Department of Law
Recent Submissions
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Law and the Passions: Why Emotion Matters for Justice
(Book)Engaging with the underlying social context in which emotions are a motivational force, Law and the Passions provides a uniquely inclusive commentary on the significance and influence of emotions in the history and continuing ... -
Advance decisions, welfare attorneys and statements of wishes: The belt, braces and corset approach to advance care planning
(Article)Advance care planning is used by adults to express value-based preferences for informing future care and treatment decisions following their loss of decision-making capacity. It is a means for ascertaining previous ... -
THE CASE FOR PUBLIC ENFORCEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ DUTIES: AN AUSTRALIAN CASE STUDY AND APPLICATION TO NIGERIA
(Article)Like many other common law countries, Nigeria imposes statutory duties on its companies’ directors. Breach of these duties are expected to be enforced ‘privately’ by the company, its shareholders or any other proper person. ... -
The Inefficacy of Private Enforcement of Directors' Duties
(Article)Company directors play an important role in society. Their activities have significant effects on the interests of their companies, shareholders and other stakeholders. Consequently, the law regards them as fiduciaries and ... -
The Vexed Question of Best Interests in Decisions Relating to Infants and Medical Futility
(Book chapter)Seemingly intractable disagreements between parents and doctors about the treatment of gravely ill infants are neither new, nor particularly unusual. In the clinical context, proposed courses of treatment are usually ... -
The M'Naghten Rules - a brief historical note
(Article)This paper reveals the number and identities of the signatories to the M'Naghten Rules. However, the paper also confirms that some doubts about this issue remain. -
A Comparative Evaluation of Offences: Criminalising Abusive Behaviour in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland and Tasmania
(Book chapter)This chapter analyses the new offences introduced in England and Wales in 2015, Scotland in 2018, Ireland in 2018 and the less recent offences in Tasmania in 2004 addressing the use of coercive control in domestic ... -
Voice parade procedures: Optimising witness performance
(Article)Unfamiliar voice identification is error-prone. Whilst the investigation of system variables may indicate ways of boosting earwitness performance, this is an under-researched area. Two experiments were conducted to investigate ... -
Transnational Law and State Transformation: The Case of Extractive Development in Mongolia
(Book)This book contributes new theoretical insight and in-depth empirical analysis about the relationship between transnational legality, state change and the globalisation of markets. The role of transnational economic law ... -
De-Criminalising Adolescent to Parent Violence Under s 76 Serious Crime Act 2015
(Article)This article questions the appropriateness of including adolescent to parent violence (APV) within the elements of a criminal offence designed to criminalise domestic violence and abuse (DVA). The offence, s. 76 Serious ... -
Are defaults supportive of autonomy? An examination of nudges under the lens of Self-Determination Theory
(Article)Nudges, one of the rapidly growing law-making and public policy tools, are considered by their proponents to have a generally neutral effect on autonomy. Our study is the first to test nudges under the prism of Self-Determination ... -
Technological Innovations Tackling Biodiversity Loss: Solutions or Misdirection?
(Article)Using original data derived from the thematic analysis of three international agreements and the 2016 Conference of the Parties (COP) and Meeting of the Parties (MOP) Decisions, this article examines the incorporation of ... -
Conflicts of role, trust and emotion in interpreter-assisted police interviews
(Article)In the context of interpreter-assisted police interviews (IAPIs) it is essential for both police officers and interpreters to maintain impartiality at all times. However, there are numerous obstacles on the way towards ... -
Worth a Thousand Words: The Unwritten History of Law as a Jurisprudence of Text and Pictures
(Article)Founded on the tripartite emblematic tradition of 'inscriptio' (word as title or motto), 'pictura' (image) and 'subscriptio' (explanatory text or epigram), the image above all else is shown to be the archetype of governance. ... -
Plural approaches to faith-based dispute resolution by Britain’s Muslim communities
(Article)The role of Muslim faith-based dispute resolution forums in family matters continues to be fiercely contested in British legal and political debate. Questions concerning compatibly with state law in England and Wales led ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Operation Bluestone: A Specialist Rape Investigation Unit - Summary Report
(Other)This summary report sets out the findings of an evaluation into the performance of a specialist rape investigation unit and a non-specialist comparator. -
Torturing Terrorists: Exploring the Limits of Law, Human Rights and Academic Freedom
(Book)This book considers the theoretical, policy and empirical arguments relevant to the debate concerning the legalisation of interrogational torture. Torturing Terrorists examines, as part of a consequentialist analysis, the ... -
Purported False Allegations of Rape, Child Abuse and Non-Sexual Violence: Nature, Characteristics and Implications
(Article)The subject of false rape allegations is shrouded in anxiety, confusion and misunderstanding. Despite a growing body of quality research, there continue to be significant gaps in our knowledge about the topic, including ...
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