Is Hezbollah using civilians as human shields against Israel? What does the law say? 1 October 2024
Professor Neve Gordon spoke to Firstpost about human shields.
Wall Street strikes back against New York's sovereign debt bill 30 September 2024
Professor Rodrigo Olivares-Caminal speaks to Reuters about the proposed changes to laws in New York State.
Between Ultra-Zionism and antisemitism: Brazil as a Mirror of the World 24 September 2024
Professor Eric Heinze has co-authored an article for the online magazine K.
Professor Neve Gordon Elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences 18 September 2024
Professor Neve Gordon, a distinguished scholar of international humanitarian law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, has been elected to the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
qLegal and the QMUL LAC co-host the annual CLEO conference 18 September 2024
On 4 September, qLegal and the Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) were delighted to host the annual Clinical Legal Education Organisation (CLEO) conference at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies.
Professor Rosa Lastra to speak at the IMF 9 September 2024
On 12 September, Professor Lastra will present at the Sovereign Debt Workshop on the topic of 'Rethinking the Sustainability of Sovereign Debt'.
Is Japanese Commercial Whaling Compatible With International Law? 6 September 2024
Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice speaks to MENAFN about Japan's violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).
The ICC is right to pursue Benjamin Netanyahu 3 September 2024
Professor Neve Gordon has written an opinion piece for The Spectator about the ICC's extraordinary move to put out arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister.
Three decades of legal scholarship under the lens: Study reveals impact of research assessments on UK academic publishing 30 August 2024
Analysis of 30,000+ research outputs highlights shift in publication strategies and raises questions about diversity in legal scholarship.
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats 30 August 2024
A forthcoming article on employee monitoring, co-authored by Dr Jeevan Hariharan has been featured in The Register.
Call for papers - 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics 29 August 2024
Submissions are open for the 7th Conference on Law & Macroeconomics. Submissions are due on or before 13 October 2024.
Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship provides invaluable opportunities for Queen Mary LLM student 14 August 2024
Liudmyla Kasian is a Banking and Finance Law LLM student and Chevening/Mansion House Scholarship recipient at the School of Law, Queen Mary University of London. She shares with us what the scholarship scheme means to her:
Director of CCLS recognised as one of the world's leading experts in competition law and economics 12 August 2024
For the second year in a row, Professor Ioannis Kokkoris has been featured as an expert in the WWL: Competition rankings; a comprehensive guide to the leading competition and state aid lawyers and economists around the world.
Google loses antitrust case over search: "One of the seminal cases now in the US" 8 August 2024
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris appeared on CGTN Europe to discuss the result of the antitrust case and what it could mean for consumers and the competition sector.
School of International Arbitration hosted a Co-Curricular with HKIAC's Secretary-General 7 August 2024
On 6 June 2024, the School of International Arbitration of Queen Mary University of London organised another successful co-curricular. The event looked at arbitration in Asia.
Protecting free speech 30 July 2024
Dr Prakash Shah has co-signed a letter in The Observer criticizing Labour's decision to halt the progression of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act.
UK new Labour government under pressure to shift Israel-Palestine policy 30 July 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to the Middle East Monitor about what the new Labour government means for the UK's Israel-Palestine policy.
Dr Noam Gur spoke at the 2024 World Congress of the International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy 24 July 2024
The event was centred on the theme of ‘The Rule of Law, Justice and the Future of Democracy’, and was held at Soongsil University in Seoul on 7–12 July 2024.
Celebrating 10 Years of qLegal: Honouring partnerships, innovation, and impact 24 July 2024
qLegal, Queen Mary University of London’s renowned pro bono commercial law clinic, celebrated a decade of transformative impact at their annual summer party.
Human rights groups condemn shooting of pro-independence lawyer in West Papua 23 July 2024
Professor David Whyte comments on the shooting of Yan Christian Warinussy in The National.
Dr Tibisay Morgandi appointed Distinguished Research Fellow at prominent environmental law centre 22 July 2024
She was appointed by the Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) of Macquarie University, in recognition of her work in the field of climate law, environmental law, and business and human rights.
Dr Tibisay Morgandi co-convened conference at Leiden University 22 July 2024
Dr Tibisay Morgandi co-convened a conference on ‘Counterclaims in International Law’ alongside Dr Jason Rudall from the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School.
Professor Rachael Mulheron elected Fellow of the British Academy 19 July 2024
The British Academy has elected Queen Mary University of London Professor Rachael Mulheron KC (Hon) as a new Fellow.
The UK's Home Office is building a "national facial matching service" 11 July 2024
Dr Daragh Murray’s research has been featured in an article from The Stack on The UK Home Office’s Strategic Facial Matching (SFM) Project.
White & Black award Isabel Vanhaeverbeke the Queen Mary LLM essay prize in European Law of Patents 11 July 2024
Oxford based law firm White & Black has awarded the third annual prize for best essay in LLM European Law of Patents 2023-24 for students studying at the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Queen Mary University of London to Isabel Vanhaeverbeke.
Lufthansa’s Italian airline deal review is finally set to land 11 July 2024
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris comments on the Lufthansa and ITA Airways merger for POLITICO’s Fair Play newsletter.
Professor Fitzmaurice invited to give a General Course at the Hague Academy of International Law 4 July 2024
Being called to deliver the General Course is an honour bestowed only to the most eminent public international lawyers.
2024 WG Hart Workshop held on 'Historicising Jurisprudence' 3 July 2024
This year's WG Hart workshop was held on 26-27 June 2024 on the theme: ‘Historicising Jurisprudence: Person, Community, Form’. The workshop was held at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, and supported also by the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London and All Souls College, University of Oxford. The academic directors were Professor Maks Del Mar (Queen Mary) and Professor Michael Lobban (All Souls, Oxford and formerly at Queen Mary).
qLegal announces winners of the “Law of the Future Competition 2024” supported by partners Ropes & Gray and Bloomberg 27 June 2024
qLegal, dedicated to fostering innovation and supporting emerging legal minds, is delighted to announce the winners of the Law of the Future Competition 2024.
Row over jobs at UK's largest remaining steelworks in Port Talbot highlights challenges of moving to a fossil fuel-free future 24 June 2024
Professor David Whyte speaks to Context News about how workers are coping with changes happening in the UK's steel industry.
New research shows litigation funding improves access to justice for some, but is difficult to scale up 20 June 2024
The research was led by Queen Mary University of London’s Professor Rachael Mulheron KC and commissioned by the Legal Services Board to analyse whether litigation funding improves access to justice and strengthens consumer protection and regulation.
School of International Arbitration’s strong presence in the LIDW24 18 June 2024
Daria Korniienko, Comparative and International Dispute Resolution LLM class 2023, reports on Queen Mary University of London's involvement in the London International Disputes Week 2024, including the several contributions from our LLM students to the Kluwer Arbitration Blog.
The Hindu manifesto 2024: Warts and all 17 June 2024
Dr Prakash Shah has written an piece for Asian Voice analysing the recently launched Hindu Manifesto of UK.
Preview Symposium held in Edinburgh on Professor Del Mar’s new book on Neil MacCormick 14 June 2024
The 2024 Edinburgh Festival of Legal Theory opened with a preview symposium on Professor Maks Del Mar’s new book, Neil MacCormick: A Relational Life, which will be published early in 2025.
Professor Rosa Lastra consulted on a UNIDROIT guide to bank liquidation 13 June 2024
The Draft Legislative Guide on Bank Liquidation is being put together by the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT).
Queen Mary ranked as one of the UK’s Most In Demand Postgraduate Law Schools in 2023/24 11 June 2024
Postgrad Solutions Ltd, owner of two of the leading global postgraduate education portals, LLMstudy.com and Postgrad.com, has announced their most searched UK law schools for LLM degrees in the last 12 months.
Israel's Universities: The Crackdown 10 June 2024
Professor Neve Gordon and Professor Penny Green have written an article for The New York Review about the repression of students' and academic staff's speech at universities in Israel.
The School of Law at Queen Mary announces partnership with the Institute of Law at Birzeit University in Palestine 10 June 2024
In the summer of 2023, two academics from the School of Law at Queen Mary University of London, Dr Thomas MacManus (Director of the International State Crime Initiative - ISCI) and Dr Tanzil Chowdhury (Co-Director of the Centre for Law and Society in a Global Context - GLSGC) visited Birzeit University in Palestine as part of the FOBZU PALS Fellowship.
Can banks help stop gambling harm? 5 June 2024
Professor Julia Hörnle and Dr Janelle Jones appeared on a special bonus episode of the Yours Lawfully podcast to discuss their research into gambling harm.
Recent application for International Criminal Court arrest warrants 30 May 2024
Dr Dimitri Van Den Meerssche speaks to VRT news about the potential arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister and members of Hamas.
ICC seeks arrest of Israel and Hamas leaders. What happens next? 24 May 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to the New Statesman and Middle East Eye about the International Criminal Court seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas leaders.
Theorising the ‘humanitarian camp’ as a stage in the genocidal process 24 May 2024
Professor Penny Green’s Leverhulme funded Project investigating the idea of humanitarian camp as an extension of the genocidal process has been featured in the Leverhulme Trust 2023 Annual Review.
Professor Shemtov contributes to new UK Government report on AI and the music industry 23 May 2024
The report was published by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music, an influential cross-party group of MPs and Peers in the UK Government that discusses issues in the music industry.
Winners of the inaugural Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize announced 20 May 2024
The winners of the Queen Mary School of Law Black Lives Matter Student Prize are Vandy Widyalankara (2nd year LLB Student) and Sarah Nizarali (final year LLB Student).
Pioneering Guide Helps Judges to Navigate Digital Open Source Evidence 20 May 2024
'Evaluating Digital Open Source Imagery: A Guide for Judges and Fact-Finders,' a groundbreaking resource from Dr Daragh Murray, Senior Lecturer and IHSS Fellow, is aimed at equipping judges and fact-finders with essential tools to effectively evaluate digital open source evidence in legal proceedings.
As the Middle East reforms, is the UK falling to Islamist radicalism? 17 May 2024
Dr Prakash Shah appears on the Global Order YouTube channel discussing Islamic extremism in the UK.
Legal Voices for the Future 13 May 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer participated in a panel discussion on 'Climate Change and Risk' organised by Legal Voices for the Future (LVF) and hosted at the LSE Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Will the US adopt IHRA’s anti-Semitism definition? What’s the controversy? 13 May 2024
Professor Neve Gordon speaks to Al Jazeera about the problems of the US adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
The Central Bank of the Future: Opportunities and Challenges 2 May 2024
Professor Rosa Lastra will give a keynote speech at the OeNB and SUERF Annual Economic Conference 2024, 10-11 June 2024.
Queen Mary law academics take part in panel event in Greece 1 May 2024
Professor Miriam Goldby and Dr Filip Saranovic took part in a panel session on “Shipping cases round-up: Hot off the press” in Greece on 23 April 2024.
Call for Papers - Western Sahara Research Group: Third Annual Conference 22 April 2024
The Western Sahara Research Group's Third Annual Conference will be organised via several thematic panels with a view to interrogating Western Sahara’s international status and its significance from the vantage points of public international law and the law and policy of the European Union.
Queen Mary hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting 19 April 2024
Professor Guido Westkamp hosted the annual EIPIN doctoral meeting and Congress on 10 and 11 April. The Congress covered a range of cutting-edge legal issues concerning artificial intelligence, especially with regard to current IP, copyright and competition law aspects.
Abortion Review 19 April 2024
Dr Ruth Fletcher has co-signed a letter asking for the Irish government to implement the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018.
Israeli mass surveillance in Gaza and the use of AI to kill Palestinians 19 April 2024
Professor Neve Gordon talks to Democracy Now! about the Israel's “massive surveillance apparatus” and its use of artificial intelligence tools to bomb targets.
The campaign to divest from BP and Shell isn't working. Here's why: 19 April 2024
Professor David Whyte speaks to CityA.M. about his research into divestment from BP and Shell by investors.
Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre shortlisted for LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Award 17 April 2024
The Queen Mary Legal Advice Centre (QMLAC) Student Support team have been shortlisted for Best Contribution by a Team of Students at the 2024 LawWorks and Attorney General Student Pro Bono Awards.
Dr Tibisay Morgandi gives a talk at Bocconi University 16 April 2024
Queen Mary Insurance Law LLM students visit Lloyd's of London 11 April 2024
On March 21, 2024, the LLM students from the Insurance Law and Shipping Law programmes had the opportunity to visit the Lloyd’s of London building, guided by a representative from the Lloyd’s Market Association.
Who Will Pay for the Baltimore Bridge Collapse?` 9 April 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold Dwyer speaks to the New York Times about who's liable for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
School of Law academics involved in conference on free Speech in academia 5 April 2024
Professor Eric Heinze is among the speakers for Free Speech and Academic Freedom across the Disciplines, which takes place at Queen Mary University of London on 24 April 2024.
The Road to Famine in Gaza 5 April 2024
Professor Neve Gordon has co-written an article about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza for The New York Review.
qLegal's Networking and Pitching Event with Morrison Foerster and Amazon 29 March 2024
qLegal, alongside its long-standing partner Morrison Foerster, hosted a networking and pitching event on Wednesday, 13 March 2024. The event brought together over sixty attendees, including qLegal students and in-house legal professionals from Amazon.
Professor Del Mar presents on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ in India` 28 March 2024
Maks Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities at Queen Mary University of London, presented on ‘Reflexive Legal Humanities’ on 26 March 2024, as part of the Samyukta Research Foundation lecture series on ‘Reflexive Humanities’.
‘Insurance, Climate Change and the Law’: New book from Queen Mary academic, explores the insurance industry's role in climate action 27 March 2024
Queen Mary University of London academic Franziska Arnold-Dwyer is set to release her latest book titled "Insurance, Climate Change and the Law". This timely publication delves into the pivotal role of the insurance industry in addressing the challenges posed by climate change.
Queen Mary publishes a government report exploring intellectual property in the metaverse 25 March 2024
A new report by Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute (QMIPRI) delves into the potential ramifications of the Metaverse on intellectual property (IP) rights.
More Than Just a Game at Stanford University 25 March 2024
The 18th edition in the of the More Than Just a Game (MTJG) series, MTJG Stanford, was the first time we brought MTJG to the US, in partnership with Stanford University. The event attracted a wide range of experts and introduced the concept to a predominantly US-based audience.
Magistrates "poorly trained" - should they go? 22 March 2024
The results of a survey co-led by Queen Mary's Dr Kate Leader on the effectiveness of magistrates was featured in The Times.
To what extent can judges be replaced by algorithms? 21 March 2024
Dr Vasiliki Koukoulioti speaks to the Tax Journal about the use of artificial intelligence in judging the outcome of tax cases.
Palestinian academic interviewed by Democracy Now! 20 March 2024
Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian speaks to Democracy Now! on attacks on Universities, her suspension from Hebrew University, and the continuing war in Gaza.
New guidelines provide clarity for stakeholders involved in managing EU external borders 19 March 2024
The SHARED Project: Shared Responsibility for Human Rights at the EU External Borders has published a set of guidelines to help authorities, agencies and third countries understand the shared responsibilities arising from their joint implementation of ‘integrated border management’, especially when working under the coordination of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex).
Dr Morgandi delivers Training Programme on Research Methodology 19 March 2024
Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Associate Professor of International Energy Law, has been invited to conduct a Training Programme on Research Methodology by the Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) in Delhi on 21 March 2024.
Israel-Gaza protests have cost the police at least £25m so far - can you put a price on free speech? 15 March 2024
Professor Eric Heinze has published an article in The Conversation about the cost of political protests and how we should fund it.
The UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law 8 March 2024
On 8 February 2024, the Queen Mary - UNIDROIT Institute of Transnational Commercial Law hosted a Roundtable on 'The UNIDROIT Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law'.
Professor Maks Del Mar to deliver lecture in Helsinki's Legal History series 7 March 2024
Maks Del Mar, Professor of Legal Theory and Legal Humanities, will deliver a lecture in the University of Helsinki's Legal History lecture series. This year, the series is on the theme 'Identities and Legal Histories.
D&O insurers grapple with ESG pressures 6 March 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer comments on the UK’s approach to environmental, social and governance (ESG) shareholder lawsuits for Insurance Day.
Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for a C4DTI Award 1 March 2024
Professor Miriam Goldby has been shortlisted for the C4DTI Director’s Award for the Individual who has made the greatest contribution to the Digitalisation of International Trade.
The Third World: At the Centre of International Law? 1 March 2024
Professor Ratna Kapur appeared on the European Journal of International Law podcast to discuss the rise and critiques of Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL).
Ten years of Le Café des Arbitres 29 February 2024
Le Café des Arbitres, or LCDA, a series of Paris-based conferences hosted by Queen Mary University of London’s School of International Arbitration, marked its 10th anniversary with an event discussing the impact of technology and artificial intelligence and whether international arbitration as an industry will survive.
Queen Mary University of London Academic Invited to Provide Expert Opinion at UK Music AI Inquiry 27 February 2024
Noam Shemtov, Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law, has been invited to provide expert opinion at the UK Music AI Inquiry before the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on UK Music.
Professor Duncan Matthews receives Honorary Membership of CIPA 20 February 2024
Duncan Matthews has been made a lifetime Honorary Member of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) in recognition of his contribution to the patent profession over the past two decades.
Academics warn of facial recognition technology’s ‘chilling effects’ and potential social harm 20 February 2024
Dr Daragh Murray spoke to The Irish Times about the use of facial recognition technology in Ireland.
Queen Mary Academic invited to the International Underwriting Association 19 February 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer presented her new book, 'Insurance, Climate Change and the Law' at the International Underwriting Association (IUA).
New Report reveals innovative approaches by financial institutions can make a crucial difference to individuals affected by gambling-related harms 19 February 2024
With a record number of people seeking help for problem gambling through the National Gambling Helpline last year, and the Gambling Commission’s new figures suggesting that as many as 1.3 million adults in Great Britain might experience gambling-related harms, new research from Queen Mary University of London reveals innovative and effective approaches by financial institutions to support affected individuals.
Queen Mary nominated at the 14th annual Global Arbitration Review Awards 16 February 2024
Queen Mary represents three of the five nominees in the ‘best lecture or speech’ category at this year’s GAR Awards. We were also represented in the ‘campaign for greener arbitration award for sustainable behaviour’ category.
Queen Mary academic advises the Republic of Marshall Islands on international and environmental law 13 February 2024
Professor Malgosia Fitzmaurice advised the Republic of Marshall Islands in their submission for the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change.
War on Gaza: Killing of Gaza’s academics amounts to ‘educide,’ say campaigners 5 February 2024
Professor Neve Gordon describes the destruction of Gaza’s education system as “educide” in the Middle East Eye.
Why the death penalty is incompatible with democracy 1 February 2024
Professor Eric Heinze has written for The Conversation arguing that the death penalty is in itself incompatible with democracy. This is following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith on 25 January for murder in Alabama, using the untested method of nitrogen asphyxiation.
SEC Adopts Tougher Rules for SPACs 30 January 2024
Dr Daniele D’Alvia speaks to Thomson Reuters about Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopting new rules for special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).
Dr Noam Gur spoke at a University of Hull workshop on Virtue Jurisprudence 30 January 2024
The online one-day workshop on 16 January 2024 explored new perspectives on the role of virtue in law and legal theory.
What should insurers do about extreme weather events? Expert interview 26 January 2024
Dr Franziska Arnold-Dwyer speaks to Institute for Innovation in Insurance and Reinsurance about climate change and the insurance industry.
Professor Maxi Scherer Appointed as Co-Chair of the IBA’s Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Subcommittee 24 January 2024
This appointment follows on from her previous role as Co-Chair of the Investment Arbitration Sub-Committee at the International Bar Association (IBA) in 2022-2023.
Queen Mary legal expert comments on the ICJ case against Israel 23 January 2024
Professor Penny Green provides expert comment on South Africa's case against Israel in the International Court of Justice for Anadolu Agency.
Is Israel guilty of genocide? 19 January 2024
Professor Penny Green was featured in an Al Jazeera clip looking at the UN’s Genocide Convention and whether what is happening in Gaza today meets its definition.
New Directors appointed at the Queen Mary Intellectual Property Research Institute 18 January 2024
Professor Noam Shemtov and Professor Duncan Matthews take over from Professor Uma Suthersanen, who concluded her successful term as QMIPRI Director in December 2023.
Queen Mary law academics comment on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel 17 January 2024
Professor Penny Green and Dr Thomas MacManus have both commented on the case being heard at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for Al Jazeera.
Queen Mary launches the UK’s first LLB specialising in climate change 12 January 2024
Our new undergraduate law degree allows you to gain knowledge, skills and practical experience in the ever-growing area of climate change and justice. Programme Director Professor David Whyte explains more:
Israel's war in Gaza 5 January 2024
Professor Penny Green, Professor of Law and Globalisation, who has published extensively on genocide, is interviewed in a 24-minute segment on the Islam Channel.
Professor Shemtov interviewed for CNN's Quest Means Business 5 January 2024
The interview concerned the recently filed New York Times’ lawsuit against OpenAI.