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Bereaved relatives' experiences in relation to post mortem: a qualitative exploration in North East Scotland. (2015)
Journal Article
STEPHEN, A., SHEACH LEITH, V., MACDUFF, C. and CHRISTIE, S. 2015. Bereaved relatives' experiences in relation to post mortem: a qualitative exploration in North East Scotland. Bereavement care [online], 34(3), pages 103-109. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02682621.2015.1108547

When a family is grieving the loss of a member the consideration of post mortem is an additional concern. This study set out to explore how relatives are supported to give authorisation and throughout the post mortem process. Thirteen relatives with... Read More about Bereaved relatives' experiences in relation to post mortem: a qualitative exploration in North East Scotland..

Right to freedom of religion: a gendered difference. (2015)
Journal Article
STUART, A. 2015. Right to freedom of religion: a gendered difference. Journal of gender and power [online], 3(1), pages 25-66. Available from: http://gender-power.amu.edu.pl/JGP_Vol_3_No_1.pdf

This article critically analyses European jurisprudence to ascertain the extent to which the right to freedom of religion has been interpreted as a right of religion to internal autonomy. It asserts that women are being denied an effective right to f... Read More about Right to freedom of religion: a gendered difference..

Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution. (2015)
Journal Article
MADEBWE, T. 2015. Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution. Law, environment and development journal [online], 11(2), pages 108-119. Available from: https://lead-journal.org/content/15106.pdf

Traditionally, civil litigation has been marginalised as a complementary enforcement tool to state-led efforts at enforcing environmental law in Zimbabwe. This is despite the fact that its value as a complement to other enforcement efforts has increa... Read More about Carving out a greater role for civil litigation as an environmental law enforcement tool in Zimbabwe's 2013 constitution..

The continuing refinement of habitual residence: R, petitioner. (2015)
Journal Article
HILL, D. 2015. The continuing refinement of habitual residence: R, petitioner. Edinburgh law review [online], 20(1), pages 82-86. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3366/elr.2016.0325

The past two years have provided fertile ground for judicial consideration of habitual residence as a factor connecting a person to a specific legal jurisdiction. Since September 2013, the connecting factor has been considered twice by the Court of J... Read More about The continuing refinement of habitual residence: R, petitioner..

The challenges of infrastructure procurement in emerging economies and implications for economic development: a case study of Ghana. (2015)
Book Chapter
ANKRAH, N., MANTE, J. and NDEKUGRI, I. 2015. Challenges of infrastructure procurement in emerging economies and implications for economic development: a case study of Ghana. In Abdulai, R.T., Obeng-Odoom, F., Ochieng, E. and Maliene, V. (eds.) Real estate, construction and economic development in emerging market economies. Abingdon: Routledge [online], chapter 9, pages 174-201. Available from: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315762289-18

Infrastructure comprises the physical facilities, institutions and organisational structures or the social and economic foundations for the operation of a society (UNCTAD, 2008). The World Bank (1994) defines infrastructure in physical and economic t... Read More about The challenges of infrastructure procurement in emerging economies and implications for economic development: a case study of Ghana..

Yukos case: background and the main themes. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
KOTELNIKOV, A. 2015. Yukos case: background and the main themes. Presented at the 2015 Energy arbitration conference: challenged and opportunities for the next decade: lessons from recent awards, 29 October 2015, Edinburgh, UK.

Arbitral awards in investor-state disputes are often so extensively commented upon that, for those who take an interest in the area, it can become hard to say which is more voluminous - the actual case record or it's academic and media coverage. Such... Read More about Yukos case: background and the main themes..

Islamism, statehood and human rights: a world of difference. (2015)
Book
ILESANMI, O.O. 2015. Islamism, statehood and human rights: a world of difference. Cambridge: Larcier-Intersentia.

Attesting to the ever-increasing presence and influence of Islamism is the emergence of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. This newfangled theocracy is a constant source of inversions and shockwaves. But, while Islamism, Statehood and Human Rights... Read More about Islamism, statehood and human rights: a world of difference..

Collaboration: ideas from the construction industry? (2015)
Other
CHRISTIE, D. 2015. Collaboration: ideas from the construction industry? Energy voice [online], 9 October 2015. Available from: https://www.energyvoice.com/opinion/90045/opinion-collaboration-ideas-from-the-construction-industry/

During the current difficult period faced by the UKCS oil and gas industry, collaboration between the various parties in the offshore industry has been identified as one of the key factors in ensuring that the oil and gas output from the UKCS is maxi... Read More about Collaboration: ideas from the construction industry?.

Anglo-American comparison of employers' liability for discrimination in employment based on weightism. (2015)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. and DOWNIE, M. 2015. Anglo-American comparison of employers' liability for discrimination in employment based on weightism. Equal rights review, 15, pages 87-111.

This article analyses and compares research into discrimination based on weight (weightism) and the legal rules that cover it in the United Kingdom and the United States. Weightism is discrimination that is often based on stereotypical views of peopl... Read More about Anglo-American comparison of employers' liability for discrimination in employment based on weightism..

Eleven good years for international commercial arbitration in Russia: the legacy of the Supreme Commercial Court. (2015)
Journal Article
KOTELNIKOV, A. 2015. Eleven good years for international commercial arbitration in Russia: the legacy of the Supreme Commercial Court. Russian law journal [online], 3(3), pages 152-157. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17589/2309-8678-2015-3-3-152-157

The aim William R. Spiegelberger sets for himself in the book ‘Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in Russia’ is moderate, even humble. It is to provide a foreigner who faces the prospect of enforcing an arbitral award in this country with a gener... Read More about Eleven good years for international commercial arbitration in Russia: the legacy of the Supreme Commercial Court..