
Prisoners not politicians were key to the Good Friday Agreement succeeding, according to new book
1 April 2021
Irish Political Prisoners 1960-2000 by Seán McConville from Queen Mary University of London provides one of the most comprehensive accounts of the Northern Ireland troubles to date.
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas presents his latest research at an international conference on emerging trends in international trade law
Professor Leal-Arcas' latest research focuses on international trade and climate change
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas' work cited by Advocate General of the Court of Justice
30 March 2021
Professor Mitsilegas was also cited by the the House of Lords EU Committee.
Queen Mary Team triumphs at the CPR International Mediation Competition 2021
25 March 2021
Jessica Sblendorio, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM Student, and Andra Tofan, 3rd Year LLB English and European Law Student, at Queen Mary University of London won against the University of São Paolo in the Final Negotiation Round of the CPR (Conflict Prevention and Resolution) International Mediation Competition 2021.
Queen Mary Professor nominated to UN International Law Commission
24 March 2021
Professor Phoebe Okowa has been nominated to the United Nations' International Law Commission by the Government of Kenya.
New research paints a picture of how indy Scotland can thrive
22 March 2021
Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, from Queen Mary's School of Law was featured in The National on how an independent Scotland could face challenges.
New book by School of International Arbitration member, Dr Anna Howard, has been cited in The Scotsman
Professor Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes the outcome of his two major research grants
9 March 2021
Professor Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes the last of a long series of publications resulting from his two major research grants, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
Dr Davor Jancic speaks at policy event on UK-EU parliamentary cooperation
9 March 2021
The event was hosted by the Institute for the Study of European Law at the City Law School.
Could The Simpsons replace its voice actors with AI deepfakes?
8 March 2021
Professor Johanna Gibson was featured in Wired discussing the law around deepfake technology.
Myanmar cracked down brutally on protests. It may get worse
8 March 2021
Dr Ronan Lee and Professor Penny Green were featured in the media discussing the situation in Myanmar.
Professor Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his research on climate change mitigation law and policy in the BRICS
8 March 2021
This chapter examines the climate change mitigation law and policy of five major developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (i.e., the BRICS).
Queen Mary teams up with leading law firms to deliver Executive Education course
8 March 2021
The Centre for Commercial Law Studies at Queen Mary University of London has launched its first ever International Asset Tracing and Recovery Executive Education course.
Queen Mary ranked top 30 in the world and 7th in the UK for law
4 March 2021
The rankings were compiled by the prestigious QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.
The School of Law wins the prestigious ESU-Essex Court Chambers National Mooting Competition
26 February 2021
On Monday 4 January 2021, two students representing the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, won the 48th Essex Court Chambers-English Speaking Union National Mooting Competition 2019-2020, which was held remotely.
Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, 1930–2021
26 February 2021
His Excellency Sheikh Ahmed Zaki Yamani, who donated his library to the Centre of Commercial Law Studies (CCLS) from the Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES), has sadly passed away this week, aged 90.
Queen Mary academics comment on the protests in Myanmar following a military coup
25 February 2021
Dr Ronan Lee was featured in the Daily Mail and Professor Penny Green in Italian news outlet, il Giornale.
Professor Dr Rafael Leal-Arcas publishes his recent research in top law journals
25 February 2021
Professor Leal-Arcas's research focuses on law, climate change and trade.
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Professor Duncan Matthews speaks to South Korean radio on vaccine hesitancy and safety
Myanmar: Political detentions continue
15 February 2021
Professor Penny Green was interviewed on The Monocle24
Queen Mary Professor publishes a new book on internet law and jurisdiction
4 February 2021
“Internet Jurisdiction: Law & Practice” looks at both public and private law to give a holistic view of internet jurisdiction.
Professor Kate Malleson has penned a blog on 'The problem of judicial diversity'
3 February 2021
The blog was written for the Judicial Power Project, which focuses on the proper scope of the judicial power within the constitution.
Dr Davor Jancic cited in UK and EU parliamentary reports
29 January 2021
On 21 January 2021, the House of Commons Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union published its final report, which addresses the shape of future parliamentary scrutiny of UK-EU relations.
Dr Davor Jancic pens blog on the implications of the UK-EU Trade Deal for the UK Parliament
20 January 2021
Dr Jancic's blog was published by the UK Constitutional Law Association
Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas presented evidence to two parliamentary committees
14 January 2021
He spoke on the impact of the EU-UK post-Brexit Trade and Co-operation Agreement on law enforcement and security co-operation
Global Antitrust Review - call for submissions
5 January 2021
The GAR welcomes contributions dealing with competition law and policy in all jurisdictions, as well as those addressing competition policy issues at regional and international levels
Professor Duncan Matthews comments on Covid-19 variant, patents and genome editing
4 January 2021
He was interviewed by Korean radio programme This Morning, and featured in WIPO Magazine.