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The collapse of the rule of law : the Messina earthquake and the state of exception (2012)
Journal Article
La Torre, M. (2012). The collapse of the rule of law : the Messina earthquake and the state of exception. Netherlands Journal of Legal Philosophy, 41(2), 159-176

Globalization is commonly cited as an important factor in theorising legal phenomena in the contemporary world. Although many legal disciplines have sought to adapt their theories to globalization, progress has been comparatively modest within contem... Read More about The collapse of the rule of law : the Messina earthquake and the state of exception.

Experts, rights and precaution (2012)
Journal Article
Bielby, P., & Ward, T. (2012). Experts, rights and precaution. Web journal of current legal issues, 2012(5),

In this article, we offer an account of the epistemological and moral principles that should govern decisions where judges and other official decision-makers are asked to authorize courses of action which would amount to a violation of someone's righ... Read More about Experts, rights and precaution.

Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot (2012)
Journal Article
Ward, T. (2012). Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot. Journal of Law and Society, 39(4), 515-540. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6478.2012.00598.x

The Family Courts Information Pilot made a modest step towards open justice in Children Act cases by publishing 160 judgments of the County Courts and Family Proceedings Courts. This article focuses on the reasoning about expert evidence in the judge... Read More about Expert evidence, judicial reasoning, and the family courts information pilot.

Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination (2012)
Journal Article
Clucas, R. (2012). Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination. Sociology, 46(5), 936-950. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038512451533

A sophisticated understanding of human rights must look at ways in which conflicts between competing rights are negotiated. This article undertakes a case study of the interrelationship of rights related to religion and sexuality in societies, in the... Read More about Religion, Sexual Orientation and the Equality Act 2010: Gay Bishops in the Church of England Negotiating Rights Against Discrimination.

Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh (2012)
Journal Article
Chowdhury, M. J. A. (2012). Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh. Indian Journal of Constitutional Law, 5, 184-208

The debate on whether socio-economic rights can or should be adjudicated upon and enforced by courts is ongoing since the 1960s, when the rights in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) were separated into two covenants. Though the Interna... Read More about Claiming a Fundamental Right to Basic Necessities of Life: Problems and Prospects of Adjudication in Bangladesh.

Ulysses arrangements in psychiatric treatment : towards proposals for their use based on 'sharing' legal capacity (2012)
Journal Article
Bielby, P. (2014). Ulysses arrangements in psychiatric treatment : towards proposals for their use based on 'sharing' legal capacity. Health Care Analysis, 22(2), 114-142. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-012-0215-2

A ‘Ulysses arrangement' (UA) is an agreement where a patient may arrange for psychiatric treatment or non-treatment to occur at a later stage when she expects to change her mind. In this article, I focus on ‘competence-insensitive' UAs, which raise t... Read More about Ulysses arrangements in psychiatric treatment : towards proposals for their use based on 'sharing' legal capacity.

Public procurement in the EU: jurisprudence and conceptual directions (2012)
Journal Article
Bovis, C. H. (2012). Public procurement in the EU: jurisprudence and conceptual directions. Common Market Law Review, 49(1), 247-290

The present article reviews the emerging conceptual themes from the case law of the European Court of Justice which have triggered the revision of the public procurement Directives, and the alignment of the public procurement acquis with the Europe 2... Read More about Public procurement in the EU: jurisprudence and conceptual directions.