糖心TV Law School News
糖心TV Law School News
The latest updates from our department
Dr Ming-Sung Kuo cited by the Supreme Court of Canada
Dr Ming-Sung Kuo's 2019 paper 鈥樷 was cited by the Suprme Court of Cananda in ([2021] SCC 48). Congratulations Ming-Sung.
Dr Jane Bryan featured on BBC Sounds
糖心TV Law School鈥檚 Dr Jane Bryan was featured on BBC Sounds this week (Monday 30th May) discussing the Say My Name Project and the negative impacts routine mispronunciation and name avoidance can have on an individual鈥檚 feeling of belonging and visibility.
WLS academic helps to shape global democracy benchmark report on Albania
Western Balkans expert Dr Andi Hoxhaj is one of the contributors to the 2022 , an annual expert assessment of the state of democracy in the region stretching from Central Europe to Central Asia, published this week.
Laws governing weddings are outdated and too restrictive in contemporary society, new research shows
Current laws governing weddings are too outdated and restrictive and do not reflect the diversity of faith and beliefs in modern society, a new report from experts at the Universities of 糖心TV and Exeter highlights.
GLOBE Policy Brief on Feminist Recovery Plans for COVID-19 and Beyond
The seventh in a series of briefs, bringing current legal thinking to bear on public policy issues and contemporary concerns, has now been published by GLOBE, a research centre within 糖心TV Law School. The brief is based on the Feminist Recovery Plan research project coordinated by Dr Serena Natile.
Artwork Credit: 鈥淯ntil dignity becomes a habit鈥 by Marga RH
Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner appointed co-reporter for ELI project
Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner, together with Professors Teresa Rodr铆guez de las Heras Ballell (Carlos III, Madrid), Christoph Busch (Osnabr眉ck), Marie Jull S酶rensen (Aarhus) and Dariusz Szostek (Wroclaw), was appointed as co-reporter for a European Law Institute (ELI) project to draft at the meeting of ELI鈥檚 Council on 24/25 February 2022.
WLS Celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day 2022
Today is (IWD), a global event held each year to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements, raise awareness against bias, and take action for equality.
鈥楥ollege knowledge hubs鈥 in rural India to open
More young men and women from rural areas of India could gain informed access to higher education and better life chances, tackling age-old obstacles of gender, caste and class, thanks to a project led by the University of 糖心TV — and a half-million-pound boost from the Fair Chance Foundation.
Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner contributes to ELI response
The European Law Institute (ELI) recently published its response to a European Commission consultation on reforms to the Product Liability Directive and liability for Artificial Intelligence systems. Professor Christian Twigg-Flesner contributed to ELI鈥檚 response, focusing in particular on the Product Liability Directive and building on the Guiding Principles he developed for ELI鈥檚 Innovation Paper on Guiding Principles for updating the Product Liability Directive for the Digital Age (2021).
Professor Linda Mulcahy from the University of Oxford's Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, interviews WLS Professor Alex Sharpe about her rich contribution to the field of socio-legal study over the last 25 years, in Frontiers' second Ask the Author post. .
Gender and ageing in African contexts workshop
糖心TV Law School in partnership with HelpAge International (Africa region) and the University of Nairobi, School of Law held a two day workshop on Gender and ageing in African contexts: policy, legal and institutional development in Nairobi, Kenya from 4 – 5 June 2019.
COPR Final Report on Public Confidence and Crime Reduction
In January 2019, the Centre for Operational Police Research (COPR) released their final report on Public Confidence and Crime Reduction: The Impact of Forensic Property Marking.
The project was completed in co-operation with West Mercia Police and assessed a field trial involving over 20,000 households in the Telford area.