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Restorative justice for victims: inherent limits? (2017)
Journal Article
Johnstone, G. (2017). Restorative justice for victims: inherent limits?. Restorative justice, 5(3), 382-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/20504721.2017.1390999

Campaigners for restorative justice suggest that we should deal with criminal behaviour by encouraging those responsible to repair the harm they have caused and that those who cause and suffer harm should be at the centre of deliberation and decision... Read More about Restorative justice for victims: inherent limits?.

Preferential trade agreements and the World Trade Organization: developments to the dispute settlement understanding (2017)
Journal Article
Hyams, A., & Villalta Puig, G. (2017). Preferential trade agreements and the World Trade Organization: developments to the dispute settlement understanding. Legal Issues of Economic Integration, 44(3), 237-264

© 2017 Kluwer Law International BV, The Netherlands. On 21 March 2016, at the 9th Annual Update on World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement, former Chairman of the Special Session of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB), Ambassador Ronald Sabor... Read More about Preferential trade agreements and the World Trade Organization: developments to the dispute settlement understanding.

Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment (2017)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A., & Saha, N. K. (2017). Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment. Comparative Constitutional Law and Administrative Law Quarterly, 3(3), 7-27

Like the major constitutional systems of the world, Bangladesh had a parliamentary removal process for the judges of the highest court. The system was however changed by the military rulers of late 1970s. Very recently, the parliament of Bangladesh a... Read More about Advocate Asaduzzaman Siddqui v. Bangladesh: Bangladesh's Dilemma with Judges' Impeachment.

China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone investor-state dispute settlement : an uncertain experiment (2017)
Journal Article
Villalta Puig, G., & Tsam Tai, S. L. (2017). China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone investor-state dispute settlement : an uncertain experiment. Journal of World Investment and Trade, 18(4), 673-711. https://doi.org/10.1163/22119000-12340055

The China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (PFTZ) is the first free trade zone of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). It seeks to reform the national economy and open it up to foreign investment. This article argues that the suite of legal instrume... Read More about China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone investor-state dispute settlement : an uncertain experiment.

Sexual orientation change efforts, conservative christianity and resistance to sexual justice (2017)
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Clucas, R. (2017). Sexual orientation change efforts, conservative christianity and resistance to sexual justice. Social Sciences, 6(2), 54. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci6020054

© 2017 by the authors. In this article, I situate the practice of sexual orientation conversion efforts (SOCE), sometimes known as conversion or reparative therapy, within historical, cultural, religious and political attitudes to non-heterosexuality... Read More about Sexual orientation change efforts, conservative christianity and resistance to sexual justice.

Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities (2017)
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Harrison, K., & Gill, A. K. (2018). Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities. The British journal of criminology, 58(2), 273-290. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azx027

Sexual abuse reporting rates, which are low in general, are thought to be even worse for those living within British South Asian communities. After brief consideration of why British South Asian women and children do not report sexual abuse, this art... Read More about Breaking down barriers: Recommendations for improving sexual abuse reporting rates in British South Asian communities.

Multi-level governance in the EU and EU democracy : democratic legitimacy, democratic accountability and transparency of the European offices of the English local authorities in Brussels (2017)
Journal Article
Panara, C., & Varney, M. (2017). Multi-level governance in the EU and EU democracy : democratic legitimacy, democratic accountability and transparency of the European offices of the English local authorities in Brussels. Regional and Federal Studies, 27(2), 153-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2017.1308926

This paper seeks to examine the role and functions of the representative offices of English local authorities in Brussels by considering the democratic legitimacy (i.e. linkage to elected councillors or mayors), accountability and transparency of the... Read More about Multi-level governance in the EU and EU democracy : democratic legitimacy, democratic accountability and transparency of the European offices of the English local authorities in Brussels.

May science be with you: Can scientific expertise confer legitimacy to transnational authority? (2017)
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Paskalev, V. (2017). May science be with you: Can scientific expertise confer legitimacy to transnational authority?. Transnational Legal Theory, 8(2), 202-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/20414005.2017.1356624

The paper draws on the recent science and technology scholarship (STS) to criticise the dominant understanding of the role of science on which the existing system of transnational regulation is based. In particular, it employs the concept of epistemi... Read More about May science be with you: Can scientific expertise confer legitimacy to transnational authority?.

Free trade as a force of political stability? The case of mainland China and Hong Kong (2017)
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Villalta Puig, G., & Chan, V. (2017). Free trade as a force of political stability? The case of mainland China and Hong Kong. International Lawyer, 49(3), 299-323

Is free trade a force of political stability? This article argues that, while political stability could be a cause, it is not always a consequence of free trade. To test this argument, the article analyses the political causes and consequences of the... Read More about Free trade as a force of political stability? The case of mainland China and Hong Kong.

Regulating civil mediation in England and Wales: towards a 'win-win' outcome (2017)
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Whitehouse, M. (2017). Regulating civil mediation in England and Wales: towards a 'win-win' outcome. Mediation theory and practice, 2(1), 69-83. https://doi.org/10.1558/mtp.31937

Civil mediation in Britain has rapidly moved away from being an option, for private choice, to becoming increasingly a compulsory or near-compulsory part of the public justice system. But regulation of the mediation industry remains minimal, and unde... Read More about Regulating civil mediation in England and Wales: towards a 'win-win' outcome.

English as common legal language: Its expansion and the effects on civil law and common law lawyers (2017)
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Künnecke, M. (2017). English as common legal language: Its expansion and the effects on civil law and common law lawyers. European review of private law = Revue européenne de droit privé = Europäische Zeitschrift für Privatrecht, 24(5), 733-757

English has become the common language in a globalized legal world. However, the far-reaching consequences of the domination of key areas of the international practice of law by legal English are not yet fully understood and analysed. This article is... Read More about English as common legal language: Its expansion and the effects on civil law and common law lawyers.

It's a conspiracy! Or is it? The difficulty with the economic torts as 'alternative' causes of action for competition law damages actions in UK courts (2016)
Journal Article
Stirling, G. (2017). It's a conspiracy! Or is it? The difficulty with the economic torts as 'alternative' causes of action for competition law damages actions in UK courts. Journal of European Competition Law and Practice, 8(4), 233-241. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeclap/lpw085

• Damages actions brought in UK courts under either EU or UK competition law generally invoke breach of statutory duty as the cause of action. • Attempts have been made by claimants in recent years, however, to use the economic torts of conspiracy by... Read More about It's a conspiracy! Or is it? The difficulty with the economic torts as 'alternative' causes of action for competition law damages actions in UK courts.

Bulgarian constitutionalism : challenges, reform, resistance and ... frustration (2016)
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Paskalev, V. (2016). Bulgarian constitutionalism : challenges, reform, resistance and ... frustration. European Public Law, 22(2), 203-224

The paper offers an analysis of Bulgarian constitutional development since 2001 and the impossibility of progressive reforms. It links the decline of quality of democracy with the decline of quality of public discourse.

Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion? (2016)
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Varney, M. (2016). Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion?. Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 23(3), 550-567. https://doi.org/10.1177/1023263X1602300310

This article questions whether the current data protection legislative framework in the EU to provide effective redress of grievance for those who are affected by a breach of data protection law. It considers the extent to which the principle of effe... Read More about Effective redress of grievance in data protection : an illusion?.

Expert testimony, law and epistemic authority (2016)
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Ward, T. (2017). Expert testimony, law and epistemic authority. Journal of Applied Philosophy, 34(2), 263-277. https://doi.org/10.1111/japp.12213

© Society for Applied Philosophy, 2016 This article discusses the concept of epistemic authority in the context of English law relating to expert testimony. It distinguishes between two conceptions of epistemic authority (and epistemic deference), on... Read More about Expert testimony, law and epistemic authority.

Das Verhältnis der Richter des Vereinigten Königreichs zu Europa und der europäischen Integration. Kompetenzen, Grundrechte und Identität (2015)
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Birkinshaw, P. (2015). Das Verhältnis der Richter des Vereinigten Königreichs zu Europa und der europäischen Integration. Kompetenzen, Grundrechte und Identität. Europarecht, 50(3), 267-289. https://doi.org/10.5771/0531-2485-2015-3-267

Kritische Töne sind zu hören, wenn man sich die politischen Debatten im Vereinigten Königreich über Europa anschaut. Die juristische Debatte hingegen wird anders als die politische geführt. Die Richterschaft beschäftigt sich weit intensiver mit der e... Read More about Das Verhältnis der Richter des Vereinigten Königreichs zu Europa und der europäischen Integration. Kompetenzen, Grundrechte und Identität.

GMO regulation in Europe: undue delegation, abdication or design flaw? (2015)
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Paskalev, V. (2015). GMO regulation in Europe: undue delegation, abdication or design flaw?. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 6(4), 573-578. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1867299x00005110

On 22 April 2015 the European Commission published a review of the current GMO legislation (the GM Review) and tabled a proposal for its amendment (the GM Proposal). The GM Proposal aims to allow to the member states to ban on their territory the use... Read More about GMO regulation in Europe: undue delegation, abdication or design flaw?.

Risk in public-private partnerships and critical infrastructure (2015)
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Bovis, C. H. (2015). Risk in public-private partnerships and critical infrastructure. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 6(2), 200-207. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1867299x00004505

The process risk allocation is essential for effective PPP contracts, depending on the scope of defined tasks and responsibilities between the parties in their quest to deliver public services. However, risk in critical infrastructure is sui generis... Read More about Risk in public-private partnerships and critical infrastructure.